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We Are Autism
We are human
Of sorts
In mutated form
A minority
That is growing
Finding a voice
We exist
Despite attempts
To change our identity
The purpose of inclusion
Is to educate
Not eradicate
So with open minds
Open hands
We bare our souls everyday
It’s a hard thing to do
Explaining how you function
To everyone you meet
Constantly jumping through
Hoops designed
To normalise us
Who are we?
We are part of new sub culture
We are Autism
We are self aware
Yet deemed lacking
Cause we operate differently
Our focus
Develops passions
That colour the world
Don’t dull our brush
Or the vibrancy
Will be lost among the grey
Of sorts
In mutated form
A minority
That is growing
Finding a voice
We exist
Despite attempts
To change our identity
The purpose of inclusion
Is to educate
Not eradicate
So with open minds
Open hands
We bare our souls everyday
It’s a hard thing to do
Explaining how you function
To everyone you meet
Constantly jumping through
Hoops designed
To normalise us
Who are we?
We are part of new sub culture
We are Autism
We are self aware
Yet deemed lacking
Cause we operate differently
Our focus
Develops passions
That colour the world
Don’t dull our brush
Or the vibrancy
Will be lost among the grey
Published 5th Dec 2019
| Edited 17th Dec 2019
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For the competition “ Who Do You Think You Are”
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5th Dec 2019 1:55pm
5th Dec 2019 2:06pm
5th Dec 2019 2:31pm
I am on the spectrum, as are two of my boys. This is the anthem we need; the call to inclusion, to understanding that different is not wrong. Beautiful, truly 💜.
exactly... my own son is high-functioning autistic, finds some difficult stuff easy to grasp and handle, the regular, basic, simpler things of life are what he has trouble with.
he always says he's smarter than your average person and he's totally fed-up with being looked at as something 'less'; when he replies to someone, it's as if he has to take the answer in his head, try and adjust it into language and images the 'norms' can understand, and perform a translation.
so, yes, your poem captures the essence of anger at having to seek acceptance for being yourself.
if it's okay with you, i'll send him this poem.
he always says he's smarter than your average person and he's totally fed-up with being looked at as something 'less'; when he replies to someone, it's as if he has to take the answer in his head, try and adjust it into language and images the 'norms' can understand, and perform a translation.
so, yes, your poem captures the essence of anger at having to seek acceptance for being yourself.
if it's okay with you, i'll send him this poem.
5th Dec 2019 5:05pm
5th Dec 2019 6:01pm
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