FoggyRock General Forum

3-31-08
For Autism Awareness Month

i want to attribute the ability to communicate to my
always assertive caretaker my mom
autism is a way of life for her
real desperate to say that friends are important to me
even if i dont show it
gestures that lessen panic are when people whisper
instead of talking loud and rough
to say that we are not verbal doesnt mean people
shouldnt talk to us
i understand everything and i bet most of us do
besiege a leap of awareness of politicians to spruce
up the health care program to find a cure for this
most dreaded disorder
toss aside the term special and replace it with
gifted differently because thats what we are
toss aside the language barrier that keeps us trapped
try typing even with support
reasonably sure that i learned to read when i was seven
that was the first time i realized that letters became words
awful conscience of the fact that i am behaviorally challenged
hope to get that under control soon
i want everyone to know that people with autism are
longing for a normal life
we are tired of being silent
tired of people never acknowledging our place in society
we are hopeful of limits lifted and disappearance of
our disability
real wanting of increased awareness of autism and
of god who watches over us

seth
a great friend of autism awareness