A Poem for Autism Acceptance Month
byAcceptance By Rachel Pretlow Let the waves be open! Let the light shine in! Let us embrace parts of us Where we have never…
#ActuallyAutisticPoets
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Endangered Species: Orangutan
byBy Matt Valente Orangutan means man of the forest, But man is busy destroying their forest. Oh the Irony! You ask why? Mainly in…
Poetry by Scott Norman Rosenthal
byBy Scott Norman Rosenthal “The Malingerer Goes to the Movies,” (a Dis-Ability Coming-Out poem, for Colin Kempner, and Judith Wright) 1. You’re sitting there,…
Autism, Empathy and Alexithymia (The Inability to Recognize One’s Own Emotions)
byBy Clare Smith What makes us human? Autistic people already know that one of the enduring myths about us is that we don’t do…
The Dueling Manifestation of a Dual Diagnosis
byBy Joel Ashton-Fogle Duel Diagnosis No, this is not a miss-spelling! For every day is a battle; a combat between symptoms, treatments for them,…
Poetry: Mirrors
byBy Kevin Degidon https://kevindegidonspectrumart.weebly.com Kevin is a versatile artist who works in various art forms including: • Acrylic painting • Book illustration • Sculpture…
El Dolor del Ruido (The Pain of Noise)
byEl Dolor del Ruido By Alan Robinson Duele cualquier palabra, prefiero el silencio duele el pasado, necesito el silencio duele el futuro, deseo el…
Sophie Dutsch-Zdanowicz: Into the Black and other Poems
byPoetry by Sophie Dutsch-Zdanowicz Into the Black Pound in my head, chill in my skin Rattling breath stuck in my lungs Into the black…