No Lifeguard on Duty

Advice From a NT

An NT once told me to not let Autism define me.

I found that amusing since it's a definition,

Created by NT's to define us.

So this NT's remark got me thinking,

Am I Autism or is it me?

I'm still not really sure how to answer this question.

How to put it into words for an NT to comprehend.

I'm autistic, yes, It's a way to categorize us,

When we are all so very, very, different.

It's an easy way For an NT to say,

These here are the Autistic.

They are much different than ourselves.

I don't really see it that way though.

Before I was diagnosed by an NT,

Before I knew I was ASD,

I knew I was different,

But I didn't care much.

I had a secret world,

Which I, and I alone, could explore.

I saw things so much differently

.I felt like I had some amazing secret.

A key to places no one could ever know,

And I was always happy, so happy for this ASD,

This secret, withheld from every NT.

So being an ASD now didn't really change much,

if anything at all.

And with this I realized I was never letting,

Autism define me.

It was really just a trick,

Played by NT's in an attempt to define us, the ASD.

So if anyone ever tells you what or what not to do as an ASD,

Just always remember,

They really have no clue.