The NT Perspective
You don’t seem Autistic
Because Autism
Has, a look, a style
You’ve adapted well
For someone with Autism
Because Autism can’t
progress, adapt, or learn
If you’re Autistic
Then I must be too
Because Autism
Is like the common cold
Everyone gets it at some point
But no one really wants it
I don’t have many friends
So it must be Autism’s fault
Because popularity
Is a diagnosis
This is Autism,
From an NT perspective
This is what kills me
Every time, and almost
Every day
Autism is different for everyone
Some a little better
Some a little worse
But autism is not
From an NT perspective
Autism is an invisible cage
Where some can rattle the bars
And shout to guards for attention
While some
Can only huddle in a corner
Blind to the outside world
Beyond their bars
Autism is never
Something from an NT perspective
And believing so
Hurts us all.
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No Lifeguard on Duty
PoetryThis is a collection of my life, my thoughts, and my perception of everything around me. I won't claim that my documentation of how I think or perceive things around me is accurate. It is however the most accurate form of how I can express who I am...
