Acceptance, not awareness
Red, not blue
Infinity, not a puzzle piece
An autistic person, not a person with autism
A cue
I missed
A clue
I never gave you
Literate
In literature readings, yes,
Literate
In social readings, no,
I misunderstood
I was not rude
You misunderstood
I try not to be rude
I am sorry
I am so sorry
I try not to cry
But your words hurt
...I shouldn't be sorry
This is who I am
A strangely wired brain
Please understand better next time
I swear I will try better next time
Apr 6, 2018
Apr 6, 2018 at 2:08 AM UTC
Acceptance, not awareness
Red, not blue
Infinity, not a puzzle piece
An autistic person, not a person with autism
A cue
I missed
A clue
I never gave you
Literate
In literature readings, yes,
Literate
In social readings, no,
I misunderstood
I was not rude
You misunderstood
I try not to be rude
I am sorry
I am so sorry
I try not to cry
But your words hurt
...I shouldn't be sorry
This is who I am
A strangely wired brain
Please understand better next time
I swear I will try better next time
This is hard for me to admit but I am (self-diagnosed) autistic .
Also, **** Auti$m $peak$ and everyone on this site who supports them,
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