You all may think That autism isn't a big deal Am I right? Well, when everything goes your way You are "normal" Just like everyone else But the moment things start to go south As my therapist would say The brain chemicals would kick in And you would be trapped in your own world Fighting the madness That threatens to surround you from all sides In the form of a cacophony of loud noises Different people shouting different instructions One phone call after the other Being assigned multiple tasks at once The list is endless Of course, the solution is simple You just need to embrace your autism, don't you? True, but it is easier said than done Especially when you tend to forget things At the worst possible time Misread a number of social cues Fail to detect sarcasm Say the wrong thing at the wrong time Crack under the slightest signs of pressure And last but not the least End up with labels such as "******" and "absent-minded" Now, do you finally understand Why autism is indeed a big deal for me?
Poem about my Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism.