Category Archives for "Autism Poetry"
Poems written about autism by people on the autism spectrum or by people who care for someone with autism.
POEM: Navigating Autism
Autism is hard to navigate Each new day you don’t know what’s on your plate. Some days are a breeze and some are not Courage and inner strength, you need a lot. Every autistic child is not alike So each parent sees things in a different light. Taking your kid out to do things around, […]
Continue readingPOEM: Don’t Take My Toys
The anxiety has taken over Your face is full of fear I don’t know what started it today I know you’re gone; not here Your fear of losing your toys It overwhelms you The thought of them breaking It consumes you Toys are here to be played with Toys are meant to be fun But […]
Continue readingSide by Side
Mommy tells me you have autism I don’t understand the name Mommy says you see things differently But to me, you look the same… Some days you say you need space You tell me to leave you alone Some days you’ll want to play with me Those days are so much fun! I watch you […]
Continue readingHis Happy Place
He jumps up And his feet come back down Having fun at school On the playground. He’s enjoying himself I can see the focus on his face As he jumps his rope And finds a happy place. This article was featured in Issue 103 – Supporting Emotional Needs
Continue readingAUTISM
A neurological disorder, In some children, doctors find. It involves deficits, A delay of the mind. The children who are affected by this Go through a great deal They work very hard. Their struggle is real. Their parents struggle with them Right alongside their little one, Taking it one day at a time With each […]
Continue readingPoetry Corner: Autism Sleeps for No One
Autism sleeps for no one, It lingers into the night. It is up with the stars It sleeps only when it likes. Autism has many moods, It may jump from one mood to the next So, as you parent your child All you can do is your best. Autism has many faces. The faces […]
Continue readingPoetry Corner: Our Journey…
Some days everything is good Some days are just ok Some days I want to fall apart Trying to keep the tears at bay Each and every day is different And a new lesson is learned It catches you by surprise While a new page is turned Tomorrow is a new day Today was […]
Continue readingA Loving Mom’s Look: The Autism Poem
Your kid was diagnosed with autism and you don’t know what to do… ‘Where do I even start?! I don’t have a clue!’ You may have hoped for a healthy child and a perfect life… This diagnosis may have cut you like a knife. You may feel down or in the dumps… But autism is […]
Continue readingI Like It Now
Laughing is all I hear and my tummy feels amazing and who knows what my face is doing? this movie is so funny I am here alone and feeling happy not that alone is better than with oh no this is fun sometimes leaning forward sometimes touching my face sometimes squirming with pleasure […]
Continue readingThe Princess and the Pea, Just Let Me be Me
There was once a little girl who longed to be like you. She longed to be like others but was mistaken to be aloof. She struggled and struggled when it was time to go to sleep. Every little sound, every little peep; why, oh why couldn’t she go to sleep? Ah, but there was relief! […]
Continue readingPoetry Corner: The Day You Ran Away
A family day out; it’s a beautiful day The sun is shining; it’s brisk, not cold You’re running around and laughing That sound never gets old We’re waiting for our table I promise it won’t be long I know you’re getting irritable Please wait; please hold on Then I hear those awful words […]
Continue readingPoetry Corner: Sophie’s Poem
When you see me on the bench, do not feel sad for I am in another land. A land where I am free to do what I want. With wizards and superheroes. With laughter and action and sometimes tears. Outside my world I am quiet and shy. Inside my world it’s a wild ride. Inside […]
Continue readingDifferences
The story starts with a young boy. He thought he was the same as me and you, except he was a little different than everybody else. He had autism, and didn’t know until his parents told him before he moved to middle school. He still had no concept of how it made him different, until […]
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