Category Archives for "Autism Poetry"
Poems written about autism by people on the autism spectrum or by people who care for someone with autism.
Poetry 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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