Our Kids

Aspergers

by Cait, age 11

You may think it's a disease.
It's actually not, it's a disability that is never at ease.
You can't see it, though it's not fake.
I work so hard, though I never get a break.
I never get a “Jail-Free” card.
Because it's way too hard.
One thing you need to know.
Is I'm not slow.
I just need time to grow.

I Am

by Eliot, age 11

I am autistic and I have a collection of Beanie Babies in my room

I wonder why we have to write poetry

I hear wolves in the wind

I see fire in the night

I want the recipe for Bugaboo Tower Cake

I am autistic and I have a collection of Beanie Babies in my room

 

I pretend I have a billion dollars

I feel frustrated writing a poem I especially hate

I touch the keyboard

I worry about embarrassing myself

I cry picturing my old friends in Maryland

I am autistic and I have a collection of Beanie Babies in my room

 

I understand I’m good at computers

I say follow my dreams

I dream I am a good, successful game-maker

I try for what I want to be successful at

I hope I lead a good life

I am autistic and I have a collection of Beanie Babies in my room