the sick realization that i have always been the odd one in the group. i just didn’t realize it
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be warned that if you teach me a new word or phrase, I will use it repeatedly for the next 736372 days
Samantha Craft has created an unofficial checklist for females on the autism spectrum. Included at the end of this blog post are a couple online quizzes - the Autism Spectrum Quotient and the Aspie Quiz
Source: the-art-of-autism.com
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THE BATTLE WITHIN by Summer Breeze
Hold your breath. Close your eyes. The battle wages within.
Inhale. Exhale. Open your eyes. Try not to show the battle within.
Wash your face. Brush your teeth. Leave no hint of the battle within.
Remember to smile. Answer questions politely. People don’t notice the battle within.
Keep your appointments. Take your medication. It’s all imaginary within.
Ignore the voices. Resist their commands. Do not listen to the battle within.
No one else cares. They are busy with their own lives. You alone must battle within.
(By Summer Breeze)
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One reader wrote: “Those of us who consider ourselves normal should read these poems. Some show us that we have similar experiences….. hiding in the shadows.”
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HOSPITAL MY A$$
by Summer Breeze
They say this is a hospital
But all the doors are locked.
There are bars on the windows,
And they will not let us out.
They say this is a hospital,
But I think they’re putting us on.
There are no TV’s in our rooms.
In our rooms, there are no phones.
They say this is a hospital,
But I see no get-well cards.
Beside the beds, I see no flowers
No not even one damn card!
Why am I a prisoner
Of this “hospital” ward?
Just because my brain is different,
Does not mean I need a guard.
We go outside for half an hour.
They take us out to the yard.
Even convicts get an hour.
Why are they treating us so hard?
Why have they taken away my freedom?
I’m a citizen. Don’t they know!
You cannot hold me hostage.
I am innocent. Let. Me. Go!!
Merely, because my brain is different,
Visions, voices and all the rest…
The Reality Police
Can put me under arrest!?
There are padlocks on the windows.
The metal doors are hard as nails.
They call this place a hospital?
Well, I call it FUCKING JAIL!
Source: tor.com
With Support from Lady Gaga Mental Health First Aid expands to 20 more High Schools
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5 Ways The U.S. Mental Health Care System Is In Crisis
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Twenty-eight million American adults read poetry this year -- the highest percentage of poetry readership in more than 15 years.
Source: pbs.org
More tips for deepening your relationship and bonding with someone who has Asperger Syndrome. There may be some things that you expect from your partner in a relationship that might not even occur to your Aspie friend. Not everyone living on the Autism Spectrum is alike. (That's why they call it a spectrum.) But here is my take on what it has been like for me.http://bit.ly/AspieTip3
Aspergers & Friendship Tip#2
Tips on how to get along in your relationship, with your friend, who is living on the Autism spectrum. http://bit.ly/AspieTip2