Poetry: Echelons of Autism
2019-11-26
Poetry about the levels of autism and where one autistic woman falls in that hierarchy of support needs.
Poetry: Beholden
2019-11-08
I can’t tell them it’s all right, but I can be with them.
I am still strong,
and I will never forget the green, and the wind from the high places.
—This is when I am—
Elements of Executive Function: Road Trip Without a Map
2019-10-18
What exactly is executive (dys)function, and what does it look like in everyday life? A hopeful exploration for autistics and ADHDers.
Poetry: The Relativity of Necessity
2019-08-29
What are we really saying when we say, "Oh well," "nevermind," "I can do without it," or "forget I ever mentioned it. A poetic exploration.
Poetry: Annoying Noises
2019-08-16
An autistic exploration of the sounds of the world in the form of a humorous sestina, a type of poem that follows a pattern of repetition.
Poetry: Encounter
2019-07-15
Feel my gaze
as a wild thing's nearby attention—
when you meet it, be gentle.
My burrow is close,
to hide me from sudden strangers.
See my face as stone:
harsh, scored by painful
Poetry: Away and Apart
2019-07-09
A powerful poem about imagination, the value of solitude, the experience of nature, and the separation between an autistic and the rest of society.
My Autist Manifesto
2019-06-24
"I have seen the shadow of doubt, and I went out and bought a floodlight with extra batteries."