glider18's Wonderful World of Autism

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thank you glder I admire your passion for harmoniousness,

that poem onl took 2 minutes I kept that hehe

That's great SteveeVader on the brief amount of time to write a poem. I have written a few poems, but not in that quick amount of time. How many more have you written, and what are they about?

Thanks glider for commenting on my poems. Glad they speak feelings to you.

Right now I've been very lazy on my writing. I mean kind of like procrastinating, which is never good, especially if you have ADHD. I just have to keep going with my story and banish the distractions from my mind. I hope roleplaying on this play-by-post site will help me with my writing. Oh well, back to work.

SteveeVader, I'm actually thinking of a novel similar to yours, just that it deals with a black person, not an autistic person (though I can add that to my character.) I know you'll make it. Hope you, glider, and I can make the big cut.

I have been lazy on my writing lately too Batz. I am now trying to set up a specific time to write---at night, after the family has gone to bed. I have a book about how to write a novel, and the author says to set up a certain time each day to write---and stick to that plan. It's interesting how I feel like the characters in the novel I am working on are real people. And the setting seems real to me too. Yes, I hope we can make the big cut.

Merely dropped by to wish you a most peaceful day Glider as,. I'm hoping that your doing well in life overall..2nd, there has been a great many things you stated in your posts that often remind me of how we should never loose sight that all of us are still human despite having AS..

Thank you ProfessorX---it has become a peaceful day. I have been doing fairly well lately, but I need to make some progress on my novel---and I am now in a situation where I believe I can do that---on vacation at the present.

The idea of reminding us that we are human is very important for us---because we are human. This goes along with the philosophy that we are not a disorder---we are a difference. I believe it so important for all of us under the spectrum to remember that belief. We are a difference. Autistics are different than NTs, and NTs are different than autistics. There are certain things that can be advantages and disadvantages for both autistics and NTs. If we focus on the advantages, then we can enjoy life. If we focus on the bad things, then we won't enjoy life. This goes for NTs as well. The NTs that focus on their good things can enjoy life, and the ones that focus on the bad things won't enjoy life. And it is when people on earth refuse to see the good and instead focus on the bad that life becomes a disorder.

Here's another poem I thought about when thinking about autism as a gift.

The World of Autism and Neurotypicality

One looks at me,
Watches me,
And I sit alone in a corner
Or gaze away from the eye
He goes to a large crowd,
Attends an elegant party,
And he notices me,
His face twisting like an ugli fruit
I clasp my ears,
Maybe scream
He laughs, wondering,
Or sympathizes me, saying,
“Poor boy.
I hope he’s okay.
Did he learn any social skills?
My boy would never do that.”
And he struts away
Thinking he’s lucky,
Or he goes to his friends
To talk about the day
But he observed my outside,
My symptoms,
For if he dived into my heart
Or have gotten to know me,
My world,
My mind
Would shower blessings upon him,
Even inspire him
View my autism
View my Asperger’s Syndrome
As a gift form God
Not one with natural selection
Watch me imagine
Watch me craft
An ancient land
Filled with humanoid creatures with squirrel ears and tails
Observe as I solve
Tangrams or a Lonpos problem
My fruit blossoms
My wisdom enlightens
And mankind shall pick
To share with every culture,
Not just my own
My world blossoms,
Intrigues
Never forgotten
And surly never dead
A creation of God
His masterpiece
Meant to be blessed
For everything he makes is good
Don’t shun it
For my world is beautiful
Though strange,
Even eccentric to you
And an autistic world sprouts balloon-bell flowers
Whereas yours, roses
But my flower radiates
As bright as your flowers
Though different
But when mingled together,
Yours and mines,
Our world completes God’s test,
Bears Aphrodite’s beauty,
Achieving peace
And inspiring others
We need each other
Our imagination
Our smarts
And God wouldn’t have it any other way,
For we’re Iris and Colonel
Designed to be one,
Not Mega Man and Bass
Blasting each other with our busters.
Join my World of Autism
And be enlightened by its ingenuity
We’ll connect
To be the perfect Reploid
Never to be destroyed
And never to turn maverick

Thank you Batz for sharing that poem. In my opinion it is brilliant. It definitely deserves to be read multiple times to get the full meaning out of it. I hope others read it too and study its meaning. I feel you have a great gift at poetry. Thank you again for sharing.

I enjoyed your poem as well Batz, it is lovely and makes me smile. Thank you for sharing that with us.

Thanks glider and WaterWater. I'm glad you enjoyed the poem. Funny though, I started writing it in my church's gym and finished it at home. Part of the inspiration was from this thread, glider, so I have to say thanks to you.

I could've made it just about the World of Autism, but I thought, "I shouldn't deal with conformity all the time, even in the autistic community. Time to start being the maverick for once (no pun intended.)" So I wrote about how NTs and autistic people need each other. We have flaws; they have flaws, and we have gifts; they have gifts. Only when we work together will the world's masterpieces come alive and the future generations remember us. We need to accept NTs for who they are too. They're not going to die off like evolution, so who are we to say they're the problems of our life? It's both sides faults, according to Sociology.

Well in the poem I put how Autism is a gift from GOd, not one of evolution. I might get flamed for this, but evolution is absurd. That's like saying the Aryan race existed. If evolution took place, then I believe God would care about one group of people more than the others. Not a very loving god. That being said, I put it as a gift from God, but not a key to evolution.

I'm surprised you guys didn't mention the allusions from lines 71 on down giving you any problems, especially the Iris and Colonel one.

Well again, thanks for reading it!

I've never considered myself as a poet, glider. One more gift God's given me. I should be thankful for having Autism, otherwise I wouldn't write about it the way I write now.

If you want to know, All three poems were written mostly in psalm form. Interesting though most people don't write in this form that much or never even considered a psalm a poetic form. Psalm is my favorite poetic form because it uses an interesting format. Most bibles don't tell you how psalms are formatted, but I think there are some poetry books that have them. I know Poetry for Dummies has it. Yes a psalm is powerfu indeed, just like in the bible. To me, the format has that adreneline, and since it never rhymes, it doesn't seem forced at times. It's when you understand the format can you truly comprehend what David or the psalmist is saying.

I write psalms and free form the best, mostly about autism. When I write about autism, emotions can't explain it. It's like I have a sudden urge to let it out, and since I'm autistic, I can use my personal experiences as a resource. I try to inform peole through my poems that Autism isn't a burden or that all people with it are math and science nerds, but a gift from God molten into the minds of a plethora of personalities. That's what makes autism unique and not a disease like cancer.

If I'm going to make a career as a poet, I better start writing about autism, just like Langston Hughes wrote about African-American culture (which is funny: I'm black, yet I can't write black culture because I don't adhere to my heritage. Oh well, more power to autism!).

I liked your allusions. I see all of us as God's creatures living in a big aquarium together---so in a way, we are one. I actually like statements like your allusions---especially considering the author of them shows mature and knowledgable insight behind it---which you demonstrate.

I sincerely thank you for being inspired from this thread. I have been inspired from you too. In fact, yesterday evening I went to a bookstore and bought some writing books---two of them are poetry books (Creating Poetry, and How to Write Poetry). I want to edit and revise my poetry. A couple of mine deal with my autism.

You mentioned being black. You might find it interesting that I am 1/256 black. My great great grandmother (who was base-born) was the descendant of a slave woman on the Jefferson Plantation. This slave either became pregnant from Thomas Jefferson's father or uncle. And, Thomas Jefferson is said to have had Asperger's, so this has made me think if this could account for the autistic traits in this side of my family.

As for making a career as a poet, I believe you have as much chance of making it as any gifted poet. I was an English teacher for 19 years before switching to the gifted program, and I would have been extremely impressed had one of my students turned in a poem like your poems. And, I have also taught on the university level, and you show far greater promise in your poetry than what I saw there.

I really appreciate your view of autism as a gift from God. That is so much my message. In my church ministry (musical ministry with dulcimers), I give thanks to God for the gifts autism has given to me. I say that autism is a gift that needs to be unwrapped, accepted, and nurtured---then, it will become a true gift.

WWA topic

Just found this. Few of us, in a big world.

This is a good place to share anything positive. i have nothing to contirbute at the moment but I have enjoyed indulging in others' creative enterprises. Thanks.

Sartresue---Thank you for responding to this thread. That is so true---so few of us in this big world. I often wear my WrongPlanet golf shirt in public---but I feel like those who look at it probably think I am a UFO enthusiast or something---I honestly feel doubtful anyone has recognized it as this autism community. But, I may be wrong. I hope I am wrong.

When I made this topic, I wanted those of us on the autism spectrum to look at our lives and interests and find things that were positive. I am quick to recognize challenges in my life---I have even undergone therapy for issues in my life. But, I feel the need to focus on positives and good things in my life is important for my well-being. I want to be happy. So, I looked at my autism and came up with things that being autistic had done for my life that were positive. I quickly recognized my special intense interests that have fascinated me in my life. And, I looked at my extremely intense interests in certain musical instruments and how it caused me to play them. Had I not had the autistic special interest in those instruments that was abnormal in intensity, I would not be playing music today. So I thank autism for that. And now I am trying to write a novel. I believe I will complete it. And the contents of this novel include many of my intense interests. So again, autism has allowed me to so far write over 150 pages of this novel.

I am happy that you see this as good place to share the positives of autism. I hope you can find things to contribute to it.