Mad

AN?
HARD?
T?
CAST OFF!
GET AWAY!
ROTTEN?
SIMPLE.

EACH WORD GETS BEING MAD NO? ? IS A WAY TO SHOW EACH MAD FEELING NOT A SURE THING. I FIND A MAD FEELING ISN'T RATIONAL, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, LIKE MY POEM. 

Gain Talking To All

I AM WRITING VILLANELLE FOR FIRST TIME. IT IS A HARD POEM TO WRITE. HAVE TO COME UP WITH SO MANY RHYMES. I AM LOVING RHYMING POEMS BUT THEY ARE HARD TO WRITE. I FEEL VERY PROUD OF THIS POEM, IT CHALLENGED ME A LOT. SAPPY I KNOW HOWEVER I LOVE POETRY WRITING. I KNOW I ALWAYS WRITE ABOUT BEING AUTISTIC BUT I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A LOT TO SAY ABOUT AUTISM. HAPPY TO BE HAPPY. 

GAIN TALKING TO ALL

GAIN TALKING TO ALL
CAN LEARN AND BE HEARD
ASKING EVERY AUTISTIC STAND TALL

LEARNING IS A BALL
I AM USING A WORD
GAIN TALKING TO ALL

FEAR IS BEING DOWNFALL
HAVE TO FLY HIGH AS A BIRD
ASKING EVERY AUTISTIC STAND TALL

I BELIEVE HAPPINESS I CALL
I AM NO LONGER BLURRED
GAIN TALKING TO ALL

I BELIEVE ALL SHOULD HAVE BRAWL
WE SHOULD ALL BE A HERD
ASKING EVERY AUTISTIC STAND TALL

ALWAYS FELT REALLY SMALL
THEN LEARNING RPM OCCURRED
GAIN TALKING TO ALL
ASKING EVERY AUTISTIC STAND TALL

Amazing Friends

I HAVE SUCH AMAZING FRIENDS. I AM SO AMAZINGLY LUCKY TO CALL THEM GOOD FRIENDS. I GET TO HAVE BOOK CLUB EVERY WEEK WITH RYAN AND BRAYDEN. I AM FINDING IT TO BE SO MUCH FUN BECAUSE WE GET TO READ AN INTERESTING STORY AND TALK ABOUT IT BUT ALSO TALK ABOUT OTHER THINGS. MANY DAYS I FEEL SO TIRED AND FIND IT HARD TO BE IN CONTROL. I AM SEEING THAT HAPPENS TO MY FRIENDS TOO SO THEY ARE TOTALLY UNDERSTANDING AND PATIENT WITH ME. BEING COMPLETELY UNDERSTOOD FEELS INCREDIBLE. I GET TO ALSO GO TO STUDY GROUP EVERY WEEK. IT IS A FUN AND INTERESTING THING TO DO. THERE ARE MANY NEW LETTER TALKERS HERE NOW. I FEEL SO HAPPY TO BE MAKING SO MANY FRIENDS. I AM KNOWING SOME SMART LETTER TALKERS. I AM AMAZINGLY HAPPY WE GET TO LEARN TOGETHER. OUR STUDY GROUP IS CALLED THE LETTER WARRIORS AND SEEMS TO BE AN INCREDIBLY NICE HAPPY GROUP. 

Skyping with book club

The Letter Warriors

Trip To Reptile Zoo

I WENT TO A REPTILE ZOO AND IT WAS SO AMAZING. HAD CHANCE TO PET SO MANY DIFFERENT ANIMALS. I KNOW THEY OPENED EARLY FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE TROUBLE WITH BUSY PLACES. I THINK THAT IS SUCH AN INCREDIBLY NICE THING TO DO. I AM HAPPY I COULD GO AND NOT BE TOO OVERWHELMED BY CROWDS. I FELT HARD TURTLE SHELL AND SALAMANDER AND FUZZY TARANTULA. I HELD TWO BIRDS. I AM LOVING PETTING A CROCODILE. I EVEN GOT TO SMELL AND PET A SKUNK. I HAD SO MUCH FUN, GETTING SAD ABOUT IT BEING OVER. I HOPE WE CAN GO AGAIN SOMEDAY. ADDITIONALLY HAVING GOOD AMAZING FEELING ABOUT RUBY GOING TOO.  

(We went to Little Ray's Reptile Zoo: http://raysreptiles.com/)

Performing Letter Talker

I MADE A VIDEO WITH RUBY INTERVIEWING ME. I FELT NERVOUS ABOUT BEING IN A VIDEO AND THOUGHT I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO IT. A TALKING, SINGING OR PERFORMING REALLY ALL I'VE SEEN ON VIDEO. I LETTER TALK SO I THOUGHT PEOPLE MIGHT THINK IT'S WEIRD. I'M GLAD I CONQUERED MY FEAR. I FEEL SO HAPPY I MADE THE VIDEO. HARD TO LEARN TO NOT BE NERVOUS. IT HELPED TO HAVE RUBY IN THE VIDEO WITH ME. SHE HELPS ME STAY CALM. NICE TO ALSO HAVE DAD PRETEND HE DIDN'T TURN ON CAMERA EVEN THOUGH HE REALLY DID. I ASKED DAD TO PRETEND. I KNEW IT WAS ON BUT IT HELPED ME BE CALM ANYWAY. REALLY HOPE YOU ENJOY MY VIDEO. 

Nicely Autistic

I WROTE THIS POEM ABOUT MY NEW ABILITY TO MAKE CHOICES. I AM BEING ABLE TO DECIDE MY OWN LIFE. HAPPY I CAN TALK. 

NICELY AUTISTIC

HAPPINESS IS DECIDING I AM FREE
HAPPINESS IS MAKING SCHOOL SO NICE
HAPPINESS IS MAKING CHOICES ABOUT LEARNING
HAPPINESS IS BEING IN CONTROL

FEAR IS NOT BEING HEARD
FEAR IS HATEFUL PEOPLE
FEAR IS MAD VOICES
FEAR IS BEING TRAPPED

ROASTING SOARING MAKING CHOICES AND TELLING WHAT I THINK
HANDY AGAIN AM TEACHING MOM SHE IS HEARING ME
INCREDIBLE GOOD HAS TO BE SEEN IN ALL
PEOPLE NEED TO NICELY DECIDE AND CHOOSE

TALKING IS ABILITY TO CHOOSE
TALKING IS BEING UNDERSTOOD
TALKING IS HAPPINESS
TALKING IS AMAZING

INSIDE THE MIND MAGIC EXCITEMENT HAPPENS
NOT SAID BUT ALWAYS THOUGHT
OTHERWISE ECCENTRIC NORMAL IN THINKING
NOT HEARD NOT UNDERSTOOD MEANINGFULLY

SEEING IS LIKE CLOUDY DAY
HEARING IS LIKE GONGS IN EARS
TOUCHING IS LIKE MIGHTY SOFT NUMBNESS
I LEARN I'M DIFFERENT CAN BE SAME 

ACKNOWLEDGED INTELLIGENCE
KNOWN I AM SMART
ACCEPTED BRILLIANCE
WONDERING PERSONALITY HAS COME OUT

SCIENTIFIC AND POETIC
ALRIGHT BEING ME

I'M TOTALLY BEING A SCIENTIST IN THE SNOW