A poem worth sharing

I came across this poem and love the message it has...

Loving Autism by Jamie Knopik

If only you could comprehend how hard life is for me,

I know I'm only a little boy, but my world I want you to see.

Things are always changing right before my eyes,

but don't you see I can not change with the direction of the tide?

It's a different kind of world I see, with my big green eyes;

they call is Autism, and they think it's my demise.

What I'd really like for them to know

is that my life is really about surprise.

Everyday is something different- something very new,

a phone, a clock, no a watch, I mean a shoe.

Sometimes I have a hard time expressing what I want,

and changing my mind.... well I do that a lot.

I have a hard time talking to people; please don't think I'm rude.

I try to talk to another child, I really do.

But sometimes my words don't work, and I hit instead-

not I really blew it, and no one wants to be my friend.

Some people are trying to find a cure for Autism right now as I speak,

but why do I need to be cured?

There is nothing wrong with me.

Please don't try to heal me, I'm not sick;

and instead of trying to fix me, enjoy my creativity.

My Autism makes me who I am and sets me far apart,

but it only brings me closer to my family's heart.

Autism is not something you should accept- it's something to embrace;

for life with me if full of wonder and constant change.

I break up the monotony of daily life,

and although I don't mean to, I sometimes cause some strife.

Autism changed me from all others except for my own kind,

and it has succeeded in showing all the world,

that love and Autism bind.