Sparrow Rose Jones "I am Autistic" an excerpt from "No You Don't: Essays from an Unstrange Mind" (text​ only​.​​​.​​. click "lyrics" to read it)

from September 2013 Compilation by 12in12x12

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I am Autistic.

When I say that, I am telling you that I was born with a brain that is wired in an autistic way. My brain is different from 99% of other people's. It can be more difficult for me and my Autistic brain to live in a world that was built by and for people with non-autistic brains. My brain processes information differently. So that means I see things differently, I hear things differently, I react to things differently and I often think about different things or notice different details.

But my mind is unstrange: I am not a different species, an alien creature, a changeling, a robot, a freak of nature. I am a familiar word, pronounced with a different accent. I am your mother's favorite recipe, prepared by a stranger. I am your favorite song, recorded by a new artist. I am a human being; I am Autistic.

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from September 2013 Compilation, released September 30, 2013

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