Autism Spectrum Disorder

is a term that I dislike,

it makes me feel I’m damaged,

like an old and broken bike.

 

Unlike that old and broken bike

I’m actually on fire,

I think of many different things,

I create, and I inspire.

 

Tenacious and fixated,

and sometimes stimming too,

each person on this planet,

is not the same as you.

 

Infinity is our symbol,

(we’re unstoppable, you see),

we live our lives as you do,

come sit and talk; you’ll see.

 

So don’t believe the labels,

that we’ve had placed on us,

instead enjoy our differences,

and please don’t make a fuss.

 

My friends and all my family,

love me as I am.

Don’t see me for what I can’t do,

but for all the things I can.

 

Mac was diagnosed with autism later in life but said that it unlocked so many reasons for the struggles he had experienced right back in his school days.