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Category Archives: poem
Toward the River: A Poem of Hope
Toward the River… Toward the River I saw the bird-tipped tree written strong against the smoke-faded hills and sky Living paintbrushes witnessing entwined as silhouette amidst destruction desolation resting there holding space and promise for tomorrow Leah Kelley February 23, … Continue reading
Posted in Activist, poem, poetry, social justice
Tagged Bird-tipped trees, commitment, Fires, hope, Justice, oppression, Pushing back, Thompson River, Witnessing
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Fabulous Fringes: A Short Film by Alex Kronstein
I don’t know if you have had the opportunity to check out the work of Alex Kronstein, the ever-wonderful curator, creator, and host of the The NeurodiveCast. Alex’s podcasts offer an alternative way to access information from a wide range … Continue reading
I am intermittence…
I feel the coming and going of my capacities and resources. I am intermittence. I would like to be more at ease with this and trust to the natural process and rhythm of the tidal bits of me. I want … Continue reading
Posted in ableism, ADD/ADHD, Disability, Disclosure, executive function, neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, poem, poetry, privilege
Tagged ADD, ADHD, attention, Beautiful Neurodivergence, focus, I am not broken, inconsistency, Intermittence, internalized ableism, pain, passing privilege, Where the Wild Things Are
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“Code” a Poem for H by N.I. Nicholson
A few seasons later… and I am still left breathless by the beauty of these words and images. Code By N.I. Nicholson Dear H: for those of us to whom words sometimes do not easily run, saunter, or even amble: … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, Autism, Autistic, Communicate, connections, empathy, poem, poetry
Tagged autistics, Code, connections, Dear H, Hobbits, Honouring empathy and emotional intelligence, K'nex, ladybugs, language, Lego, misconception, N.I. Nicholson, Navajo code talkers, Our languages are not mistakes, Poet, poetry, Raven's Wing Poetry, speaking in code, superconductor, Tolkien, we are not broken
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Stop… and Rail Against Stigma!
“Stop,” a poem about the damage of negative stigma for Autistic people and those who love and support them, was originally published here, and was written in memory of Alex Spourdalakis… and far too many others… I am ready for … Continue reading
Posted in ableism, acceptance, Autism, autism stigma, diversity, Neurodiversity, poem, poetry, reframe tragedy
Tagged #boycottAutismSpeaks, #iamNOTkellistapleton, #posAutive, #WalkinIssysShoes, Autism Speaks, burden, charity, crisis, cure, deficit based, Epidemic, in Memory of Alex Spourdalakis, murder, not broken, reframing tragedy, silencing, Tragedy
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Ode to a Book: A Poem by H
On Sunday I helped H complete his poetry project for school. He wrote this fabulous poem and gave permission to share it here. We did a few cool photos to go with it as well. Ode to a Book Mysteries … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, poem, poetry
Tagged Autistic Poet, Books, buried in books, H.G. Wells, ode to a book, poetry by H, reading, Reading and autism, Reluctant reader
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Fabulous Fringes: A Poem
In response to being described as a radical fringe element… Bring it!! Fabulous Fringes I love the edges of things places of intersectionality where ideas meet thinking is broadened perspectives are shared there is beauty in the edges the fabulous … Continue reading
Ode to the Stim: the printable sequel
I have received a number of requests for printable copies of this poem. Here it is – as a jpeg – which should be easy to print if you so choose. Again, I could write more about this… but I … Continue reading
The Olden Days of Summer and The Stretchiness of Time…
The break was laid out before me, pristine and full of possibilities, but time slipped so quickly through the days. A slowed pace, and time to connect, but I still did not get through my list of things to do… … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, childhood, poem, poetry, Public Education
Tagged back to school, blackberries, change can feel like loss, end of summer, loss of fredom, new shoes, play, school, Special Education, time, tree climbing
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Thirty Days of Autism 