Inside My Autistic Mind



I am an autistic person. It is obvious when you see me. I have no voice, but yearn to say so much. If you are willing to listen, I will try to say how I feel.



I live in a total blur of information. If I have too many people in a room at one time and one place, it is too overwhelming for me to have to process. I have to jiggle my brain to make it settle. It's just how I cope.



Water takes my pain away because it allows me to lose myself in a place that asks no questions of my abilities. Every drop lets me be me.



Before I could communicate through typing, I remember that I was frustrated by people who were kind, but didn't know my brain was as good as people who can speak. I remember being told that I liked the Teletubbies, which I did, but I wanted to move on and was desperate to read books for my age.



Now I have the chance to speak up for people like me. I'm speaking from my heart. Non-verbal people are pleasing to be around because we sense the world in a deeper way than those who talk. Because we cannot express our emotions instantly, we become deep thinkers. People-watchers. We have the same dreams as everyone else, so please don't treat us differently.



Each of us is a star, eager to be discovered and named in the atmosphere. If you acknowledge our abilities, we can shine brighter. We have so much to say. Please hear us.



词汇表

autistic person [ɔːˈtɪstɪk] 自闭症患者，孤独症患者（一种神经发育障碍，表现为社会交往障碍、交流障碍，以及明显的兴趣、刻板与重复行为方式）

yearn [jɜːn] 渴望，向往，渴求

blur [blɜː(r)] 模糊，混乱，记不清的事情；使模糊；使看不清

jiggle [ˈdʒɪɡl] （使）轻轻摇晃，摇动，抖动

settle [ˈsetl] 使平静，使安静，使镇静

Teletubbies [ˈtelitʌbiz] 《天线宝宝》（英国幼儿节目）

speak up for 为…发声，支持，为…辩护，

speak from my heart 发自内心地说，讲真心话

non-verbal [ˌnɒn ˈvɜːbl] 不用语言表达的，非言语的

people-watcher [ˈwɒtʃə(r)] 善于观察人的人，喜欢观察他人的人



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