She looks like any other girl
But she has a secret
You might never suspect.
Lots of things bother her.
In her clothes, a little tag might feel like sand paper.
Food needs to taste just right
or she won’t eat.
She thinks she can’t go a week without ice cream.
Noise and movement are confusing.
It makes her want to run or say be quiet.
Light is a hundred times brighter to her.
Oh, what a world she lives in.
Some say she is a little professor.
But you might not be interested in what she has to say.
She might start talking about Ancient Egypt or something else
And you won’t have a clue what she is talking about.
She would never hurt anyone’s feelings
But sometimes she does and she doesn’t even know it.
What is this little secret?
Asperger’s Syndrome,
A high-functioning form of autism.
I know because I have it.