From the very beginning,
the sense that this little lamb
was seeing his new world
from a different lens was real!
The distraction of a mobile, twirling
above his head, sending this little lion
into terrible fits of what seemed pain driven
terror.
A splashing of water on this precious
little gift of life anywhere near his face,
would cause sensations of what appeared
to make him act like it was scalding water -
although cool as a soothing drink.
For fourteen years I have seen with my own
eyes, the signs of his "peaking",
his collision with just too much activity,
causing him to meltdown into a primodial
stew of fear and uncontrollable tension.
But, the tears come to my eyes, when I
watch this young Eistein take on the
monumental task of building the most
demanding Lego buildings one can imagine
possible with little locking blocks
no instructions wanted/needed.
Not once, but over and over and yet over
again with a smile that is as wide as a battleship
turning into the wind.
I know then in my heart, that God has kissed
this child becoming a man, and know that
he is just fine - my grandson, just being John!
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Author Notes
Free Verse on Mental Illness.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges. There is often nothing about how people with ASD look that sets them apart from other people, but people with ASD may communicate, interact, behave, and learn in ways that are different from most other people. The learning, thinking, and problem-solving abilities of people with ASD can range from gifted to severely challenged. Some people with ASD need a lot of help in their daily lives; others need less.
A diagnosis of ASD now includes several conditions that used to be diagnosed separately: autistic disorder, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), and Asperger syndrome. These conditions are now all called autism spectrum disorder.
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