My Son With Asperger’s Wants to Tell You What Being Different Means
This morning we were reading about being different and all of the sudden, my son, Griffin said, “I just came up with this poem.” He’s come up with some amazing things, but I wanted to make sure he wasn’t remembering it after reading it somewhere. He told me he was 99.9 percent sure he just came up with it, and after doing some research, I didn’t find anything like what he wrote. I love moments like these, where I get more insight into the amazing person he is and the person he’s becoming. He teaches me so much, and I just love his words of wisdom.
Griffin shares his parents’ passion to share their story in order to help others. He wants those with and without autism not to feel alone and to know they are special. He also wants to educate those who don’t understand autism. He confidently shares with people he meets that he has an Asperger’s diagnosis and knows it’s just part of what makes him special. He plans on being a video game designer and composer when he grows up.
Here’s my sweet boy reciting his poem, “An Ode to Being Different”:
“Hi, I’m Griffin. This is a poem that I wrote. I wrote it because I don’t like discrimination. It is called, ‘An Ode to Being Different.’
“Different sometimes seems unfair
“But please do not ever despair.
“Different is what makes this world so great.
“Different is never something to hate.“And it’s not. Bye!”
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Missy is the proud mom of Griffin. She is also an actress, singer and writer. Missy started writing as a way to connect with other families on a similar path and to share with the rest of the world in hopes of creating compassion and understanding for those in the autism community. She also writes music inspired by her son and is working on a one woman show. You can read more about her and life with Griffin at the blog she writes called What Will This Day Bring? To connect to her Facebook community page please go to What Will This Day Bring?
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