Autism Is Just A Word

By Anna Krause

 Autism will never be important
Until it happens to you
Then one day you'll realise
That it can touch you too

Autism will never matter
If it hasn't touched your soul
Until one day it finds you...
And changes your aims and your goal

Autism is just a word
And a diagnosis others receive
Be mindful of your actions
If this is what you believe

Autism touches so many
It could be your daughter or your son
You too could hear those words
That your Autism journey has begun

Autism isn't to be feared
It's to be researched and understood
If you prepare yourself you'll realise
That through bad times there's also good

So if one day you find yourself
Travelling on the Autism journey too
Please know that you're not alone
And realise that life still has hope for you