Keira Fulton-Lees

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I’m Autistic — Here Are 4 Reasons Why I Love Having Cats

Ines May

Ines, I am a cat lover too.

Ines, I am a cat lover too. I do not own a cat now and I wish I could, but my living situation does not allow me to have pets. The last cat that I owned, lived to be 23 years old! His name was "Mr. Bundles." It was the…

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How to Join Artfully Autistic and Neurodiverse Writers – In our own Words

Three Simple Steps To Join Our Publication! — A Medium Publication – For Us, and By Us This Publication is for all American and Global Autistics, and the Neurodiverse, Atypical Gender Identifiers, LGBTQ, Aspies, and all those others out there that Society considers to not fit in or are non-traditional and do not share…

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Trying Only Then

Is pretend love even real? Trying to remember Uncertain of what you meant Mindblind to your view Trying only then To be me, when I’m not you Trying to remember If what you said was even true When I speak in absolutes Trying only then To reconcile your half-truths Trying…

Poetry

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4 days ago

Dickinson and Me: Longing and the Terror of Exposure

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Laura Silva

Laura,

Laura, Emily Dickinson's Poetry definitely speaks to me so deeply. I've only been writing Poetry since around 2014, yet Poetry is the majority of the style of Writing that I do on Medium. Poetic Prose is my preferred style of Poetry. Dickinson was well known for her slant rhyme and…

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Apr 18

Hi Keira,

Ines May

Ines,

Ines, You should re-read my response. After I wrote: "This makes me wonder since all Veterinarians have to deal with the agonizing task of having to euthanize a complete stranger's beloved pet, it must take a tremendous toll on the Veterinarian's emotional and mental well-being" I edited my response with…

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Ines,

You should re-read my response.

After I wrote:

"This makes me wonder since all Veterinarians have to deal with the agonizing task of having to euthanize a complete stranger's beloved pet, it must take a tremendous toll on the Veterinarian's emotional and mental well-being" I edited my response with…

Apr 11

The Right To Be Human.

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Mariam Ali

I loved every word of your Poem! Especially these last verses:

I loved every word of your Poem! Especially these last verses: We need to be felt. We need to be heard. The mic needs to be passed to us." "What we want? Is the right. To be. Human" Thank you for this beautiful Poetry in recognition of Autism Awareness Month…

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Apr 4

Individual Accommodations for Autistic Employees Aren’t Inclusive

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Sarah Reade

Sarah, Thank you for bringing attention to this matter.

Sarah, Thank you for bringing attention to this matter. I agree that the path to true acceptance of Autistic, Neurodiverse, and all disAbled employees is not going to be changed on an individual basis, as there needs to be a paradigm shift in the way that companies view what is considered to…

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Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated

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Prime Time Argument

All great love stories have one thing in common – You have to go against the odds to get there. #!/usr/bin/perl; use strict; my $argument = <<__Prime_Time_Argument__; It’s me Then it’s you Then it’s both of us And together we aren’t two There is no rhyme or reason to pursue…

Poetry

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In Maths and Poetry

The Metaphor as an Equation. — In Maths there are right answers In Poetry there are no wrong ones So, which one really matters, To feel the words or find the sum? In Maths there is no number That defines infinity Yet, in infinite wonder Poetry breathes timelessly In Life we live the uncertain Yet, certainly it’s…

Poetry

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Jan 31

Do You See a Half-Empty Glass, a Half-Full Glass, or Something Else?

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J.K.Hammond

J.K.,

J.K., Great Story! My thoughts? I think you left out a choice: Choice F: None of the above Think about this quote from William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act II, Scene 2: Hamlet: “Why, then, 'tis none to you; for there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so..." …

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