CHRISTMAS 2022

I’m Dreaming of a Right Christmas

Autismas, a Christmas for the Autistic.

Keira Fulton-Lees
2 min readDec 25, 2022
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I’m dreaming of a Right Christmas
Unlike the ones’ we’ve always known
Where the parents listen
To their Autistic children
And only speak the words that help them grow

I’m dreaming of a Right Christmas
Unlike the ones’ we’ve spent alone
Where the word Autism
Is free from all stigma
And never hears the Ableist words you chose

I’m dreaming of a Right Christmas
Where the doors for us are not always closed
And nonverbal children
Hear words that are spoken
They understand more than you will ever know

I’m dreaming of a Right Christmas
It’s not like being Autistic is a life we chose
And when we’ve misspoken
Doesn’t mean that we’re broken
And “As we are” is accepted across the globe

I’m dreaming of a Right Christmas
Unlike the ones’ we’ve ever known
Where the word “Acceptance”
Means not less, only different
And “Who we are” is not something others own

I’m dreaming of a Right Christmas
Just like all others of our kind
We must Mask feeling merry, and bright
While you tell us that we just “aren’t right”

I’m dreaming of a Right Christmas
Just like the ones we hope to know
Where Atypicals have risen
And “Equality” is a given
Only then will all our Christmas’ be right

May your days be merry, not bright!
And may all your Autismas’ be right…

Category • Autism, Christmas • Keywords • Keira Fulton-Lees, Christmas, Autistic, Neurodivergent, medium.com, Autism, New Year, Neurodivergent, White Christmas, Right Christmas, Autismas • Author • Keira Fulton-Lees • Title • Right Christmas • Subtitle • Austismas, a Christmas for the Autistic. • Published • 25 Decxember, 2022
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Keira Fulton-Lees

Artfully Autistic Advocate for Autism, Writer, Editor, Artist, Musician, Owner of the Medium Publication: Artfully Autistic: https://medium.com/artfullyautistic