Poem: Only if you knew me
By Kerry Magro, from kerrymagro.com If you knew me… You would know I was nonverbal at 2 and a half You would know I was diagnosed with autism at 4 You would know I got kicked out of two preschools You would know I had extreme sensory-integration difficulties You would know I would lash out to get attention when I couldn’t communicate on my own You would know I twirled my hair You would know that when I was in school, my peers labeled special education “wrong” instead of “special” You would know I spent hundreds of hours a year in therapy to get to where I am You would know I spent hundreds of hours being bullied because of my diagnosis You would know that being institutionalized was a possibility. But if you also knew me… You would know I graduated grade school You would know I graduated high school You would know I gradua...