S is for ..

I like B.

Bang on about A.

Am calmed by Cs.

Clinging onto summer in September, I’m sidetracked by S.

Some might say it’s an autism thing ... others simply autumn.

I hope this little ditty resonates, autistic or not.

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S is for ..

S is for summer~still clinging on
S is for shells~pebbles & stones~summer's souvenirs~scavanged & sorted

S is for snap~Polaroid snaps~places & spaces~a sense of place~a sense of self in space

S is for seahorse~starfish~sand

S is for seaweed~sea life~beach life~quiet life

S is for September~starting school~transitions & change~suddenly shocking

S is for special~needs or no needs~interests & passions~Statements as were

S is for Slytherin~Sonic~Science~sketching~stories~obsessively expert

S is for story~our story~others’ stories~all too common~read, listen, act, share

S is for sharing~over sharing~even with strangers~shudders!

S is for syndromes~sensitive senses~sounds, smells, sights~senses assaulted

S is for swinging~spinning~stimming~sensory seeking~sensory avoiding

S is for socially~avoidant~anxious~starved~disabled~segregated~
isolated

S is for sparse~friends~friendless~sparsely friended~so special~dear old friends

S is for sync~in & out of~idiosyncratic~speech

S is for speak~some can’t~we can’t sometimes~speech is cheap~it’s what you do

S is for systems~systematic failures~sins against the vulnerable

S is for striving~strive to survive~survival responses~constantly startled 

S is for stress~soaring~sleepless~sinews shattered~sanity snapped
S is for scared~scarred
S is for shout~slap

S is for swipe~Swiper no swiping!

S is for sorry~we are~are you?

S is for spectrum~same issues~similar issues~singularly different~
not less

S is for seeking~understanding~acceptance~inclusion~equality~
societal shift

S is for sugar~spice~frogs~snails~puppy dog tails~identity~shaken & stirred

S is for self-identity~confusion~whispers~Careless Whispers~forced endings & beginnings

S is for sure~unsure~insecure~self-doubt~self-deprecating~
self-loathing~side effects

S is for self-medicating~starving~self-harming~suicide~too highly prevalent in this community

S is for shots~cigs~Southern Comfort~in the bottom of a glass~
spirits downed & drowned

S is for soul~Save Our Souls!

S is for support~speech & language~psychiatric~psychological~
occupational~not behavioural

S is for self-help~self-care~support groups~friends & family~fairly, justly reciprocal 

S is for self-talk~self-soothing~processing~acting out loud~speaking out loud

S is for say~what you mean & mean it

S is for settling~is that what I mean?~making the best of & grateful for life

S is for soap~certain soaps~fresh laundered sheets~shoes & risottos~slabbed stoneware clay

S is for structure~strategies~stamina~listening~observing

S is for seeing~solving~thinking in tangents, circles & spirals~skilled problem solvers

S is for sleuthing~Sparkling Cyanide~Agatha Christie~lost in a book~
useful for calming

S is for serious

S is for sad

S is for Sara~sadly serious~sucking @ social~silly times lost

S is for silliness~desperately sought

S is for safety~sadly lacking 

S is for silence~p l e a s e

S is for sea

S is for swim

S is for sun~sunflowers~bees

S is for sprinkles~or sprinklers~you choose

S is for stars~sparkling in space~s a f e  s p a c e

S is for sky

S is for Skye

S is for summer~still clinging on~sounds, smells, sights~senses sated 

S is for songs~solos or otherwise~food for the soul~good soul music~
soundtracks to life

S is for songbird~soak it all up~Sandy & Danny~Summer Lovin’~no singing in the a.m.

S is for strong~soft~too strong~too soft~too sensitive~too slow~
too much~stand strong

S is for standing~out & up~Stand By Me

S is for shoulders~share some~free empathy~empathy rich~
Lean On Me

S is for Saturday~Saturday & Sunday~weekend’s here~sweet rest & recovery~I Don't Like Mondays

S is for sat~sitting in bedrooms~secretly hiding~hidden conditions

S is for sick~sick of~speculation~spurious causes & cures~sick with measles & mumps

S is for science~studies & research~busting the myths~seek out the sound stuff

S is for sounds~shattering noise~the too loud shouting of doubters & haters

S is for STOP

S is for silent~Silent Night

S is for shush now~settle~sleep sweet peas~sweet children of mine

S is for sons~sisters~siblings~family~rivalry~love
S is for spouse~Cherish the Love~self-love~Sacred Love~Sting!
S is for snuggles~hugs~no hugs

S is for safe~Maslow’s first basic need~now you can start

S is for smart~find your smart~start~something~somewhere~never stop

S is for self~self-actualisation~Shine~You Are My Sunshine~you are somebody~I Wanna Dance

S is for swirls~smiles~Smile~sparkling eyes~granted wishes~sprinkled happiness~YES PLEASE!
A is all of these.

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