Tuesday, June 2, 2020

MY MOM MADE THIS TO KEEP ME SAFE



I HAVE AUTISM. I HAVE A HEART OF GOLD. I DO NOT KNOW THE WORLD IS A SCARY PLACE SO MY MOM MADE THIS TO KEEP ME SAFE.

DEAR COMMUNITY,

I AM A GREAT GUY. 
I HAVE A FAMILY THAT LOVES ME.
I DO NOT HAVE ANY CONSCIOUS BIAS’S
I HAVE AUTISM.
I DO NOT HAVE ANY UNCONSCIOUS BIAS.
I AM A BLACK MAN.
I LACK THE ABILITY TO ANTICIPATE DANGER.
I LIKE EVERYONE…ESPECIALLY GIRLS.
I DON’T HAVE ANY FEAR OF YOU, OR THE POLICE.
I AM NOT GOOD WITH SOCIAL CUES.
I AM ALMOST ALWAYS SMILING.
IF YOU GLARED AT ME OR THREATENED ME,  I WOULD NOT UNDERSTAND.
I DO NOT KNOW THAT I NEED TO PROTECT MYSELF FROM PEOPLE.
I JUMP UP AND DOWN, MAKE FUNNY NOISES AND MOVEMENTS WITH MY FINGERS.
I AM NOT DANGEROUS, JUST IN MY OWN WORLD.
I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO PROTECT MYSELF FROM PEOPLE WHO COULD HARM ME
MY VERBAL UNDERSTANDING IS NOT GOOD.
I AM A GREAT READER.
IF I WALKED INTO A STORE THAT WAS BEING ROBBED, I WOULD NOT KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING.
I WOULD JUST CARRY ON BEING ME.
I DON’T UNDERSTAND WORDS THAT ARE CONCEPTS…LIKE SAFETY AND DANGER, RACE, RACISM, SOCIAL SAFETY NET, INJUSTICE, LOVE AND HATE.
I JUST AM….

     PLEASE HELP KEEP ME SAFE.

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