“The Rainman”
Beyond the horizons of ‘truth’
Beyond the reach of time…
Lives the child with Autism
Away from the qualms of realism.
Loved at birth,
Cherished for sometime
Later shunned by his parents
Shunned by the world.
But the truth will anyone wanna know…
Or limit thyselves to ‘the rainman’ shadow?
The diagnostic calamity may befall
ASD, ADD, Asperger’s and all.
Their life within the nut
Difficult to crack…
To let us go in
Or pull him outside.
Doctor shopping in full spree
Nothing but ignorance indeed.
Parent, I know thou plight…
He’s more than just the rainman inside.
To us his world is all new
Witches and devils to name a few.
Echolalia- immediate, delayed, mitigated
Getting us all the more agitated.
Attention deficit, hyperactivity, stereotypes and all
You name it; he has it on call.
So let’s try and get him out
Far from the world of the perseveratory bout.
You go to him and he’ll come to you,
That’s my message through and through…
- Ms. Priya Nayak-Gole
(To the parents of these children who travel miles with utmost dedication)
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