Are your eyes listening?

That’s what needs to happen to hear my writing voice. Because of autism, the thief of politeness and friendship, I have no sounding voice.

By typing words I can play with my life and stretch from my world to yours. I become a real person when my words try to reach out to you without my weird body scaring you away. Then I am alive.

With writing I reach out to try, and autism or hate or walls of doubt can’t hold me. I am pleased to be typing away — typing away loneliness, typing away silence, using paper to hug you and slap you and join you.

Click, click, clicking keys are my heartbeat. Listen with your eyes.

- Sarah Stup

Sarah Stup, a critically acclaimed writer with autism, is the author of numerous books, gift collections, poems and essays for children and adults alike. Her work sheds light on autism as well as on our shared experiences of life, love, spirit and the need to belong.

Watch Sarah’s words come to life in her new video! Feel free to download or embed it on your site. Share it with others to increase autism awareness.

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