In My Head

By Brayden

IN MY HEAD

IN MY HEAD I AM THINKING.

I AM THINKING ABOUT MY LIFE BEFORE I FOUND MY VOICE.

BEFORE I COULD EXPRESS MY THOUGHTS.

BEFORE I COULD TALK ABOUT MY THOUGHTS.

BEFORE I COULD EXPRESS MY FEARS.

BEFORE I COULD FEEL A PART OF THE WORLD.

BEFORE I COULD TALK ABOUT MY FAVORITES.

BEFORE I COULD TALK ABOUT WHAT I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT.

BEFORE I COULD TALK ABOUT INTERESTING THINGS.

BEFORE I HAD FANTASTIC FRIENDS.

BEFORE I COULD TELL MY MOM HOW MUCH I LOVE HER AND HOW THANKFUL I AM TO HAVE HER IN MY LIFE.

BEFORE I COULD TELL MY DAD HOW MUCH I LOVE HIM AND I AM SO LUCKY TO HAVE THE BEST DAD EVER.

BEFORE I COULD TELL MY TWO SISTERS HOW MUCH I LOVE THEM AND HOW INCREDIBLE THEY ARE.

BEFORE I COULD TELL MY GRANDMA HOW MUCH I LOVE HER AND HOW THANKFUL I AM TO HAVE SUCH A INCREDIBLE GRANDMA LIKE HER.

BEFORE I COULD HAVE A OPINION AND TALK ABOUT IT.

BEFORE I COULD HAVE INCREDIBLE FRIENDS WHO I CAN TALK ABOUT ANYTHING.

I COULD NEVER DO ANY OF THESE THINGS BECAUSE I CANNOT SPEAK WITH MY MOUTH.  

I DIDN’T HAVE A WAY TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY.  

MY PARENTS TRIED MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO HELP ME COMMUNICATE.  

THE ONLY THING THAT WORKED WAS RPM (RAPID PROMPTING METHOD).  

I FINALLY FOUND MY VOICE AND I COULDN’T BE HAPPIER.

By Brayden

Brayden is 9 years old and lives in Ontario, Canada with his parents, 2 sisters, his dog and his service dog Gusto.  He is low speaking and communicates by pointing letter by letter to spell his thoughts out on a letterboard.  He has been doing RPM for a year and a half.  He is on a mission to change the stigma of autism and to spread the word about RPM so all autistics can have a voice.  He loves writing on his blog, Life with a boy named Brayden.