The Fantastical Keys of Darius Newton Archibank: Zarqnon the Embarrassed Discovers he is Autistic

by Zarqnon The Embarrassed, Frank Louis Allen (Illustrator)

Follow the observations, questions, and musings of an autistic child full of wonder as he grows and struggles into an adult who has embraced his unique brain and how it has affected his every day life, to turn around and have his own child to teach about the world.---------------------------------------------Standing on the stage,no one really watching,I say my line and interact as scheduledI see you run… you must be late for classThis “tomorrow” you keep talking about seems really interesting.When can we go there?Why is Monday orange but smell like lentil soup?Speak figurativelyInterpret literallyRespond abstractlyPlease come into my world with me, but please don’t touch anything. This is where I feel safePlease understandwhen I am overwhelmedI cannot speakI cannot writeI can only screamI am not madI am not frustratedI am only trying my best to communicateWOW! This is AWESOME! I can see this helping teachers understand what goes on in the brains of autistic children! You need to market to educators!!!!-Donna Glenn, Retired Elementary School teacher

88 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 25, 2019

Reviews

[Stan Semerod · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow!!!!

Wow!!!!! THIS IS JUST INDESCRIBABLE!!! I AM ON THE SPECTRUM AND SO IS MY SON, THIS IS A FACINATING LOOK INTO THE JOURNEY OF LIFE ON THIS SPECTRUM THROUGH VERSE.
ALL HAIL ZARQNON THE EMBARRASED !!!!!!!