Yi's Voice

Out of My Mind, a book by the author Sharon M. Draper, is a fiction about Melody, an 11-year old girl with cerebral palsy. The book talks about how Melody found her voice and demonstrated her intelligence even though she couldn't talk, couldn't walk, and couldn't go to bathrooms without help.  I am a boy with autism. I was sad that I couldn't talk. Reading the book helps me see that I am not the most unfortunate person on the planet. I can walk, I can hike, I can sing, I can go to the bathroom to pee, at least. Melody is smart and determined. She's able to advocate for herself and stay calm. I'm inspired to do my best to achieve my dreams!

Yesterday my book was published on Amazon . It was really exciting for me. I am so proud of myself. It is very empowering. I didn’t want to publish it. I thought I would be nervous. I thought people would not believe me. I was wrong.  I am glad that mom pushed me to do it. It is the best decision that I made this year. I  so happy to hear that it helped mom’s friend to decide to try RPM for her son John. I know this is going to change their lives in a good way. I am so happy! 

Dear Alfonso, I am reading your book. It is very powerful. I am emotional reading your book. Thank you for offering to be my friend. I am very grateful to have you to be my penpal. 

I was reading a poem by Amanda Gorman. It was very beautiful. I almost cried. It is very inspiring to know that she needed speech therapies when she was young. I really like how she ended the poem. It is very powerful. I really admire her. I want to become someone like her. I wish I could talk to her. I hope that she would say yes. 

I am very excited. It is really cool that I was able to read this book. It helps me realize that I am not alone.  I like to think that I am very smart. I didn’t know that there are people like me. I like the book. I am very inspired. There are some people who discovered RPM very late in their lives. But they still keep going to communicate. There are some who started while they were young. They were able to make great progress. I feel fortunate to be able to learn RPM when I am still young. I want to make more progress. I want to be able to type. I know I can. I will! 

I have been reading many books this summer. I am very proud of myself. I am smart. I am brilliant. I am a genius. I am a rock star.  In the past, people thought I am dumb. People didn’t believe me. They gave me stupid stuff, stuff that is very insulting. They thought that I am stupid because I can’t talk. It drove me mad. It made me do things that I am not proud of.  Now I can prove them wrong.

I have been reading many books this summer. Some of them are about American history. Others are about science. I like all of them. There is one about Galileo. I really like it. It is sad that he had to lie to survive. The church made him say that the Sun is not the center and the earth does not move. I want to read more books. 

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a book about a little boy name Charlie. His family is very poor. He loves chocolate. He won a golden ticket to go to the chocolate factory. There are five children together. He is the only one that passed the test. Mr Wonka wants him to look after the factory.

I like science. It is an amazing tool to help us understand how the world works. For example, Newton’s theory about gravity explains how things work. It pulls objects towards each other. I really think that one day I will be able to create something that impacts people’s lives.

Magic Tree House is a series of books about Jack and Annie going to adventures. They are same age as me. I like them very much. Jack is a boy who likes to read. Annie is his sister. They went on many trips together. Sometimes they went back to history, like Ancient Rome. Sometimes they went to nature, like the rainforest. Jack is very smart. Annie is very brave. They helped each other on their journies. I think it is very amazing to be like them. 

Amelia Earhart is my role model. She is the first woman who flew across the Atlantic Ocean.  I am an autistic boy who can’t talk. People didn’t believe that I can understand. People have thought that I am dumb. I want to prove them wrong. I especially want to prove them wrong today.  I am smart. I am brave. I can fly. 

I started reading Magic Tree House series in March. It is the first time that I am reading books that are appropriate. It makes me feel both sad and wonderful. Jack is at my age. I can see myself in him. I am very proud of myself for being courageous. I am confident that I will achieve something great!