Nelson, Emily

I wrote this story because my English teacher in my sophomore year assigned us to write a superhero story in December of 2012. We had read the book "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," by Maya Angelou. In it, Maya imagines that her Mom is a superhero against a racist dentist. Afterwards, I thought about the times when I was bullied for being a Special Ed student and decided to write about a superhero with Autism and then Autisome was born. Autisome is dedicated to my boyfriend Justin Quigley. Not only did I dedicate Autisome to Justin because I love him with all my heart, but also because he sho...