My Reflections on RFK's Speech

MY COGNITIVE BRAIN

BY KEITH MAKAR

Getting to this point, where I can spell relatively easily, has taken the better part of 4 years. It was considerably harder for me than most people. Definitely I am grateful that Judy persisted, even though I am difficult. It is hard for me to control my hand even now, but I can do it.

All my life I’ve been thought cognitively impaired because my mouth has a mind of its own. It babbles idiocy all day. I am not my mouth. I am what Judy calls my cognitive brain.

4/28/2025 0 Comments

My Reflections on RFK's Speech

It is all we are talking about - RFK’s acknowledgement of the autism epidemic, and his commitment to finding out what happened to us. We are so happy that he shone a spotlight on us and our suffering. Now people know we exist and that we and our families need help. He did what no one else has had the guts to do: he said that the epidemic is real and that it needs to end. I want to be cured - or at least to suffer less by having some control over my body. I believe in science, and I believe that if we really tried, we could come up with a solution. He said some harsh truths; but he does need to understand that we nonspeakers are different from those with real autism.

Maybe someday he could come here to meet us. All of us would be thrilled.