Dear Teacher

There are things your autistic student has been wanting to tell you.

About why they look away when you speak - and why that means they're listening harder than anyone in the room. About what really happens before a meltdown, and what they need from you when it's over. About the special interest you redirected, the schedule change that felt like an earthquake, and the conversation in the corridor they were never supposed to hear.

They didn't have the words. Until now.

Dear Teacher is a collecti...