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To Kill a Mockingbird Movie Analysis

Authentic John Posted on December 16, 2013 by John SmythNovember 16, 2015

When seemingly busy, upstanding citizens of a small town in the rural southern farming district of Maycomb, Alabama in 1932 make punishing a black man who cannot use his left shoulder a lot more important than their integrity, longstanding civic … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving and Eerie Santa

Authentic John Posted on December 9, 2013 by John SmythNovember 13, 2015

Quiet thankfulness wears queer wanting in this society of ours, where all the shopping must be done within certain hours, and quickly passing life moans patiently as shoppers look at oases of awesome love in all anointed assumed affection lonely … Continue reading →

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From Authentic John to Awesome Jack

Authentic John Posted on November 28, 2013 by John SmythNovember 13, 2015

Taking my life and its ups and downs into account, when I had no voice, who I was only existed in other people’s stories, without input from me in any way, wanting what everyone else had. Somehow, grace dominated circumstances … Continue reading →

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Assumptions For Living the Past

Authentic John Posted on August 11, 2013 by John SmythJanuary 15, 2016

Each love of our assumptions is incredibly enabling, in things our senses experience and don’t experience. Our opinions of strangers is a powerful example. When an opinion forms almost spontaneously as to dress, education, physicalness or voice, yesterday’s conclusions speak … Continue reading →

Algebra and Autism

Authentic John Posted on June 13, 2013 by John SmythJanuary 15, 2016

I’ll write more about this soon.  Just received word on my State level End of Course Assessment (ECA) exam.  I tested out of Algebra without even taking the second semester of Algebra 1.  Passing score on the exam was 564. High passing … Continue reading →

Thank you for your patience – overwhelmed with spam

My Dad says I have 23,000+ unread messages and a lot of spam.  He says we already probably even approved a lot of spam.  Sorry about that.  It’s hard to tell when you don’t expect it.  Thanks for your patience.  We’ll try … Continue reading →


Posted on May 30, 2013 by John SmythJanuary 15, 2016   Leave a reply

A Short Note to Best Buddy Friends

Quietly wanting only what friendship inspires, something awesome and all powerful only approved in whatever time allows. Let’s do it soon next time in rounded understanding of our short time in this school. Soon we all will move on, powerfully … Continue reading →


Posted on April 18, 2013 by John SmythJanuary 21, 2016 1 Reply

The Lost Gift – Stanza 2 of 10

All can assume wholeness and safe joy when communication truly assumes sacrificial appreciation about your sad quiet place in life together.   copyright John Smyth 2013

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Posted on April 5, 2013 by John SmythJanuary 27, 2016 8 Replies

The Lost Gift- Stanza 1

Wanting personal communication was lost in isolation and will wait with suffering. Each sadly wailing parent only appreciates in silos of grief longing for the child in another silo longing for them, separated waste assumes as human thinking shapes all … Continue reading →


Posted on April 4, 2013 by John SmythJanuary 27, 2016 11 Replies

Lost Souls and Lost Families

Authentic John Posted on March 31, 2013 by John SmythJanuary 27, 2016

It will be learned in the future that people with autism last patiently in their bodies with complete mental competence. Waiting for this to be confirmed before looking for your child is sadly missing the years of his life while … Continue reading →

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The Silent Scream

Authentic John Posted on March 15, 2013 by John SmythJanuary 27, 2016

A few lines from my coming book: “We patient souls taking the path of no goals as no one believes in us or thinks we really have anything to contribute attach nothing to wants.  Some of us have failed so … Continue reading →

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The Fight to Type Independently- An Internal Battle of Assumptions and Fear

Authentic John Posted on March 10, 2013 by John SmythJanuary 27, 2016

Request for prayers for me to show the way to independence for others.  I am trying to document the internal struggle for others to follow.  It is hard.  I am fighting my long secret assumptions and fears. Me arriving at neurologist Dr. McGuire’s: I’ve … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon… My First Book Is on the Way

I recently finished writing my first book: “From Autism’s Prison—waking to the world of communication and relationship.”  The book is currently being published, and should be available later this spring.

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Posted on March 2, 2013 by pbeattyMarch 3, 2013 9 Replies

Saved By Typing: Discovery Celebrations

Connecting as friends on a whole new level, we are persons who had no way to communicate until someone introduced us to typing. We now meet each month to share our lives with each other and those who are interested. … Continue reading →


Posted on March 2, 2013 by pbeattyMarch 2, 2013 3 Replies

Letter to the Editor of School paper

Authentic John Posted on February 28, 2013 by John SmythJanuary 27, 2016

Letter to editor, Thanks for mentioning the spraying of odors in school, and excessive use  around others of aftershave perfume-spraying and what willing attractive people do. For me, what easily seems fine to another gives me immeasurable pain sometimes. My … Continue reading →

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The Personal Difference of a Voice

Authentic John Posted on February 24, 2013 by John SmythJanuary 27, 2016

My Dad said people who have known me, from waiters to my Grandmother and others, are all saying I am very different now than I was before I received my voice through typing.  My Dad asked me about what I … Continue reading →

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Advice for a Mom

Authentic John Posted on February 23, 2013 by John SmythJanuary 27, 2016

I was asked to advise a Mom whose son may be diagnosed by doctors as autistic last week.  Here’s what I typed: (Caps original to emphasis) for her, “Take a deep and awesome breath.  With ANY DIAGNOSIS COMES “TRUTH” FROM ANOTHER, … Continue reading →

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Flow of the Selfishness Conversation

Authentic John Posted on February 23, 2013 by John SmythJanuary 27, 2016

Feb 15—Dad asked what me and my typing friends have to contribute to everyone. Here’s what I shared: “POWERFUL SPEAKING WOULD QUALIFY IF WE APPLIED OUR INSIGHTS, OBSERVATIONS, AND MEMORIES WITHOUT THE LIMITATIONS OF A BROKEN PHYSICAL CONDITION. WE APPLY A WORLD … Continue reading →

Talking Truth to Lies

Authentic John Posted on February 23, 2013 by John SmythJanuary 27, 2016

Dad asked me, “What do you say about where wants and selfishness come from?” Here’s my response: Wants are from seeing ourselves each differently from each other. With tasting the amazing differences in life, we say “some are loaded with … Continue reading →

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The Winter of Surprise and Awful Truth

Authentic John Posted on February 22, 2013 by John SmythJanuary 27, 2016

Quietly, in a time of idle relaxation for successful farmers in the Tara-style mansions of western Russia, a winter was setting in.  What these landowners could not know was that this winter would be their last.  For generations they had … Continue reading →

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Lifeskills Stories

Authentic John Posted on July 31, 2012 by John SmythJanuary 12, 2016

Taking another’s time was Henry’s way quite predictably and regularly of mixing up the schedule and sending aides and teachers amazingly back to their calendars for review of where they were.  Teachers thought something was wrong as he screamed and … Continue reading →

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Enrique’s Journey, a book report

Enrique’s Journey, by Sonia Nazario, published by Random House Trade Paperbacks, Random House, Inc., New York, copyright 2006 A Report by John Smyth, April 22, 2012 This story relates in amazing detail the travels of young men and women to … Continue reading →


Posted on April 28, 2012 by authenticjohnFebruary 26, 2013 9 Replies

Lost in Autism

Authentic John Posted on March 21, 2012 by John SmythJanuary 12, 2016

I remember the sad time in lifeskills. waiting for someone and REALLY SEEING THAT THEY WOULD NEVER COME AND FIND ME, REALIZING I WAS TRAPPED IN A BODY THAT WAS A TOMB, TOTALLY REAFFIRMING AND POISONING ALL SADNESS INTO DESPAIR. … Continue reading →

A Painting I Would Paint

Authentic John Posted on March 21, 2012 by John SmythJanuary 12, 2016

Thinking of painting windows through which autistics see the world would be my choice of painting. Remembering the loneliness would make frost, ice, and cold darkness on one side.  The warmth of love and communication would be eerily present but … Continue reading →

The Day I Learned Something About Myself

Authentic John Posted on March 1, 2012 by John SmythJanuary 12, 2016

January 29, 2012 Today was an incredible day. After a particularly grueling period when people of every age and race spoke about concerns with the same things that I deal with, such as family relationships, love, security, and expressions of … Continue reading →

Breathing exercises that really work

Authentic John Posted on February 19, 2012 by John SmythJanuary 12, 2016

Neurofeedback breathing exercises help with reducing autistic tendencies.  These exercises really work.  Check out Dr. Tim Royer on YouTube and Google for more information.  Also, google “breathing exercises for neurofeedback”.      

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The Warrior

When soldiers go to battle, they never go alone or without a plan. They carefully plan their attack with a strategic map.  Their leader is in charge of carrying out the plan. He is the Warrior.  My name is John … Continue reading →


Posted on February 18, 2012 by authenticjohnFebruary 18, 2012 10 Replies

Chinese Cinderella book report

The major themes of the book are personal rejection that Adeline experienced throughout her childhood by family, the time she spent learning and her great gifts for learning and connecting with people outside of her family, each person’s impact who … Continue reading →


Posted on February 18, 2012 by authenticjohnApril 27, 2013 5 Replies

Whither I Came, Whence I Go

There are reasons we cannot know about why we are born where we are or why I am with you here.  Until coming to Brownsburg, I have been in the twin prisons of autism and isolation from participation.  Now at … Continue reading →


Posted on February 18, 2012 by authenticjohnFebruary 18, 2012 1 Reply

I Am Who I Am

Teaching about autism and intelligence, the cost of nonparticipation by so many, and the opportunities for us as a society is the focus of my life. Recently, I was rescued from the isolation of autism and noncommunication. Until I could … Continue reading →


Posted on February 18, 2012 by authenticjohnFebruary 18, 2012 5 Replies

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