# **Autism in Hospital** 🧩🏥💜 **[Verse 1]** Bright lights above me, noises everywhere, People coming in before I know they’re there. Questions come quickly, voices overlap, My brain keeps searching for a quiet gap. I know you’re helping, I know that you care, But hospitals can feel like chaos everywhere. Give me a moment, tell me what comes next, Simple explanations help me feel less stressed. **[Pre-Chorus]** One voice at a time, One thing I can hear, Tell me what you’re doing Before you come near. **[Chorus]** **Autism in a hospital can feel so loud,** Too many lights, too many people in a crowd. Please don’t mistake overwhelm for being rude, Sometimes I just need silence to get through. Give me time, give me space, Let me understand this unfamiliar place. Speak clearly, gently, tell me what you’ll do— **That makes the hospital easier to get through.** **[Verse 2]** Please knock before you enter through my door, And don’t bring six people into the room at once anymore. If one person can do it, one person is enough, When I’m overwhelmed, little things get tough. If I’m sleeping and it doesn’t need to be done, Please let me rest instead of waking me for fun. If you need to wake me, give me time to rise, Ten minutes helps me open more than just my eyes. **[Pre-Chorus]** Don’t rush my answer, Don’t finish what I say, Give my brain a moment To find the words its way. **[Chorus]** **Autism in a hospital can feel so loud,** Too many lights, too many people in a crowd. Please don’t mistake overwhelm for being rude, Sometimes I just need silence to get through. Give me time, give me space, Let me understand this unfamiliar place. Speak clearly, gently, tell me what you’ll do— **That makes the hospital easier to get through.** **[Bridge]** Tell me before you touch me, Tell me before a test. Tell me if plans are changing— Knowing helps me cope the best. If I need headphones, let me use them. If I need quiet, let it stay. If I’m struggling to speak aloud, Give me another way. I may rock, stim, go silent, Or need a little space. That doesn’t mean I’m not listening, Or that something is wrong with my face. Sometimes my brain is simply saying, **“There is too much happening here.”** A little patience and understanding Can make the whole world feel less severe. **[Breakdown]** One voice. One question. Knock first. Explain first. No surprise touch. No unnecessary crowd. Give me time. The world is already loud. **[Final Chorus]** **Autism in a hospital doesn’t mean I can’t understand,** Sometimes I just need things explained and planned. Respect my boundaries, listen when I speak, And understand that asking for help isn’t being weak. Give me choice whenever there’s a choice to give, Help me feel safe in the place where I have to live. Calm voices, clear information, kindness too— **Those little things can change what I’m going through.** **[Outro]** I’m still me beneath the hospital light. Still a person with a voice and rights. Don’t just treat the illness— Please remember the person too. **Listen. Explain. Ask. Respect.** That’s how you help an autistic person Feel safer with you. 🧩🏥💜
