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Taylor Seems To Get It

February 13, 2025 By Pam Pulizzi

My friend Melanie has written twice now about Taylor Swift, and how her lyrics connects to people who are autistic. Melanie believes that Taylor’s songwriting speak to the autistic experience. She’s not the only one by the way. There are Facebook groups related to Autistic Swifties, podcasts about it, Reddit threads and more. 

In her most recent post, Melanie shares that the latest album The Tortured Poets Department can help people understand the feeling that often comes with being autistic, such as being ostracized, mocked, or left out. She pinpoints specific lyrics to consider. Check it out for yourself. 

When, like me, you love someone with autism you try to figure out ways to understand what’s going on in their head or to try to help them understand what’s going on in the world. I would’ve never thought of Taylor Swift as someone to help me do that. However, Melanie explains it really well, when she says that often times autistic people are just looking for a place where other people “get it“. And I’m glad that the lyrics from some of Taylor’s songs may be helping people to do that.

About Pam Pulizzi

Pam is the Co-Founder of the Orange Effect Foundation. She worked in the marketing field for the past 15 years. During that time she found her passion to build and lead amazing teams because of the commitment of the team she worked with.

Pam's background is in social work, and she is raising a son with autism so the opportunity to start and direct this nonprofit is a dream come true. She has been a key leader in the CMI Golf for Autism for the past 15 years and a champion for many other nonprofit organizations.

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