Carry Me Ohio

Matt Eich

Aurora Select/ The Alexia Foundation

Troy Goins, 16, sucks his toe to console himself as he sits on his new bed in his mother’s trailer. His autism makes it difficult for him to deal with even the smallest changes and self-stimulation is his way of coping.

Matt Eich, "Carry Me Ohio," in POYi Archive, Item #42579, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/42579 (accessed June 18, 2025).