Non-verbal girl with autism speaks through her computer
(Earth Matters) Carly’s Voice: My name is Carly Fleischmann and as long as I can remember I’ve been diagnosed with autism. I am not able to talk out of my mouth, however I have found another way to communicate by spelling on my computer (and yes that is me typing on the computer by myself).
I used to think I was the only kid with autism who communicates by spelling, but last year I met a group of kids that communicate the same way. In fact some are even faster at typing then I am. Last year a story about my life was shown on ABC news, CNN and CTV here in Canada.
Changing the world of autism
After my story was played I kept on getting lots of emails from moms, dads, kids and people from different countries asking me all sorts of questions about autism. I think people get a lot of their information from so-called experts, but I think what happens is that experts can’t give an explanation to certain questions.
How can you explain something you have not lived or if you don’t know what it’s like to have it? If a horse is sick, you don’t ask a fish what’s wrong with the horse. You go right to the horse’s mouth.
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Source: Earth Matters
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