Comments on: “Autist” – Autistic Girl can’t speak, but at 10 began typing – feelings, jokes, stories. http://www.imagiscape.ca/blog/caregiving/autism-speaks-without-speaking Experiments in Transformation Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jonathon http://www.imagiscape.ca/blog/caregiving/autism-speaks-without-speaking/comment-page-1#comment-2141 Jonathon Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:38:32 +0000 http://www.imagiscape.ca/blog/uncategorized/autist-autistic-girl-cant-speak-but-at-10-began-typing-feelings-jokes-stories#comment-2141 TV Special: Carly's story will be the focus of an episode of CTV (Canada)'s W-Five this coming Saturday <strong>March 22</strong> at 7pm Eastern. -- Susan, I searched for an email address for Carly's family so I could forward your comments, but I have not found one. You may want to post your comment on the W-Five website (each episode has its own comments section; it may not be open until after the show). TV Special:
Carly’s story will be the focus of an episode of CTV (Canada)’s W-Five this coming Saturday March 22 at 7pm Eastern.

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Susan, I searched for an email address for Carly’s family so I could forward your comments, but I have not found one. You may want to post your comment on the W-Five website (each episode has its own comments section; it may not be open until after the show).

]]> By: susan (uk) http://www.imagiscape.ca/blog/caregiving/autism-speaks-without-speaking/comment-page-1#comment-1484 susan (uk) Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:13:55 +0000 http://www.imagiscape.ca/blog/uncategorized/autist-autistic-girl-cant-speak-but-at-10-began-typing-feelings-jokes-stories#comment-1484 I can't tell you how much Carly's writing has helped me to understand my son. Aiden (6yrs old) was diagnosed three years ago as being profoundly autistic. Carly has been able in her own words to explain how she feels and this has helped me to possibly understand how Aiden feels sometimes. Aiden has a twin sister who is ok, she seems to have a link to Aiden which helps a lot. He does talk, mainly copying, which can be just as frustrating sometimes as if he can't (if you see what i mean). I love my son dearly and i wouldn't want to change him, but i am working hard to get him to understand the world. He also attends a school which uses ABA and this has had a big effect on him, along with treating him normally. Please Carly continue to enlighten us with your thoughts and feelings as just maybe some of these doctors who keep telling us how we should treat our children (and who have only read about autism in a book) may actually understand what it is like to live with autism. I hope you have fun and happy days as you deserve to be happy and treated as the beautiful person you are. If you do manage to get your thoughts into a book i would dearly love to read it, along with Aiden's head teacher and all the staff at his school. Thank you so much. susan I can’t tell you how much Carly’s writing has helped me to understand my son. Aiden (6yrs old) was diagnosed three years ago as being profoundly autistic. Carly has been able in her own words to explain how she feels and this has helped me to possibly understand how Aiden feels sometimes. Aiden has a twin sister who is ok, she seems to have a link to Aiden which helps a lot. He does talk, mainly copying, which can be just as frustrating sometimes as if he can’t (if you see what i mean). I love my son dearly and i wouldn’t want to change him, but i am working hard to get him to understand the world. He also attends a school which uses ABA and this has had a big effect on him, along with treating him normally.

Please Carly continue to enlighten us with your thoughts and feelings as just maybe some of these doctors who keep telling us how we should treat our children (and who have only read about autism in a book) may actually understand what it is like to live with autism.

I hope you have fun and happy days as you deserve to be happy and treated as the beautiful person you are. If you do manage to get your thoughts into a book i would dearly love to read it, along with Aiden’s head teacher and all the staff at his school.

Thank you so much.

susan

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