Carly Fleischermann, born in Toronto was diagnosed with autism at the age of two. Written off by many experts and skeptics that non verbal people like Carly are incapable of thinking and writing. Although Carly's days were filled with mute outburst, uncontrollable movement and headbanging, her parents never gave up hope. After spending relentless hours and thousands of dollars in therapies Carly found a way to break out of her own body.
At the age of fourteen she found her voice. No, she was not miraculously cured. The same intellect, personality, hopes, dreams and feelings that you might find in "Normal" people is the same in a disabled girl written off as mentally deficient.
Today, no longer trapped inside of a silent body, Carly can be found on Twitter, Facebook, and You-Tube. The story of her life has been told on ABC news, CNN, and CTV. She has excelled far beyond many people without medical challenges by becoming an author of her autobiography, "Carly's Voice: Breaking Through Autism," and is quite the comical host on the very first non verbal talk show aired on HBO.
No one can tell Carly's life as well as she can. I challenge you to watch a clip of her story, or better yet read her book. The way you view those with disabilities will forever be changed.
