Autistic Teenager Finds Voice Through Social Networking
July 6, 2010 in Special Needs News by Admin Dawn
Carly Fleischmann — a young woman whose autism left her mute — has found her voice through the use of the Internet.
Fleischmann is able to type her thoughts into a computer, and now communicates with thousands of people through her Twitter and Facebook pages. She has found a way to use the social networking phenomenon, along with e-mail, to communicate with people all over the world — many of whom are curious about autism or have a friend or family member with the disorder. Carly says she does what she can to teach others about autism and what it is like for her — a message that she says comes “straight from the horse’s mouth.”
via Autistic Teenager Finds Voice Through Social Networking | GlobalShift.
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