Sunday, January 22, 2012

A voice for Carly

We were so blessed this morning to see a video on Facebook that highlights Carly Fleischmann's story. Carly is a 14 year old girl with autism. She has multiple disabilities, and has never spoken a word in her life. Carly went through the typical routine for the child with autism, with multiple therapies, physical fits and flailing, and more. Though Carly seemed distant to many, inside her mind was a world of communication just waiting to be let out.

I hope you enjoy this video from Youtube. I also hope you go to over to Carly's Voice to see more about the story of how Carly found her voice, and also what she is doing to use her voice to help others get a better picture of those suffering from autism. We have many friends with autism, and I can identify to a small part of what Carly shares about the feelings in her heart and mind when people assume things about this sweet and energetic young lady.