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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 - I can type on my own
» Click here to see me type
This is your chance to ask Carly and her friends questions about Autism.
Here is part two of some video that was not broadcast on 20/20 on Friday – click here to view.
Caringchildren asked: Who do you like hanging out with more? “typical children” or “Autistic children” Why?
Carly:
I like hanging out with typical children because it pushes me to control my behaviors and find different stims that …
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Unable to Speak or Connect to the World Until Age 11, Carly Fleishman Types: ‘I Am Autistic But That Is Not Who I Am’
By ALAN B. GOLDBERG and LAUREN PUTRINO
Aug. 6, 2009
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Hi Carly:
How are you today? I saw you on TV last year and was amazed by you!!! I actually worked with you years ago, you were just 5 years old (I was working on Kevin’s team). It was only for 6 months or so but I loved every second. Back then we were using a penny board and you were learning body parts, greetings and basic sounds.
Now look at you! I am so proud of you!! I wish you all the best.
Jenni Gillespie
Awesome blossom!! Way to go! Looking forward to all your tweets – John
Hi Carley,
I think you are a great kid and it is so cool that now you are able to let everyone now what you need and want. I am so amazed and so happy for you and your family . What kind of music do you like to listen to? Keep up the amazing things that your are doing and will be doing in the future. Bless you
Susan Nicolas
My name is Lindsey Johnson and I have an 11 year old son with autism. When he was first diagnosed, his doctors told me that he would never speak, never know that I was his mother… and I had him when I was 17. Today my son competes in the Special Olympics, he’s on the honor roll in a regular classroom, and he can read, write, and speak.
I just wanted to say that I was moved to tears reading about you. You are such a couragous, intelligent, determined young lady. Thank~you for being such an inspiration to myself and I’m sure countless others.
Wow, There are no words that can express how awesome your ability is. I am 15 years old, and cannot imagine how hard it must have been to not be able to speak. I have meet a few indeviduals that are autistic, and are not able to type, speak, or express any feelings in any way. Your story is inspiring, I just saw your Story on ABC news.
I wish you the best of luck, and Maybe, maybe you will find your outer voice.
;D
Hi Carly,
I think your story is so inspiring. I see why your parents are so proud of you, you have such a wonderful spirit.
I hope one day you can talk and do all the things you want to do in life that makes you happy…don’t stop being Carly, OK.
BTW, I think you ARE cute, too.
Rodney
Carly,
I just saw your story on 20/20. I am stunned and inspired by your courage and determination. I wish all the best for you and your family. You are beautiful. The world should learn wonders from you.
All the best,
Kate Fields
Hi there Carly,
I was very inspired by your story and glad that there is someone that can speak on the behalf of people with autism.
I ahve a son with autism who was told that he would never succeed in life and he got his GED at the age of 16 without modification, he drives, with a GPS to help him get around and does so much more.
I do have one question that maybe you can answer for me: He seems to go into depression or isolates himself and seems angry. Is that something that you may have any insight about? I would love to know.
Keep up the good work and don’t stop being YOU.
Thanks,
Denise
Carly ~
I just watched you on 20/20 and I want you to know that I think you are hero! Thank you for allowing your story to be told.
I am going to send the link to your web site to my friend, Rosie, in London, England so she can be encouraged by your story as well. Rosie has three sons and two of them have also been diagnosed with autism. I’m fairly certain that Rosie will think you are wonderful, just like I do.
The following verse from the Old Testament in the Bible has been very special to me for a very long time and I would like to share it with you:
“The Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.” Isaiah 58:11
You are one cool kid and I look forward to reading your novel!
Hi sweet and beautiful Carly.
We love you.
You are a true inspiration and a blessing.
From the Aguilar’s family who has a 2 1/2 year old autistic boy Rocky. We believe in you Carly and we believe in our son.
God bless you sweet child.
Hi Carly, I work at Camp HASC (Hebrew Academy for Special Children) and I’ve had campers with a variety of developmental disabilities such as down’s syndrome, angelman’s syndrome, and autism. I’m not a therapist or teacher, so people don’t always listen to me, but you have confirmed exactly what I’ve always told my peers, that treating every kid normally is the best way to go – because you never know what is really going on inside. You probably get this a lot, but is there any way I could email you? I have loads of questions about autism and I think asking you is better than all of the training in the world. Thank you so much!
Hi Carly,
What computer software do you find most beneficial for your communication needs?
Thank you,
Pam
dear carli,
hi, im a 13 year old girl and i have a brother with cerebal paulsie and eplices and cerebal paulsie and mental retardation. he just moved to a group home. i miss him teribly. we were extremly close with each other, i was one of the only people he responded to. i know that what you have is extremly different, but you give me hope for him. thank you.
yours with respect,
Elisha
God bless you, Carly. You are so talented! I cant believe it!
Keep doing the good work!
-Paul
Hey Carly,
I saw your 20-20 clip on you tube yesterday and spent most of last night checking out your blog and your writings. I know you must hear it alot these days but you are an inspiration.
My cousin’s daughter is autistic and I have sent them links to your site in the hope that your experience will give them more insight into their daughter’s world. We live in Trinidad, in the Caribbean and seeing breakthroughs like yours are so heartening.
Personally, you’ve given me hope. I wish I had the right words to express how amazed I am at your strength of character. I love your sense of humor and wit.
Keep it up beautiful girl. Lots of love to you and your lovely family.
Tash.
Carly,
I’m so happy that you shared your story with everyone. I always thought there was a great deal of awareness and connection going on inside of the autistic people that I know that isn’t evident to the rest of the world, and I am so happy that you found a way to share what is going on inside of you. It is amazing, and expected, all at once; you are just a normal girl trying to be a normal girl, and then again, you are more than that. I am so happy that you shared, because now maybe everyone who sees your story will think about how they view people with autism, how they interact with them, and maybe, it will help find a way to make a connection for all of them. Thank you!
Windy
hi carly,
i like you.
i am a 16 year old boy with autism. i am typing to you. i was playing your video. i yunderstand you because i feel the same. i get frustrated too.
do you like to play -playstation.
please type back to me.
josh
Hi Carly, I’m a mother of a five years old boy who was diagnosed with autism 2 years ago. He is no verbal and for me as a mother is hard not being able to understand him. I just want to ask you what is the best way for me to help him to develop all his intelligence without making him feel frustated or unconfortable?.
I watched you video on 20/20 last week and I cried because I was so happy for you and your family. GOD BLESS YOU AND THANKS FOR LET US KNOW HOW SPECIAL AND UNIQUE YOU AND MY SON ARE.
XIOMARA, CALIFORNIA
What an inspiration you are Carly. You are a ray of sunshine in a dark world. I wish you the best for your future and hope that you get to go to a main stream school and afforded all the same opportunities as everyone else.
Hi Carly! I bawled watching the 20/20 video. I’m a single mom to a beautiful autistic son but we struggle. The world wants him to conform and so do I sometimes. He was nonverbal with lots of scarey behaviors, slapping himself, running away, tantrums from 2 years old. I search the internet and tried the holistic vitamin/ special diet etc. He did fabulous and now talks alot and is extremely social. But I’ll never know if anything I tried worked or helped or made things worse. He still has trouble with impulses, sensory overload and sensory seeking, focus and just seems to enjoy getting people to react to him. Do you remember when your autism hit or if it was always with you? Any ideas of what causes the burning /crawling skin thing or autism in general? are you feeling at all overwhelmed by the number of people looking to you for hope and answers? You’re just a kids and don’t need that kind of pressure but we can’t help asking! God bless you!
http://www.strangeson.com/index.php?page=home
Hi Carly; thanks for your inspiration. Many people suffering from autism feel trapped. There is hope !
I found you on the StrangeSon site. I would highly recommend this site to all families, caregivers, and professionals whom are affected by autism.
This site offers inspiration and tools! Please look into it Carly; you may want to offer a link on your site.
Keep up the good work. I wish you all the best. May God continue to hold you tight and rock you in her arms !
Diane T
My dear, Wonderful the way you are in progress.
My only child, Gaby, is non verbal autistic and will be 44 next month.
She lives as a boarder at a special school for autistic people. She loves it there and also likes to come home for visits.
We did all we could in her early years, many treatments, different specialists, etc.
Then the time came to just ACCEPT. She is beautiful.
About 5 years ago two French therapists tried the computer way of communicating but would type themselves and ask questions. In French it is called Ta main pour parler. She replied to quite a few questions, but next day was very sick at school, vomiting.
So I decided it was best to just leave her in peace. The school chief psychologist did not agree with that kind of approach since it was too agressive.
Autism is a mystery and what works for one may not work for another.
I am very much against raising false expectations or blaming parents for not being loving enough. That is not TRUE at all. It’s like a cancer patient. Some do have miraculous recoveries, others, most of them, die.
As parents we do our very best and should never, ever, feel guilty when we get to the point that we realize there is nothing more we can do. Just watch over them, be their guardian, see that they are well cared for and above all, LOVE THEM.
Blessings to all the parents with autistic offsprings, specially the non verbal ones.
Martha N
Carly – you are amazing.
Thanks a lot for being you. Your voice is fantastic, and I am sure you help many kids and adults around the world.
Good luck!!!
Hi Carly
I’m Gabby I have High Functioning Autism. I am 22. When I watched the 20/20 thing about you, it brought tears to my eyes. Although I am high functioning I some times get to the point where I can’t talk especially when I am highly anxious or in a sensory overload. I’ve only just learnt that I can type to get my communication across to the other people. I get a bit worried when I have to type because I’m scared that people are going to call me a retard. Even though i am verbal I like typing instead of talking. My saying is writting will always be my first language and talking will always be my second language.
Is there any way we can email each other, I will love to learn more about you.
All my love from a Aspie (Asperger’s)/Autie (Autism) to another Aspie/Autie.
Dear Carly,
Your wonderful amazing story was shown to us in a short video as part of our prime time evening news program in Israel a few nights ago.
I have an autistic non-verbal grandson aged 17, so of course found your story no less than miraculous and hope-inspiring. I guess what amazed me most was your ability to type with almost no spelling errors. Were you ever taught to read as this is the only explanation for that, that I could think of?
Thank you and your family for sharing your wonderful story with us. Bless you all and enjoy your new ability to communicate with your family and the outside world.
Carly,
I am inspired by your story. I am the mother of an 8 year old child who has mild cerebral palsy and has limited verbalization. We recently discovered the Vantage Lite, augmentative device. After watching your video, I am more convinced that he understands more than I possibly could ever imagine. We are going to continue finding his voice.
Thank you for sharing your story with the world.
Kim Morrow
Valliant, Oklahoma
Hi Carly When my grandaughter was here in NS for a visit we saw you on TV. You are such a great inspiration for me. Sometimes I have trouble learning new things like the computer. Last summer my grandson and I went to St. Catharines ON. We even rode the merry-go-round which is still 5 cents a ride. I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday season. Sher
doctors told me i would never walk again in the hospital …but i proved them wrong …..you can do it girl be strong