Autistic teen finds her inner voice

...A friend shared this video link recently about an autistic teen who found her inner voice through typing out her thoughts and needs with a laptop. Thanks Shantini.

Communication with such assistive device gives Carly power over her environment, allowing her to take control of her life and gives us an insight into the world of persons with Autism.

"You dont know what it feels like to be me," Carly typed. "when you can't sit still because your legs are on fire or it feels like a 100 ants are crawling up your arms."

She added: "People assume that I am dumb, because I can't talk."

and what came through her fingers typing one character at a time with fluency nobody would believe is astonishng ; the narrator continued as Carly unravels the mystery behind her wild behaviour: like banging her head -
"because if I don't, it feels like my body is going to explode, it is just like shaking a can of coke. If I could stop I would."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1uPf5O-on0&feature=related



"What do I want? I want to be like every other kid but I can't because I am Carly
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I am autistic, but that is not who I am. Take time to know me before you judge me.
Get to know Carly on http://carlysvoice.com/

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Eleanor Lisney, Access and information coordinator at Disability Awareness in Action shared the process of how she made her flat accessible to enable her to live her independent life in this video clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCsodgg0iKg

The born and bred Malaysian Chinese said, I brought this flat and made it accessible for me and I want to show people that it is not difficult to achieve a home that is comfortable, cost-effective and also accessible.

Eleanor is passionate about access and works on accessible travel through her social enterprise, Connect Culture, where she connects inclusive travel with the values of different cultures.

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She added that women and girls with disabilities have been and continue to be marginalised in terms of education, employment and health services, among others, and are a greater risk of abuse and poverty than other women.

In response to such need, the Little People of Kosovo’s theme for this International Women Day 2010 is “Non-discrimination” and had made a video clip to commemorate the event.

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