Autism Breakthrough: Girl's Writings Explain Her Feelings

Carly Fleischman has severe autism and is unable to speak a word. But thanks to years of expensive and intensive therapy, this 13-year-old has made a remarkable breakthrough... (Also, check out the very moving video linked in the article.) See the links below.

I joined a great website, digg.com, that is very cool. It's a meta feed made of videos, new stories, pics, etc, that people want to promote or share. It's like net surfing with a crowd -- all the benefits of everyone looking around at once. I found this cool story. I was awed and amazed at this -- quite possibly the most wonderful effect of technology that I've ever seen to date. Autism, a condition shrouded in mystery and misunderstanding for doctors, scientists, and even family and friends of the affected, has lost a lot of it's power to entrap the afflicted. This is a real victory. Computers have given them a way to communicate their feelings and emotions!!!

What must it be like to be trapped behind a wall, unable to express yourself in any way, consigned to a life of being perpetually misunderstood? I can't even imagine. As a really emotive person, it's a unrelenting hell to even consider. Carly Fleischman is a hero. God bless her and her family.

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