Guest guest Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 I just received this from a friend and thought it would be of interest to many of you: 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. TONIGHT: Watch " World News with Gibson " tonight, Wed. Feb. 20, at 6:30 p.m. ET, to see Carly's response to the hundreds of emails she's received on our website. Learn what this outpouring of support has meant to this amazing 13-year-old and her family. Bev mom to Craig, 22, Magenis Syndrome **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 What I found even more interesting was what she had to " say " . She even answered why she stims...I won't give it away. _____ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of bfrey97147@... Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 12:09 PM To: Subject: World News with Gibson tonight I just received this from a friend and thought it would be of interest to many of you: 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. TONIGHT: Watch " World News with Gibson " tonight, Wed. Feb. 20, at 6:30 p.m. ET, to see Carly's response to the hundreds of emails she's received on our website. Learn what this outpouring of support has meant to this amazing 13-year-old and her family. Bev mom to Craig, 22, Magenis Syndrome **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living. <http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-du ffy/> aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 It's a follow up story. Here's a link to the original story: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Story?id=4311223 & page=2 This is really interesting to me since is mostly nonverbal, though he does have several words and signs, and his nonverbal IQ is certainly functional, even average in some respects. I've got some tools here I just haven't made the time to use since they weren't working when he was sick, but time to get them out again and start PECs and GoTalk etc. Beth World News with Gibson tonight I just received this from a friend and thought it would be of interest to many of you: 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. TONIGHT: Watch " World News with Gibson " tonight, Wed. Feb. 20, at 6:30 p.m. ET, to see Carly's response to the hundreds of emails she's received on our website. Learn what this outpouring of support has meant to this amazing 13-year-old and her family. Bev mom to Craig, 22, Magenis Syndrome **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 B DeHoff wrote: > > It's a follow up story. Here's a link to the original story: > http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Story?id=4311223 & page=2 > <http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Story?id=4311223 & page=2> > > This is really interesting to me since is mostly nonverbal, > though he does have several words and signs, and his nonverbal IQ is > certainly functional, even average in some respects. I've got some > tools here I just haven't made the time to use since they weren't > working when he was sick, but time to get them out again and start > PECs and GoTalk etc. > > Beth > > World News with Gibson tonight > > I just received this from a friend and thought it would be of interest to > many of you: > > 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. > > TONIGHT: Watch " World News with Gibson " tonight, Wed. Feb. 20, at > 6:30 p.m. ET, to see Carly's response to the hundreds of emails she's > received > on our website. Learn what this outpouring of support has meant to this > amazing 13-year-old and her family. > Bev mom to Craig, 22, Magenis Syndrome > > **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. > (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ > <http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/\ > > 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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