Throughout the book, Carly’s Voice, and throughout Carly’s life, she has been able to form numerous relationships despite her differences. Her most important and her strongest relationships include those with her parents, her siblings, and Howard.
Carly’s unpredictable and challenging behavior made it hard for the family to function as a normal family of five. Arthur, Carly’s father, explains that they “learned to spend time with [their] other kids, together in twos or fours, though seldom as five because if it were five, then it would be six- Carly always had a helper in tow.” With family trips, Carly would be left at home or accompanied by a babysitter as “family trips without help weren’t even imaginable” and “family holidays became more …show more content…
In addition, Carly has opened my eyes to the beauty that exists in those with the disorder. I say with a bit of shame, how little I knew about the amount of suffering people with Autism experienced every day and how hard it can be for their families. I didn’t realize just how differently their view of and interaction with the world was compared to those without Autism. One of the differences that stood out to me was the struggle Carly had to overcome daily to express her inner …show more content…
In the book, she talks about how the doctors don’t know what it is like to have autism and therefore is lacking in knowledge only one with the disorder could have. Carly says, “Why go to a duck to find out what’s wrong with a horse when you can go straight to the horse’s mouth?” I love this line and think there is so much truth in it. Doctors can guess and think that they know, but only those with the disorder really know best what they are experiencing.
After reading the book “Carly’s Voice”, I now have a new perspective on autism and how it those with the disorder experience the world and the effects it can have on families. I learned that people with autism are still people with inner voices that are just like those without (considering different personality types). Prior to reading the book, I viewed people with autism as “different on the inside”, I now know that is not so and people with disorders should all be treated that
Carly’s unpredictable and challenging behavior made it hard for the family to function as a normal family of five. Arthur, Carly’s father, explains that they “learned to spend time with [their] other kids, together in twos or fours, though seldom as five because if it were five, then it would be six- Carly always had a helper in tow.” With family trips, Carly would be left at home or accompanied by a babysitter as “family trips without help weren’t even imaginable” and “family holidays became more …show more content…
In addition, Carly has opened my eyes to the beauty that exists in those with the disorder. I say with a bit of shame, how little I knew about the amount of suffering people with Autism experienced every day and how hard it can be for their families. I didn’t realize just how differently their view of and interaction with the world was compared to those without Autism. One of the differences that stood out to me was the struggle Carly had to overcome daily to express her inner …show more content…
In the book, she talks about how the doctors don’t know what it is like to have autism and therefore is lacking in knowledge only one with the disorder could have. Carly says, “Why go to a duck to find out what’s wrong with a horse when you can go straight to the horse’s mouth?” I love this line and think there is so much truth in it. Doctors can guess and think that they know, but only those with the disorder really know best what they are experiencing.
After reading the book “Carly’s Voice”, I now have a new perspective on autism and how it those with the disorder experience the world and the effects it can have on families. I learned that people with autism are still people with inner voices that are just like those without (considering different personality types). Prior to reading the book, I viewed people with autism as “different on the inside”, I now know that is not so and people with disorders should all be treated that