Nonverbal autistic student to give commencement address
North County Times
There will be an inspiring commencement speaker today at Torrey Pines High School in California — non-verbal autistic student Jeremy Sicile-Kira. In the North County Times article below, Jeremy said he’ll tell his classmates to never give up on themselves.
Most people would consider scaling Mount Everest or winning a Nobel Peace Prize an impressive feat, but Jeremy Sicile-Kira —- who was diagnosed at age 3 with severe autism —- is scaling heights that are equally impressive.
On Friday, the 21-year-old is set to become the first nonverbal autistic student to receive a full academic diploma from Torrey Pines High School, San Dieguito Union School District officials said.
He will also give the school’s commencement address, which has been prerecorded using a computer voice generator that translated his typed speech into an audio file burned onto a CD.
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Posted on June 18, 2010 | No Comments | Category: Autism | Tags: Autism, children with Autism, school
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