Sibling_Of_Autistic_Child

Sibling Of Autistic Child Interview: I interviewed my nine year old son who is the younger sibling of a high functioning eleven year old, also my son, with Asperger’s Syndrome and a touch of Autism. Subject Being Interviewed: Nicky Fasulo, age 9. His older brother, Marc Fasulo, was diagnosed in kindergarten as mildly retarded and moderately autistic. This label was updated in third grade to Asperger’s Syndrome. Most people who meet Marc and work with him believe that he still has a touch of autism mixed in with his Asperger tendencies. The Interview: Q: Do you know what autism means' Asperger’s Syndrome' A: It is hard to explain but, you have problems with thinking stuff through and need lots of space. Sometimes kids like this can’t talk or eat. My brother can talk but, he needs a special class at school to help him and he sometimes can’t get all of his word out so easily. His brain has trouble thinking and he gets really mad when that happens. Q. How different do you think it is having an older brother who has such a disability like this' A: It is harder for me having a brother with this kind of disability. autism, autistic, marc, brother, play, games, nicky, sometimes, needs, yes, time, mad, video, think, about, very, things, special, out, make, began, been, talk, syndrome, stuff, something, sibling, right, really, older, ok, little, life, kindergarten, help