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A nonspeaking autistic woman, has a breakthrough after decades of failed therapies. She discovers a way to communicate through assisted-typing, with her first words being, "I have been buried under years of dust."
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00:02For 25 years, I was trapped inside a body without a voice.
00:10I had Emily in 1991, and that was the most amazing thing in the world.
00:17When I was very little, I was aware I was different.
00:27The thing that confused me most was language.
00:32And there was no solution.
00:39All at once, something inside me awakens.
00:43She just was like, hold on, I have the floor now.
00:47Like, there you are.
00:48We stood there and watched every single session to be sure that this was for real.
00:52There was a big change.
00:55We all need communication. It's a basic human right.
00:58I don't think I have ever felt like I needed to be fixed as much as I needed to be
01:02understood.
01:03Oh, Emily.
01:05She was taking control of her life.
01:11My name is Emily Faith Grodin, and this is my story.
01:15Okay, that's true.
01:16Mrs.
01:20Three in the world.
01:21You have to be sure how she is competing for it.
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