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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
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Sunday, July 15, 2012
Family wants understanding of Asperger
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255
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Is suicide a developmental disorder?
Dr. Douglass Meinecke, National Institute of Mental Health
Is suicide a developmental disorder?
| Lauren Kisly, 22, of Lakemoor, talks with her mom about the recent suicide of her brother, Eric, 23, while at their home recently. Eric struggled with Asperger syndrome and committed suicide by jumping in front of a Metra train June 16, (Sarah Nader – snader@shawmedia.com) |
In a typed suicide note left for his loved ones, Kisly described the difficulties he had finding a job.
“I hate to say this but by the time you are reading this, I will probably be dead,” Kisly wrote. “I am doing this because I realize that I can’t fix my life given whats [sic] left within me.”
The great irony of Eric’s Kisly’s disability is that its traits are exactly what would make him a model employee.
Focused. Honest. Hardworking. Intelligent.
But the Woodstock High School graduate’s handicaps speak much louder than how he looks on résumé paper. Kisly, 23, had a form of autism called Asperger syndrome.
In a typed suicide note left for his loved ones, Kisly described the difficulties he had finding a job.
Asperger syndrome is a developmental disorder characterized by the inability to gauge emotions or read social cues. It is marked by repetitive rituals and behaviors, peculiar speech and language, and hypersensitivity to light and sound.
Grouped with other autism disorders, Asperger syndrome is thought to be on the milder end of the autism spectrum.
Eric Kisly fit the mold in many ways. He was a Green Bay Packer superfan. He preferred to wear only yellow, cotton T-shirts and drank only Sunkist soda. Socially, he struggled to make friends.
Asperger syndrome traits often are mistaken for rudeness, social awkwardness, or simply just being weird. This made Kisly a target for schoolyard bullies. Unable to adjust the volume of his voice to his surroundings, Kisly often would be shouting – even during job interviews.
“If people are able to look past that first impression of his weird quirks, I think he would have had a much easier time,” said Eric Kisly’s 22-year-old sister, Lauren Kisly. “But people don’t know how to recognize why he acts in a particular way.”
“I can’t even fathom in the slightest bit how much pain he’s gone through his whole life and what it had built up to,” Lauren Kisly said. “I hope and pray that he’s not having a hard time anymore.”
But the Woodstock High School graduate’s handicaps speak much louder than how he looks on résumé paper. Kisly, 23, had a form of autism called Asperger syndrome.
In a typed suicide note left for his loved ones, Kisly described the difficulties he had finding a job.
Asperger syndrome is a developmental disorder characterized by the inability to gauge emotions or read social cues. It is marked by repetitive rituals and behaviors, peculiar speech and language, and hypersensitivity to light and sound.
Grouped with other autism disorders, Asperger syndrome is thought to be on the milder end of the autism spectrum.
Eric Kisly fit the mold in many ways. He was a Green Bay Packer superfan. He preferred to wear only yellow, cotton T-shirts and drank only Sunkist soda. Socially, he struggled to make friends.
Asperger syndrome traits often are mistaken for rudeness, social awkwardness, or simply just being weird. This made Kisly a target for schoolyard bullies. Unable to adjust the volume of his voice to his surroundings, Kisly often would be shouting – even during job interviews.
“If people are able to look past that first impression of his weird quirks, I think he would have had a much easier time,” said Eric Kisly’s 22-year-old sister, Lauren Kisly. “But people don’t know how to recognize why he acts in a particular way.”
“I can’t even fathom in the slightest bit how much pain he’s gone through his whole life and what it had built up to,” Lauren Kisly said. “I hope and pray that he’s not having a hard time anymore.”
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Northwest Herald | Family wants understanding of Asperger
By CHELSEA McDOUGALL - cmcdougall@shawmedia.com
Created: Sunday, July 15, 2012 5:30 a.m. CDT
Updated: Sunday, July 15, 2012 9:56 a.m. CDT
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Friday, July 13, 2012
Disability and Employment Resources from Diversity World
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Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Autism Mom and a Sibling shares: 'What July 4th means to me'
Independence Day for the United States of America is a celebration for so many reasons. 5 well-known reasons are eloquently and fortuitiously proclaimed by Our Founding Fathers who envisioned "one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
Another not-so-well-know reason is so that our family can enjoy living on the Autism Spectrum. Our 'EnjoyHi5Autism' mission advocates that 'People with disAbilities are Value-ABLE.'
Today, we want to express our appreciation for American troops and military personnel who have joined forces with freedom writers, liberty pursuers, and justice maintainers to ensure that ALL Americans are living in The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave!"
Yes, the American Revolutionary War, and many liberty battles thereafter, have been fought and won -on the homefront and abroad - to ensure our beliefs. Similarly, Disability Rights Advocates and NeuroDiversity Activists are daily battling for the Inclusion, Integration, Productivity, Self-Determination, and Independence of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities. NeuroDiversity and Disabililty Rights supporters join forces to ensure equality and accessibility for ALL Americans.
Because of your sacrifices that secured and still maintain our country's peace, we are at liberty to pursue a fulfilling life. Our family and many others can choose to live at home, attend inclusive parks and accessible playgrounds, achieve higher education, as well as, pursue integrated, competitive jobs, and actively engage in our communities.
"Life on the Autism Spectrum can be Enjoyable." May God Bless America, our Commander in Chief, Leaders, Military, and their Families.
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