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Young Playwrights on understanding autism

'Mouthful' #11: This week we meet Lisa Gardner, whose monologue “Autism Speaks” says all of the things she felt unable to say when she wrote it as a high school student in 2013. Lisa’s older brother is severely autistic, and growing up with him was a challenge.

Over the past 11 weeks Philly.com has been hosting Mouthful, a podcast that features dramatic monologues highlighting the experiences and perspectives of young Philadelphians. These monologues, which are performed by professional actors, are produced by Philly Young Playwrights and Yvonne Latty, director of the Reporting the Nation program at NYU's Carter Journalism Institute.