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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Medill freshman Lia Assimakopoulos and her younger brother William, who was diagnosed with autism when he was two years old. Her first book, “Life in Letters,” details the experiences of her brother and other non-speaking autistic children.

Q&A: Medill freshman publishes first book about communicating with autistic brother

March 6, 2019

A&E Lia Assimakopoulos wants to give a voice to the silent. As the older sister of a non-speaking autistic teen, the Medill freshman wrote her first book about her brother and other children who struggle...

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