‘Understanding, accepting, embracing:’ How these twins with autism inspire their community
Anthony and Sammy Taormina were diagnosed with Asperger syndrome in 1990
Keith Dunlap, Digital Content Team, Graham Media Group
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Sammy (in pink shirt) and Anthony Taormina. Contributed photo (Sammy Taormina)
For Anthony and Sammy Taormina, there are two dates that define their lives as people who suffer from Asperger syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder.
For the twin brothers who were born four minutes apart (Sammy came first), the first date was one they don’t remember, when they were diagnosed in October 1990 at the age of 3.
The next date came sometime in 2002, when the brothers seemed to fully comprehend the syndrome and the challenges it presented in their daily lives.