Meet the First Couple to Have an All-Autism Wedding: ‘Autistic Children Can Grow Up and Have a Happy Life,’ Says the Bride
- By Loretta Boronat
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- 28 Sep, 2015
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Soon-to-be-married couple Anita Lesko and Abraham Nielson, who are both on the autism spectrum themselves, will be joined by people who also identify as autistic on their special day. This will be the first-ever wedding where everyone on the wedding party (including the ring bearer, harpist, wedding cake baker, groomsman, usher and more) is an individual living with autism. It will be held on September 26 at San Diego’s aptly titled ‘Love & Autism: A Conference With A Heart’. The conference’s goal, which was organized by Dr. Jenny Palmiotto, is to give awareness to the fact that each and every person (even those people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder), deserves to love and be loved. Dr. Palmiotto has also been helping the couple organize the wedding, and she’s been overwhelmed with the number of autistic individuals who are showing their support for the couple’s message. The would-be married couple wanted to show everyone that people with autism have emotions too and to they wanted to be living proof that children with autism can grow up and lead happy and fulfilled lives just like any normal person. To read more about their story, click here…
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