“Sometimes, it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things no one can imagine,” said Elizabeth Bonker to conclude her graduation speech at Rollins College in Florida in 2022, referencing a quote from Alan Turing, a British mathematician who helped break Nazi encryption codes in World War II.
The address drew a standing ovation and then went viral on social media. The published author, poet, and lyricist became a highly sought-after public speaker—even though she doesn’t say a word vocally.
Bonker has a form of autism that has kept her from speaking since she was 15 months old….