yay Gary Cole understands his daughter well. looks that way anyway. i love Gary Cole, i've been a fan of his since like i was 12 or something.
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Gary Cole
Autistic child: Daughter Mary, 14, diagnosed with autism-spectrum disorder at 18 months.
Chicago roots: Born in Park Ridge, he played Snoopy in a Rolling Meadows High production of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown." After studying theater at Illinois State University, he joined the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
Activism: He talked about Mary's positive response to a dog in the book Love Heels: Tales From Canine Companions for Independence. Cole is involved with The Help Group day schools and making public service announcements. He was on the cover of the premiere issue of the Autism Perspective magazine in 2005.
His words: "People with autism, I don't like to think of it as a disability, I like to think of it as another way of thinking or perceiving," he has said. "And I felt my job was to try to perceive everything on some level through her eyes so I could know what it was like to walk in her shoes."