DIGITAL ORIGINAL from KARK Jesse Niswanger, 17, who will play Grandpa Joe in the upcoming production was diagnosed at 3-years-old with what was formally referred to as Asperger syndrome. In 2013, it became part of one umbrella diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). “Along with the Aspergers and being on the spectrum. I have severe social anxiety. I have ADHD and interaction with people it’s hard,” says Jesse. The young thespian’s journey to the main stage was not an eas