Understanding Autism: Individual, Sibling & Parental Perspectives

[Guest guest]

Learning By Design, LLC

in collaboration with Caldwell College Psychology Department

and Creating Choices for Children (CCC)

is proud to present

Understanding Autism: Individual, Sibling & Parental Perspectives

Saturday, December 15, 2007, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Caldwell College Alumni Theater, Caldwell, NJ

Featuring guest speakers and private screenings

Join us for an experience that will open your mind and touch your heart.

All donations to directly benefit Creating Choices for Children (CCC),

Caldwell, NJ

to enrich its current extracurricular programs and form social skills groups

Website: http://www.cccparents.org/

To help sponsor this fascinating and educational event and for FREE tickets

contact Turon- at 973-650-7986 or learningbydesign@...

Seats are limited - Registration Required

Cross

Speaker, Filmmaker, Self-Advocate in Disabilities

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

At 14, Cross had an idea. He wanted to make a movie he could sell

to make money for a community project he was involved in. Diagnosed

with autism spectrum disorder at 6, had always loved the movies,

and the arts were a heavy emphasis on his social and life skill

interventions. Creating a 10 minute short film at 15 with producer and

mentor, Travolta, and his mother, disabilities advocate, Keri

Bowers, the trio turned the short student film into a feature-length, 90

minute film. The result is.

" Normal People Scare Me, " a compelling film about autism.

, who is now 18 years old, has traveled extensively in the US and

abroad over the past two years with his mom screening the film and

delighting audiences with 's personal Q & A style and wit.

ABOUT THE FILM:

Normal People Scare Me, features interviews with 65 individuals and

family members living with the everyday realities of autism spectrum

disorders. It is the first film to explore everyday life with autism from

the

first-person perspective of so many individuals affected by the baffling

disorder.

LINK TO SNEAK PREVIEW:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4tFCFpH8Vw

WEBSITE: www.normalfilms.com

Keri Bowers

Speaker, Filmmaker, Disabilities Advocate

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Having worked in the disabilities field for over 18 years, Keri's handson

work with kids and adults, parenting a child with special needs,

full-time work in the non-profit sector and advocacy have turned Keri

into a speaker not to be missed. Keri's talks have audiences waiting

for the key secrets she shares in the arts and other innovational

ideas for interventions for disabled individuals. " Normies " - or

individuals without disabilities also find the film and talks fascinating

and informative.

Normal People Scare Me, a 90 minute feature film, was co-created

with Keri's son, , 18, with autism. The documentary has been

featured on various news programs, including: CNN/a Zahn

Now, PBS/California Connected; Geraldo at Large; The Today

Show; Extra, and The New Naomi Judd Show. Magazines,

including People, Spectrum, Scholastic, and the cover of The

Autism Perspective Magazine have featured Keri and 's work

in film and public education. The Centers for Disease Control used

the film as an internal education film.

The Sandwich Kid, a film about siblings of people with disabilities

created with Keri's son, Jace, now 12 years old, captures the intrinsic

issues of a brother or sister faced with a sibling having a disability.

Issues of everyday living, the challenges, sacrifices - as well as the

benefits of living with a disability are explored in this compelling film.

Learning

By

Design,

LLC

[Guest guest]

>

> Learning By Design, LLC

> in collaboration with Caldwell College Psychology Department

> and Creating Choices for Children (CCC)

> is proud to present

> Understanding Autism: Individual, Sibling & Parental Perspectives

> Saturday, December 15, 2007, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

> Caldwell College Alumni Theater, Caldwell, NJ

> Featuring guest speakers and private screenings

> Join us for an experience that will open your mind and touch your

heart.

> All donations to directly benefit Creating Choices for Children

(CCC),

> Caldwell, NJ

> to enrich its current extracurricular programs and form social

skills groups

> Website: http://www.cccparents.org/

> To help sponsor this fascinating and educational event and for FREE

tickets

> contact Turon- at 973-650-7986 or learningbydesign@...

> Seats are limited - Registration Required

> Cross

> Speaker, Filmmaker, Self-Advocate in Disabilities

> ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

> At 14, Cross had an idea. He wanted to make a movie he could

sell

> to make money for a community project he was involved in. Diagnosed

> with autism spectrum disorder at 6, had always loved the

movies,

> and the arts were a heavy emphasis on his social and life skill

> interventions. Creating a 10 minute short film at 15 with producer

and

> mentor, Travolta, and his mother, disabilities advocate, Keri

> Bowers, the trio turned the short student film into a feature-

length, 90

> minute film. The result is.

> " Normal People Scare Me, " a compelling film about autism.

> , who is now 18 years old, has traveled extensively in the US

and

> abroad over the past two years with his mom screening the film and

> delighting audiences with 's personal Q & A style and wit.

> ABOUT THE FILM:

> Normal People Scare Me, features interviews with 65 individuals and

> family members living with the everyday realities of autism spectrum

> disorders. It is the first film to explore everyday life with

autism from

> the

> first-person perspective of so many individuals affected by the

baffling

> disorder.

> LINK TO SNEAK PREVIEW:

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4tFCFpH8Vw

> WEBSITE: www.normalfilms.com

> Keri Bowers

> Speaker, Filmmaker, Disabilities Advocate

> ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

> Having worked in the disabilities field for over 18 years, Keri's

handson

> work with kids and adults, parenting a child with special needs,

> full-time work in the non-profit sector and advocacy have turned

Keri

> into a speaker not to be missed. Keri's talks have audiences waiting

> for the key secrets she shares in the arts and other innovational

> ideas for interventions for disabled individuals. " Normies " - or

> individuals without disabilities also find the film and talks

fascinating

> and informative.

> Normal People Scare Me, a 90 minute feature film, was co-created

> with Keri's son, , 18, with autism. The documentary has been

> featured on various news programs, including: CNN/a Zahn

> Now, PBS/California Connected; Geraldo at Large; The Today

> Show; Extra, and The New Naomi Judd Show. Magazines,

> including People, Spectrum, Scholastic, and the cover of The

> Autism Perspective Magazine have featured Keri and 's work

> in film and public education. The Centers for Disease Control used

> the film as an internal education film.

> The Sandwich Kid, a film about siblings of people with disabilities

> created with Keri's son, Jace, now 12 years old, captures the

intrinsic

> issues of a brother or sister faced with a sibling having a

disability.

> Issues of everyday living, the challenges, sacrifices - as well as

the

> benefits of living with a disability are explored in this

compelling film.

> Learning

> By

> Design,

> LLC

>

Hi all,

I wanted to give my review here. The mother Keri is a wonderful

person with ideas on how to make your own goal and objectives for

your older children as the transition on a handout. The Movie by

was very choppy and much too long, over 90 min. It didn't flow

from person to person,and was confusing to watch you didn't know what

his point was many times. I was glad that it was made it gave

exposure to what he wants to be a movie business. Many people in the

audience didn't know what autism was and didn't ask questions

including parents. Jeanne