Outline of Presentation:

Taylor Crowe:
Taylor will provide dramatic and insightful firsthand experiences with autism, emphasizing how the world seems to someone who interprets things literally. He will describe the challenges he faced learning how to interact with others as he was growing up, and the strategies used to adapt to and overcome difficulties he had understanding and communicating with others. He will emphasize the value of his friendships with neurotypical peers and how they helped him “learn how to be a kid.” Taylor’s presentation is a remarkable and unforgettable voyage into the world of autism.

Michael Moon:
This multimedia presentation is a colorful window into the world of autism. Michael will touch upon his personal challenges growing up on the autism spectrum and how these challenges can now also be seen in another perspective as abilities, even talents. Michael will share his music and photography which all stems from what could have once been called stims, coping strategies and obsessions but now are the classic symptoms of an artist. He will touch upon his day to day sensory issues and how he’s learned to go beyond coping into understanding which has turned so called negative symptoms into positive talents. Through his hard won communication skills, gentle spirit and unique perspectives he will help us to experience and understand the inner workings of an autistic mind.


Part One: Growing up without a diagnosis
Part Two: You can't fool everyone all of the time. How life unraveled as a young adult
Part Three: Oh, So that's why I am me.... Discovering Autism and my place in it
Part Four: So I never got the PhD, but they made a movie about me :) Accepting what my life became, now that its too late to relive it as young aspie today.
Jerry Newport:
Part One: Growing up without a diagnosis
Part Two: You can't fool everyone all of the time. How life unraveled as a young adult Part Three: Oh, So that's why I am me.... Discovering Autism and my place in it
Part Four: So I never got the PhD, but they made a movie about me :) Accepting what my life became, now that its too late to relive it as young aspie today.