Panel Explores Raising Children on the Autism Spectrum April 10 at the New York Hall of Science

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Panel Explores Raising Children on the Autism Spectrum April 10 at the New York Hall of Science
3-21-11

Queens, N.Y. – The New York Hall of Science will host a panel discussion about raising children who are on the autism spectrum on April 10 at 2 pm. The conversation will include a Q&A and is free to adults who register in advance. The panel discussion will be followed by a book signing for My Baby Rides the Short Bus: The Unabashedly Human Experience of Raising Kids with Disabilities, a collection of stories about raising kids with special needs.

Panelists include:
• Jennifer Silverman, co-editor of My Baby Rides the Short Bus: The Unabashedly Human Experience of Raising Kids with Disabilities, and a mother of a child on the autism spectrum.
• Sharis Ingram, contributor to My Baby Rides the Short Bus: The Unabashedly Human Experience of Raising Kids with Disabilities, and a mother of a child on the autism spectrum.
• Carol Greenburg, a mother with Asperger's syndrome who runs a special education consulting group and parents a child on the autism spectrum.
• Liane Kupferberg Carter, writer for the Huffington Post and the New York Times parenting blog Motherlode, and a mother of an adult son on the autism spectrum.

The event is open to adults and is free with advance registration. Please click here to register online.

The mission of the New York Hall of Science is to bring the excitement and understanding of science and technology to children, families, teachers and others by galvanizing their curiosity and offering them creative, participatory ways to learn. For more information, visit www.nysci.org.

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