It is with great enthusiasm that we will welcome Dr. Temple Grandin to San Antonio and South Texas during Autism Awareness Month, April 19th, for an insightful and encouraging evening titled: Unlocking the Potential. We can hardly wait!
Dr. Grandin will share her personal story and insights on how to prepare for a productive life of independence living with Autism. Attendees will also hear from Chief People Officer Tina James to learn how local industry giant HEB is launching an innovative program that utilizes the talents of those on the spectrum. Mr. Ron Lucey, the Executive Director of the Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities will open the evening with a message from our state’s capitol. Asperger101’s Unlocking the Potential will be an evening well spent for those seeking encouragement and concrete guidance for living to the highest potential with Autism and Asperger Syndrome.
We hope you enjoy! -Aspergers101
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Evening Line-Up
5:30p – 6:30p
VIP Meet and Greet with Temple Grandin, Tina James, and Ron Lucey
Hors d’oeuvres in the mezzanine catered by Page Barteau
(VIP Tickets Only)
Book signing beginning at 6p
6:30p
Doors open for general admission & continued book signing
7:00p – 8:45p
Speaker Presentations:
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Jennifer and Samuel Allen
 Co-Founders of Aspergers101 and Driving with Autism
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Ron Lucey
 Executive Director of the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities
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Gail Saltz, MD (special pre-recorded video)
 Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill-Cornell School of Medicine and a psychoanalyst with the New York Psychoanalytic Institute
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Tina James
 Chief People Officer at HEB
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Temple Grandin, Ph.D.
 Inventor and Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University
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Additional Evening Features
Auction
Merchandise
Information Desk
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Join us at the beautiful Pearl Stable,
 Purchase Your Tickets Here!
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After an extensive career broadcast marketing, Jennifer and her husband searched for answers when their oldest son hit the kinder years with great difficultly. After finally learning that their oldest son had Aspergers Syndrome, she left her career in television and became a full time mother to both of her sons. Jennifer elicited the participation of her sons and together they produced several independent programs including a children’s animated series titled Ameriquest Kids (now distributed by Landmark Media) as well as her documentary and book titled, Coping to Excelling: Solutions for school-age children diagnosed with High-Functioning Autism or Aspergers Syndrome.
The need for more information encouraged Jennifer to elicit a team of autism experts to provide weekly, original content to a website free to anyone seeking to live their best under the diagnosis of High-Functioning Autism/Aspergers Syndrome… appropriately titled: Aspergers101.com.