“My Experience with Autism:  A Medical Look at How People with Autism Think” by Dr. Temple Grandin   Wednesday, April 18 4:00 -5:00 pm MERF 1110A     Temple Grandin is a Professor of Animal Science who has Asperger’s Syndrome. Born in Boston, it was four years before she showed signs of social and academic [...]

Janelle Rettig looked a bit like a baby learning to walk Thursday morning as the wheelchair-ridden Johnson County supervisor pulled herself, hesitating to consider her movements, into the board chamber for a meeting. The night before, she’d been darting around energetically at a United Way event, snapping photos and greeting friends. Sujit Singh stood nearby [...]

Dear Friends – Public Access Television is renewing our contract with Iowa City, and we need your help!  On Monday, April 23 there will be a public hearing in support of PATV in City Hall.  It sounds alarming, but it’s really just a chance for local citizens to let Iowa City know that they value [...]

The next lunch meeting of the Iowa City Asperger/Autism/PDD group will be held on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at Parkview Church in Iowa City. As usual, we’ll meet in Room 108 at the church, starting about 12 noon. Bring your own lunch and drinks. We usually stay 1 to 1-1/2 hours, but you can come [...]