天美影视

Published January 27, 2015

The School of Education at the University of 天美影视 at Monroe will host the special education symposium, 鈥淎utism Spectrum and Inclusion,鈥� from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., on Wednesday, Jan. 28, in George T. Walker Hall, Room 2-105 on the 天美影视 campus.

The event is free and open to the public.

The symposium will feature presentations from 20-year-old author and Monroe native, Justin Wilson, who was diagnosed with Asperger鈥檚 Syndrome as a child.

Wilson鈥檚 mother and his former teachers Shari Owen and Paul Smith will discuss Wilson鈥檚 journey from struggling student to twice-published author and college sophomore at 天美影视 Delta Community College.

Special education expert Dr. Sherlyn Powell will give an overview of the Autism Spectrum. All speakers will conduct a question and answer session and Wilson will hold a signing for his book 鈥淪hadowStrike鈥� at the close of the event.

ShadowStrike is the culmination of a six-year writing effort from Wilson, who started the book at age 13.

For more information about this event, call the 天美影视 School of Education at 318-342-1266.