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National Speaker on Autism Coming to Suffield

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How can Suffield understand and make room in our community for young adults on the Autism Spectrum? Find out December 3 at 6 p.m. as Partnering to Reach Aspirations (PTRA) invites Suffield residents and other interested individuals to sit in on our new Understanding Young Adults with Aspergers/ASD Speaker Series. With nearly 3 percent of Suffield students on the Autism Spectrum, PTRA aims to start making space for recent graduates with ASD in our community. Jeanne Beard, Founder of the National Autism Academy, speaker, coach, consultant, parent and author from Chicago, Ill., will explain one of the most misunderstood diagnosis of our time, Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD). Ms. Beard will present the topic, “What everyone should know about the simple requirements that support the success of those with autism”.

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Where in the World is the Observer?

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Tom and Peg Carr took the Observer along when they visited the Goreme Open Air Museum in the Cappadocia region of Central Turkey, where churches and monasteries with frescoes from almost a millennium ago are carved into the soft volcanic rock. The Carrs were in Turkey visiting their children in Istanbul.