The highpoint of the week for us was Thursday night’s reading in conjunction with the Artistic Spectrum exhibit—–and Charlie also had a lot of things to say himself.

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The Artistic Spectrum is the name of an exhibition of artwork of young people aged 10-21 with an autism spectrum disorder. The exhibition will be held from March 19th to April 24th at the Jewish Community Center at 334 Amsterdam Avenue, at 76th Street in Manhattan. Today, April 6th, there’s a Family Art Day (from 10am – 2pm) and on Thursday, April 10th, there’s a Lit Café featuring writers on the autism spectrum:

Amy Gravino, student and author of the forthcoming The Naughty Autie: Not Your (Neuro)typical Dating Guide!, a book about dating and sexuality for adults and young adults on …read more

Yes, I do mean “artistic”: The Artistic Spectrum is the name of an exhibition of artwork of young people aged 10-21 with an autism spectrum disorder. The exhibition will be held at the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan. Other events will include an Opening Reception to meet the artists (April 2); a Family Art Day (April 6); and a Lit Café (April 10, 7-9pm) featuring writers on the autism spectrum. Amy Gravino, Jason Ross, Cliff Schumacher, and Leigh Silver will read; Jacob Artson will read via a live feed from LA. My friend MothersVox and I will also read. …read more