PEPS Mini Meeting
Book Club - "Life, Animated"
This in-person meeting will be accessible remotely. Please email Sara Tyburski at styburski@d57.org if you would like to attend remotely.
Join us for our second book club meeting on January 10! We will discuss the conclusion of "Life, Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism" by Ron Suskind.
Book Synopsis: "Imagine being trapped inside a Disney movie and having to learn about life mostly from animated characters dancing across a screen of color. A fantasy? A nightmare? This is the real-life story of Owen Suskind, the son of the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind and his wife, Cornelia. An autistic boy who couldn't speak for years, Owen memorized dozens of Disney movies, turned them into a language to express love and loss, kinship, brotherhood. The family was forced to become animated characters, communicating with him in Disney dialogue and song; until they all emerge, together, revealing how, in darkness, we all literally need stories to survive." (Amazon)
If you are interested in participating in the discussion but don't have the time to read a whole book, "Life, Animated" has been made into a movie too! Mount Prospect Public Library has two copies of the book available (one in large type) and one copy of the movie. "Life, Animated" is also available on Hoopla, a digital platform that allows unlimited check-outs for use on a digital device, through the Library. If you're interested in a paperback copy at a discounted rate, please contact Sara Tyburski at styburski@d57.org.
If you don't have time to read the book or watch the movie, please come to connect with other families who have children with special needs to build your support system through other District 57 families.
Mount Prospect Public Library Visit
What is PEPS?
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Location: http://www.d57.org/StudentServices.aspx
Facebook: www.facebook.com/D57-PEPS-1989959014582818/
PEPS Parent Meeting
Tuesday, Jan 10, 2023, 10:00 AM
Lions Park Elementary School, East Council Trail, Mount Prospect, IL, USA
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
For questions and support contact:
Sara Tyburski, Director of Student Services styburski@d57.org
PEPS Parent Ambassadors:
Tyra Jambois tmjambois@gmail.com
Shelley Kolasa shelleykolasa@gmail.com
Terry Labanowski terrylabanowski@gmail.com
Christine Pellizzeri chris.pellizzeri@gmail.com
Upcoming PEPS Meetings
Thursday, Jan. 26 from 6:30-8:00 - "Upstander" movie & Panel @ Lincoln
Tuesday, Feb. 21 from 6:30-8:00 - Is it behavior or sensory? @ Fairview
Thursday, March 16 from 10:00-11:00 - Mini Meeting (Sensory Hacks) @ Westbrook
Tuesday, April 4 from 10:00-11:00 - Mini Meeting (Executive Functioning) @ Lincoln