BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.arcnj.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:9e5a6229-cac8-47f4-bca6-83f9973035ac X-WR-CALDESC:Autism advocate and internationally renowned speaker Dr. Kerry Magro will present “I Used to Be Bullied for Having Autism: Here is When it Stopped\,” at Warren Hills High School Auditorium\, at 6:30 p.m. on May 18\, 2023. Admission is free\, and registration is available at https:// abilities.salsalabs.org/magro2023\n\n \n\nThe program is hosted by event s ponsor Greenwich Autism Alliance Foundation\, The Arc of Warren County\, A bilities of Northwest Jersey\, Inc.\, and Warren Hills High School.\n\n“I am pleased to speak at this community again\, which is made possible by th e collaborative efforts of multiple organizations\,” said Dr. Magro. “I p resented on the topic of Defining Autism: From Nonspeaking to Professional Speaker at Warren Hills High School last year and look forward to coming back to the area again to address the audience on this new topic.”\n\nDr. Magro’s talk will offer a first-hand account of a young man who was bullie d as he was growing up on the autism spectrum. He will share the difficul ties of having autism and not being able to express and defend himself. S ome causes and effects of bullying on our community and in our schools wil l be discussed\, as well as which behaviors are considered bullying (inclu ding cyberbullying). A plan will detail seven stops involved in taking a stand against bullying will be shared that should help self-advocates\, fa milies and professionals. Time will be included for questions and discuss ion.\n\nDr. Kerry Magro (Mah-grow) Ed.D. is an award-winning autistic prof essional speaker\, best-selling author and autism consultant to the HBO se ries Mrs. Fletcher that aired in Fall 2019 and the latest season of Netfli x’s Emmy-Award Winning Series ‘Love on the Spectrum’ He started profession al speaking 12 years ago via the National Speakers Association after he fe ll in love with theater as a child to help with his social and communicati on skills. Today he has spoken at over 1200 events during that time includ e 2 TEDxTalks and a 'Talks at Google' presentation. In addition\, Kerry is CEO & President of KFM Making A Difference\, a nonprofit organization tha t hosts inclusion events and has provided 100 scholarships for students wi th autism for college and counting since 2011. In his spare time\, he host s a Facebook Page called Kerry's Autism Journey that now has 218\,000 Face book followers where he does on-camera interviews highlighting people impa cted by a diagnosis to breaking down barriers in our community. His videos he’s produced have been watched over 35 million times. \n\n \n\nKerry’s b est-selling books Defining Autism From The Heart\, and Autism and Falling in Love\, I Will Light It Up Blue and his latest\, Autistics on Autism hav e reached Amazon Best-Seller Lists for Special Needs Parenting. He is base d in Hoboken\, New Jersey.\n\n \n\nHave Kerry speak with your company on N eurodiversity in the workplace\, or speak with your school by contacting h im at www.kerrymagro.com/contact\n\n \n\nMaryLouise Rowlin\, Supervisor of Special Education\, at Warren Hills High School\, is the master of ceremo nies for the event. The Arc of Warren County CEO John Whitehead and Abili ties of Northwest Jersey CEO Cindy Wildermuth will briefly discuss program s offered by their organizations. Kelly Milazzo of the Greenwich Autism Al liance Foundation will introduce Dr. Magro.\n\nDr. Magro is available to s peak to groups in-person or virtually and can be contacted at kerrymagro@g mail.com. \n\nThough this opportunity is free and open to the public\, att endees will have an option to donate to The Arc of Warren County and Abili ties of Northwest Jersey\, Inc. when they register. X-WR-RELCALID:604609fcf77486cc1749ef986c48df29 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20231105T020000 RDATE:20241103T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20240310T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a79deff8-36d9-4f28-a35b-e082539192e1 DTSTAMP:20260430T151233Z DESCRIPTION:Autism advocate and internationally renowned speaker Dr. Kerry Magro will present “I Used to Be Bullied for Having Autism: Here is When i t Stopped\,” at Warren Hills High School Auditorium\, at 6:30 p.m. on May 18\, 2023. Admission is free\, and registration is available at https://a bilities.salsalabs.org/magro2023\n\n \n\nThe program is hosted by event sp onsor Greenwich Autism Alliance Foundation\, The Arc of Warren County\, Ab ilities of Northwest Jersey\, Inc.\, and Warren Hills High School.\n\n“I a m pleased to speak at this community again\, which is made possible by the collaborative efforts of multiple organizations\,” said Dr. Magro. “I pr esented on the topic of Defining Autism: From Nonspeaking to Professional Speaker at Warren Hills High School last year and look forward to coming b ack to the area again to address the audience on this new topic.”\n\nDr. M agro’s talk will offer a first-hand account of a young man who was bullied as he was growing up on the autism spectrum. He will share the difficult ies of having autism and not being able to express and defend himself. So me causes and effects of bullying on our community and in our schools will be discussed\, as well as which behaviors are considered bullying (includ ing cyberbullying). A plan will detail seven stops involved in taking a s tand against bullying will be shared that should help self-advocates\, fam ilies and professionals. Time will be included for questions and discussi on.\n\nDr. Kerry Magro (Mah-grow) Ed.D. is an award-winning autistic profe ssional speaker\, best-selling author and autism consultant to the HBO ser ies Mrs. Fletcher that aired in Fall 2019 and the latest season of Netflix ’s Emmy-Award Winning Series ‘Love on the Spectrum’ He started professiona l speaking 12 years ago via the National Speakers Association after he fel l in love with theater as a child to help with his social and communicatio n skills. Today he has spoken at over 1200 events during that time include 2 TEDxTalks and a 'Talks at Google' presentation. In addition\, Kerry is CEO & President of KFM Making A Difference\, a nonprofit organization that hosts inclusion events and has provided 100 scholarships for students wit h autism for college and counting since 2011. In his spare time\, he hosts a Facebook Page called Kerry's Autism Journey that now has 218\,000 Faceb ook followers where he does on-camera interviews highlighting people impac ted by a diagnosis to breaking down barriers in our community. His videos he’s produced have been watched over 35 million times. \n\n \n\nKerry’s be st-selling books Defining Autism From The Heart\, and Autism and Falling i n Love\, I Will Light It Up Blue and his latest\, Autistics on Autism have reached Amazon Best-Seller Lists for Special Needs Parenting. He is based in Hoboken\, New Jersey.\n\n \n\nHave Kerry speak with your company on Ne urodiversity in the workplace\, or speak with your school by contacting hi m at www.kerrymagro.com/contact\n\n \n\nMaryLouise Rowlin\, Supervisor of Special Education\, at Warren Hills High School\, is the master of ceremon ies for the event. The Arc of Warren County CEO John Whitehead and Abilit ies of Northwest Jersey CEO Cindy Wildermuth will briefly discuss programs offered by their organizations. Kelly Milazzo of the Greenwich Autism All iance Foundation will introduce Dr. Magro.\n\nDr. Magro is available to sp eak to groups in-person or virtually and can be contacted at kerrymagro@gm ail.com. \n\nThough this opportunity is free and open to the public\, atte ndees will have an option to donate to The Arc of Warren County and Abilit ies of Northwest Jersey\, Inc. when they register. 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