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2010 Keynote Presenters

Judy and Sean Barron

Judy and Sean Barron are co-authors of There’s a Boy in Here: Emerging from the Bonds of Autism.  They will share the stage and their story, chronicling Sean's young life and the effects of autism on him and his family.

Diagnosed with autism in 1965, Sean was increasingly confrontational and uncontrollable and had no method of communication. Despite recommendations that Sean be institutionalized, his parents insisted that he attend public school and fought to reach their son and help him live a normal life. They also faced the challenge of a lack of knowledge about autism and significant inadequacies within the medical field at that time.

At the age of seventeen, Sean experienced a breakthrough that he contends began his release from autism. He began to change his behavior and considers himself "healed" from autism as it no longer adversely impacts his daily living. Today, Sean is a graduate of Youngstown State University, a journalist and public speaker. He has also co-authored a book with Temple Grandin, titled The Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships.

Sharing the unique perspective of both mother and son, Judy and Sean will provide a rare insight into the mind of a child with autism.