BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Wilmette Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Wilmette Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:33045de4-e6f7-41ff-b2b2-e2f243b80bab SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260718T022049Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240502T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240502T200000 SUMMARY:Neurodivergence\, Autism\, and Mental Health LOCATION:Wilmette Public Library\nWilmette Public Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Wilmette Public Library;X- APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Wilmette Public Library:geo:42.074866,-87.709462 GEO:42.074866;-87.709462 DESCRIPTION:Authors Matt Perry and Josh Friedberg share experiences of gro wing up disabled in the North Shore\, turning to writing as an outlet\, an d educating others about neurodiversity..\nhttps://wilmette.libnet.info/ev ent/10225159 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

What was it like to grow up locally with c hallenges of neurodivergence\, and has anything changed? In conjunction wi th Autism Awareness Month and Mental Health Awareness Month\, join us for an evening of readings\, presentation\, and interactive dialogue to learn how personal insights have been channeled into greater education and advoc acy efforts. \;

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Matt "MV" Perry is a young Chicago-based autho r and disability and mental illness advocate. His debut novel\, A Revo lution of the Mind\, deals heavily with mental illness and the North Shore and was praised as "a great Chicago novel" by Chicago Reader. Matt holds a Masters in Public Policy and Administration and a JD\, and he has been in the mental health system as a consumer\, organizer\, activ ist\, policy advisor\, and social worker.

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Josh Friedberg is an aut hor\, music historian\, tutor\, and TEDx speaker who grew up in Wilmette a nd lives in Chicago. He has published 70 articles\, authored many blogs\, and has been featured in two books\, including the twenty-fifth anniversar y of Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul. \;

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