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Meet the Author: Blake Priddle!

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December 15, 2021 @ 6:30 PM

ATTENTION! 

On December 8th 2021, Public Health Sudbury & Districts implemented new protective measures for our area. Therefore, the Espanola Public Library and Blake Priddle have agreed to move our Meet the Author event exclusively to Zoom format.

This way everyone can meet Blake, hear about his journey, and get to ask him some questions, in safe way! Zoom Info Below!

Topic: Meet the Author: Blake Priddle
Time: Dec 15, 2021 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Meeting ID: 895 4541 8498
 
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Meeting ID: 895 4541 8498
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If you do not have access to Internet or Zoom, the library will provide some spots available to watch Meet the Author: Blake Priddle in the Espanola Public Library Meeting Room. The Zoom Meeting will be available on our projector screen. Spaces are limited, so please come into the library or call to register in advance. Public Health requirements for this event are as follows: Patrons must wear a mask at all times, patrons will be screened for proof of vaccination (with photo identification) to gain entry to the Meeting Room, and finally patrons will be required to fill out information for Contact Tracing purposes.
 
We hope to see everyone on Zoom!!

 


"From non-verbal to radio announcer . . .

Good Morning, Blake: Growing Up Autistic and Being Okay lays bare—from cradle to adulthood—the myriad steps Blake has taken to find his voice and rightful place in society.

Eighty-five percent of Blake's autistic peers do not have meaningful employment, so what facilitators occurred in his life to help him break from this dismal statistic? While the struggles cannot be ignored, the real fight is in shifting society to walk the talk and make schools, workplaces and communities more inclusive.

Echolalia, dysfluency, sensory disintegration, anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and self-stimulatory behaviours are all touched upon in Blake's memoir. While it is one story by one autistic person, Blake's story offers strategies and tips for making our world kinder, more inclusive and a safer place for those who march to the beat of a different drum.

What makes this book unique? Raw, uninhibited perspectives from fifty of Blake's peers, family members, friends, teachers and work colleagues who demonstrate it takes a village to raise a child. Blake's positive attitude will make you feel good, even though he doesn't sugar coat his struggles. As a reader you will laugh, cry and cheer him on as he strives in his career and succeeds to live as an independent adult."

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