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The Suburban Newspaper
April 25, 2018
The film is based on the book by Pulitzer winning author and journalist Ron Suskind about his family's journey with autism. Suskind was in attendance. He gave a brief introduction before the show, answered questions afterwards and then did a book signing. It was a remarkable evening, with a very uniqueÃâà...
The American Conservative
April 24, 2018
America's way of acting in the world, the violence it often does to the truth while asserting its will, cannot be explained simply through its alleged “interests.” The U.S. acts the way it does because of the peculiar American way of understanding what gives life and action meaning. At the core of the AmericanÃâà...
The Republic
April 22, 2018
7. “Mapping Indiana: Five Centuries of Treasures…,” Erin Kirchhoff, Eric Mundell & Amy Vedra (H). 8. “The Freshman Survival Guide: Soulful Advice for Studying, Socializing…,” Nora Bradbury-Haehl (P). 9. “Life Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes and Autism,” Ron Suskind (P). 10. “I've Been Thinking …
Globalnews.ca
April 20, 2018
Owen's father and the author, Ron Suskind, was there. He says Owen stopped speaking when he was three years old. He was diagnosed with regressive autism. For four years, his parents couldn't communicate with him. It was as if their little boy was gone. “Here's this loved one that's right in front of you butÃâà...
Cuestonian.com
April 12, 2018
At one point his father, Ron Suskind, overheard his son talking to a stuffed parrot named Iago, from the movie Aladdin. Ron crawled under Owen's bed and imitates the parrot in order to talk to his son for the first time in several years. When he asked Owen how he was doing Owen replied, “I'm not happy,Ãâà...
REVUE
April 11, 2018
The three lecturers for the season are Ron Suskind, Nontombi Naomi Tutu and Joy-Ann Reid, who all offer up stories of different life experiences. Similar to the 2017-2018 season, the Wharton Center will offer two Sensory-Friendly performances for those that experience sensory overload. It's part of theÃâà...
The State News
April 10, 2018
The highlights include appearances by comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short, a lecture from MSNBC correspondent Joy-Ann Reid and a performance from the Monterey Jazz Festival. Here is a list of the remaining events at the Wharton Center this season: Ron Suskind: Lecture — Oct. 1, 2018.
REVUE
April 10, 2018
The three lecturers for the season are Ron Suskind, Nontombi Naomi Tutu and Joy-Ann Reid, who all offer up stories of different life experiences. Similar to the 2017-2018 season, the Wharton Center will offer two Sensory-Friendly performances for those that experience sensory overload. It's part of theÃâà...
The Suburban Newspaper (blog)
April 10, 2018
He won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. His company, Sidekicks, is leading efforts to build a next generation of augmentative technologies to lift and support “differently-abled” communities. My Chat with Ron Suskind. Last weekend I jumped on YouTube and learned a lot more about Suskind, hisÃâà...
Yale Daily News (blog)
April 9, 2018
Last year, the Builders of Hope Breakfast featured writer Ron Suskind, who talked about using Disney movie characters to help his son, who has autism, break through the communication barrier. In the past, keynote speakers have also addressed issues beyond developmental disability. Previous keynoteÃâà...
New Haven Register
April 1, 2018
Last year, journalist and “Life, Animated” author Ron Suskind spoke at the breakfast about his journey to communicate with his autistic son. The center is focusing on autism again this year because the clinic recently opened a center in Hamden for children and adults living with intellectual disabilities,Ãâà...
The Heights
March 18, 2018
Richardson just wrapped up an NPR podcast series she started in December 2017 with Pulitzer-Prize winning author Ron Suskind, called Freak Out and Carry On. On it, the duo analyzed the Trump presidency through a academic historical lense, branching out beyond the archetypical American story.
Cuestonian
March 7, 2018
Cuesta College will honor “Life Animated” by Ron Suskind as 2018's Book of the Year. Suskind wrote the book about his son Owen who was diagnosed with autism at age three. The story revolves around the family's use of Disney movies that Owen had loved before he was diagnosed to help him cope withÃâà...
PBS NewsHour
January 18, 2018
When Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind and his wife found out their son had autism, they were crushed by the fear that they couldn't communicate. But they began to realize that he was learning to tell stories through Disney movies. The realization made Suskind ask, who decides what makes life truly meaningfulÃâà...
bestofneworleans.com
January 5, 2018
Edward Snowden in conversation with Ron Suskind at Tulane Jan. 29. Posted By ... National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden will discuss the state of surveillance in the U.S. with Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Ron Suskind via a Google Hangout session at Tulane University this month.
Allentown Morning Call
October 19, 2017
KidsPeace will host Ron Suskind, right, author of 'Life, Animated' on Nov. 5 at ArtsQuest. Suskind is with his wife, Cornelia, son Walter (top) and son Owen, the subject of the book who has autism and learned how to relate to the world through Disney movies. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times).
Ithaca College
September 18, 2017
This year's Park Distinguished Visitor is Ron Suskind, a Pulitzer-winning journalist and bestselling author. Suskind's keynote speech will take place at Ithaca College on Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Emerson Suites. A screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary “Life Animated,” based on his memoir by theÃâà...
Globalnews.ca
December 31, 1999
Owen's father and the author, Ron Suskind, was there. He says Owen stopped speaking when he was three years old. He was diagnosed with regressive autism. For four years, his parents couldn't communicate with him. It was as if their little boy was gone. “Here's this loved one that's right in front of you butÃâà...
The Atlantic
December 31, 1999
During Bush's very first national security council meeting (within days after his inauguration) Iraq was targeted, as Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill later recounted to Ron Suskind. By December 2001, I began seeing emergency supplemental budget requests from DOD that supported a huge troop buildup inÃâà...
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