Little City Foundation Tonight Premieres 'Little City TV: The Only Live Autism Awareness Show in Chicago' in Recognition of Autism Awareness Month

Little City Foundation Tonight Premieres 'Little City TV: The Only Live Autism Awareness Show in Chicago' in Recognition of Autism Awareness Month

Featuring experts in the field of autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities, Little City Foundation partners with Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV) to cablecast a live, call-in program answering Chicago's pressing questions about Autism Spectrum Disorder

CHICAGO, April 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Little City Foundation tonight premieres "Little City TV: The Only Live Autism Awareness Show in Chicago," gaining access to more than one million cable viewers in Chicago in hopes to provide sought-after answers and possible solutions for many citizens and parents wondering about autism.

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"We look forward to joining other organizations and contributing to the dialogue regarding the service and support needs for children and adults who have Autism," commented Little City Executive Director Shawn E. Jeffers. "Over the next 13 weeks we will assemble a roster of presenters and topics that promote inspiration and ideas as we collectively battle this mysterious disorder; our hope is to aid in generating awareness in the City of Chicago and inspire others to find out how they can help."

For 13 straight weeks, Little City will feature experts and industry thought leaders in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities and serve as a much-needed resource answering pressing questions related to the fastest-growing developmental disability sweeping the nation.

Callers may dial in and ask questions from: "How do I know if my child has autism?" to "My child has autism; how do I navigate the system?" and "What can I do to tell Springfield I support funding for developmental disabilities?" to "My autistic child is 21, now what?"

Upcoming guest speakers on the show include: Mr. Art Dykstra of Trinity; Dr. James Emmett of Spectrum Training; Dr. Tamar Heller of University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC); Ms. Suzy Kogen; Mr. Randy Lewis of Walgreens; Mr. Don Moss; Ms. Lilia Teninty of the IL Department of Human Services; and others.

For viewers outside of Chicago and/or without access to cable television, Little City will make all 25-minute segments available on its Web site and social networks.

To sign up for a weekly recap, the full replay of each 25-minute episode, and insight into upcoming topics, visit www.littlecity.org.

To support children and adults with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities, visit: www.littlecity.org/support.

For additional information, contact Lisa Reyes at lreyes@littlecity.org or 847-221-7825.

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CONTACT: Lisa Reyes of Little City Foundation, +1-847-221-7825,
lreyes@littlecity.org

Web Site: http://www.littlecity.org/

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