ESU Hosts Frank Campagna, author of Autism Daddy, April 12

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As a part of Autism Awareness month, Frank Campagna, author of “Autism Daddy,” a famous blog series which reached 4 million views this year, will be speaking at East Stroudsburg University on Tuesday, April 12 at 7 p.m. in the Hoeffner Science and Technology Building room 117.

Campagna is the father of a 12-year-old son who was diagnosed with severe, non-verbal autism. He has spent the past 10 years writing a blog about his experiences. In that time period, Campagna became a social media sensation, generating 120,000 Facebook fans. He began speaking to large crowds about his experiences in 2015 at Utah Valley University.

“This presentation is meant to raise awareness for autism,” Linda Van Meter, Ph.D., director of the Office of Accessible Services Individualized for Students (OASIS), said. “Mr. Campagna brings humor to a serious situation and has brought smiles, tears and joy to the autism community.”

Campagna’s talk is titled “Things no one ever tells you after your kid is diagnosed with autism.”

Sponsored by the Pocono Autism Society, a local community advocacy organization, and ESU’s OASIS, this event is open to the public and it is free of charge. The Council for Exceptional Children will also be offering babysitting. Interested parents should RSVP to beth@poconoautism.org.

For more information contact Dr. Van Meter at lvanmeter@esu.edu, or 570-422-3954.