'How to Dance in Ohio' spotlights a group of young people on the autism spectrum who spend 12 weeks practicing their social skills in preparation for a spring formal dance. Humorous and poignant, the intimate film focuses on three girls transitioning into adulthood, going inside their group therapy sessions, relationships with their families and private thoughts as they struggle to understand and navigate the social rules and the universally relatable feelings of suspense, trepidation and excitement that accompany a prom and first date.
Following the film will be a Q&A with Alexandra Shiva, Bari Pearlman, and Dr. Chuck Cowan, Emeritus Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UW School of Medicine.
As former Medical Director (until recent retirement) of the Seattle Children's Autism Center
Dr. Cowan has been providing care in Autism for about 20 years and helped found the Seattle Children's Autism Center in August 2009.
