local author will lead workshop and book signing

Terri Couwenhoven, M.S. is an ASSECT certified sexuality educator who specializes in developing programs and resources for people who have intellectual disabilities, their families and the professionals who support them. She is the author of Teaching Children with Down syndrome about their Bodies, Boundaries and Sexuality: A Guide for Parents and Professionals, The Girls’ Guide to Growing Up: Choices & Changes in teh Tween Years, and The Boy’s Guide to Growing Up: Choices & Changes During Puberty. When Terri is not teaching or writing, she is the Coordinator for the Down Syndrome Clinic at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. She is the mother of two girls; her oldest daughter has Down syndrome.

This Thursday, December 3 from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Playhouse, she will give a free workshop followed by a book signing. Her books will be for sale as well.

For more information on Terri, please visit Terri’s Website

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