| Jerry
Newport, 58 grew up in Islip, NY. His parent's were teachers,
and he was second in his high school class He recently helped
run his fortieth class reunion. He has a B.A. in Mathematics from
The University of Michigan where he was also a member of Delta
Chi Fraternity. Jerry, who was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome
in 1995, and his wife, Mary Meinel-Newport are internationally
recognized as advocates, authors and savants, having appeared
on "Sixty Minutes" twice. They have written books on
adult aspects of Asperger's Syndrome and spoken in forty six states
and eight nations.
Mary
grew up in Tucson, Arizona, and is the proud mother of two sons,
Stephen and Peter, and two grandchildren. She is licensed
in piano tuning, and rebuilding. Mary has been an extra
in many TV series "Star Trek" "Babylon Five"
and the movie "Voyager" as part of the Star Trek series.
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