{"id":66662,"date":"2025-08-04T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T04:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=66662"},"modified":"2025-08-04T00:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T04:00:12","slug":"batavia-author-book-talk-with-dan-crofts-planned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/04\/batavia-author-book-talk-with-dan-crofts-planned\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/Author book talk with Dan Crofts planned"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BATAVIA \u2014 What does a small-town person with autism and the nine Greek goddesses have in common?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They wrote a book together; the Nine Lives of Autism by Daniel J. Crofts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join Crofts 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12 at the Arc GLOW Community Center, 38 Woodrow Road in Batavia, as he shares his powerful memoir about life with Asperger\u2019s Syndrome, an Autism Spectrum Disorder. From early sensory struggles and social anxiety to work as a support professional and battles with OCD, Crofts offers personal insight and broader reflections on autism\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Structured around the nine Muses of classical mythology, his story bleeds imagination, memoir and meaning in a uniquely engaging way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Book copies will be available for $13; cash or Venmo accepted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information or questions, contact <a href=\"mailto:PR@ArcGLOW.org\">PR@ArcGLOW.org<\/a>. To learn more about Arc GLOW services, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/ArcGLOW.org\">ArcGLOW.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release BATAVIA \u2014 What does a small-town person with autism and the nine Greek goddesses have in common? They wrote a book together; the Nine Lives of Autism by Daniel J. Crofts. Join Crofts 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12 at the Arc GLOW Community Center, 38 Woodrow Road in \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/04\/batavia-author-book-talk-with-dan-crofts-planned\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[5287],"class_list":["post-66662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-batavia","tag-daniel-j-crofts"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-hlc","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":81229,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/09\/16\/glow-dan-crofts-wins-2026-thomas-a-maul-direct-support-professional-excellence-award\/","url_meta":{"origin":66662,"position":0},"title":"GLOW\/Dan Crofts wins 2026 Thomas A. 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