The Horse Boy film showing is Thursday, May 13

The Horse Boy will be screened at Decorah Public Library on Thursday, May 13, at 6:30 pm. The film follows aTexas couple and their autistic son as they trek on horseback through Outer Mongolia in a desperate attempt to treat his condition with shamanic healing. The film companion to Rupert Isaacson's best-selling book of the same name, this story gives insight into how, in life's darkest moments, a gateway to joy and wonder can be found.

The documentary features interviews with foremost experts in the field of autism, including Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen of Cambridge University; and Dr. Temple Grandin, who is a professor of animal behavior at Colorado State University and who herself has autism.

This free screening is cosponsored by Great Strides of Northeast Iowa and The Spectrum Network.