Tag: autism
group name: autistic-like
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September 30, 2007 06:06 AM EDT --
Dear Aspies and Spectrum families,
I just read the most wonderful article in the New Yorker. It was a music critic's account of growing up with, and eventually being diagnosed with, . . .
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July 25, 2006 06:15 PM EDT --
I set this group up to be a welcoming place for people who must deal with autism in any form (and there are many forms). I hope you'll tell your story here and share your ...adventures....in dealing . . .
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September 18, 2006 01:49 PM EDT --
MARCUS FIESEL and FOSTER CAREThe story of Marcus Fiesel was pitched to Fox News, CNN and all the networks and got little or no play. No national coverage, thanks to John Mark Karr
It's the truly . . .
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March 30, 2008 05:01 PM EDT --
April is just two days from now and so begins the month of Autism Awareness.. Some of you know that I am a proud mother of an autistic child and urge people everyday to learn more about autism and support . . .
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November 22, 2006 12:15 AM EST --
When my 7-yr-old daughter Elise was diagnosed last year with ADHD and Asperger's, I started reading all I could about autism and its "spectrum" of disorders. The first thing I learned . . .
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November 21, 2006 06:48 PM EST --
The President of the Autism Society of America has sent an email out notifying the autism community that the Founder of the ASA and Autism Research Institute in San Diego, Dr. Bernard Rimland has passed . . .
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January 28, 2007 08:05 PM EST --
Years before I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder, I was in a battlefield whenever I was in a social situation that turned into an argument. From my point of . . .
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February 18, 2007 11:10 AM EST --
This is an interesting story of twin brothers both on the spectrum who are teenagers and their fourteen year old sister and an 11 year old sister.
Good information about siblings and how they handle . . .
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January 27, 2007 01:36 PM EST --
I wanted to give a heads up for those who have someone on the autism spectrum that this coming MONDAY January 29th, 2007 THE VIEW on ABC will have a theme show on autism. The guest host is Toni Braxton . . .
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July 28, 2006 01:24 PM EDT --
The 1988 movie, The Rain Man, starred Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man and Tom Cruise as his frustrated brother. Both did a superb job of acting but Hoffman's portrayal as a savant was perfect. I . . .
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September 30, 2007 01:56 AM EDT --
The Centers for Disease Control report that 1 in 150 children in the U.S. is now diagnosed somewhere on the spectrum of autism. In other words, this is a condition that affects many lives, many families. . . .
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September 16, 2008 05:40 PM EDT --
I drove in to work today (school starting and getting the kids ready in the morning this week has thrown me off my bus schedule), and listened to Kevin & Bean on the Los Angeles area radio station . . .
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July 30, 2006 07:59 PM EDT --
(This almost took me two months to do this list! This was hard work!)
1. At 37 years old in 2002, I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder. . . .
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November 19, 2006 11:47 PM EST --
The current issue of Newsweek has a cover story on Growing up with autism. A five page article is available on MSNBC, plus you can rate the article:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15792805/site/newsweek/ . . .
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February 18, 2007 12:44 AM EST --
First up is a segment with Leslie Stahl on 60 Minutes. This airs Sunday night 7/6c pm on CBS. Leslie is quoted as saying the story ended up "a cliffhanger - with a little leaning on the . . .
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