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Board games, video games and autism - your opinion requested
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:53:00 -0700
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A reader sent me this intriguing link to BoardGameGeek.com. On the site, a dad named Mark Casiglio describes his grown son with autism, saying:
Recently Matthew...
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Announcing The Autism Valentines Day Project
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:22:00 -0700
These days, controversy and frustration have become the normal state of affairs within the autism community. Yet every one of us, at heart, has just one thing in mind:...
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The final chapter for Jett Travolta
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:42:00 -0700
In today's Washington Post, readers can find answers to at least some of their questions about the tragic death of 16 year old Jett Travolta:
...Travolta's lawyers, Michael Ossi and...
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New autism resource: free visual tools for teaching soccer
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:58:00 -0700
A few years ago, my husband and I decided to create visual tools for helping parents, teachers and coaches teach children with autism how to take part in typical activities....
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Intestinal pain or autism?
Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:05:00 -0700
In the last day or two, more than one person has suggested that some parents of children with autism deliberately refuse to treat their children's gastronintestinal issues. From...
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Defining the Autism Debate
Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:42:00 -0700
Apparently, journalist David Kirby mixed up two websites - Change.org and Change.gov - and unintentionally led folks to believe that Kristina Chew and Dora Raymaker, autism bloggers on ...
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Jett Travolta dies at 16; may have had untreated autism
Sat, 03 Jan 2009 09:07:00 -0700
Actor John Travolta's 16-year-old son, Jett, died in the Bahamas yesterday after hitting his head in the shower following a seizure. According to an ABC-News story, an autopsy is...
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Should insurance be the #1 autism priority for 2009? Vote in the poll
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:44:00 -0700
A few days ago, I posted a poll on Autism.About.Com. In it, I listed ten areas of real concern for the autism community - and asked readers to vote...
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What's your autism resolution for 2009?
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:17:00 -0700
For several years now, my focus for my son with autism has been on education. I wrangled over IEPs, explored private schools, even tried creating a cooperative school with...
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Best of 2008 for the autism community - your ideas requested
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:42:00 -0700
Here it is - the end of 2008 - and as always, it's been an eventful year in the world of autism. Controversies rage. Funding is scarce. ...
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