Connecting the Autism Community
“So, tomorrow is September 11th, and that is a day when we remember a very sad and scary thing that happened.”I thought he might be ready to think about the world outside his own head.”A scary thing happened?””Yes. Before you were born, when Daddy and …
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There’s a story going around about a preschooler in Guangzhou, China who died after experiencing Xia Dejun’s unique treatment for autism: sweating it out.I asked some friends who are fluent in Chinese to help me interpret the treatment center’s we…
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Monica Reiss served as Autism Speaks’ Director of Corporate and Foundation Giving, beyond that she was a dear friend and
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It’s a feel-good story. Facebook’s newsfeeds streamed reposts of NBC News Anchor Ann Curry’s suggestion that Americans do one act
Read moreThere are lots of people talking about the horrific event in Newtown last week. And they are saying a lot
Read moreAngst. Just heart-wrenching angst. That is how I would describe this past weekend. There were moments of joy that I
Read moreGuest Post from Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg – read more on her blog at http://www.disabilityandrepresentation.com Yesterday morning in Newtown, Connecticut, a young man murdered
Read moreI was sitting here today having a little pity party for myself. Sam has been a bear lately and full
Read moreRegardless of your personal beliefs, what happened today in Connecticut is an absolute tragedy. Please put what divides us aside for right
Read moreNormally I don’t post on weekends or do two posts in one day. Today, I had to do it. I
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