A Cup of Comfort
This call for submissions has a deadline of November 15, 2005. They review submissions throughout the timeline. They do list some possible themes of interest, but are not limiting submissions to just these stories - effective treatments; reasons ... [... more]
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VIOXX cases
This is major news being announced from Texas this afternoon. The jury deliberated for 10 hours to reach the decision that Merck is liable for the death of the man who died as a result of taking It will be interesting to see the next case that is ... [... more]
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Google Alerts
The subject line in my emails states google alerts - autism. The email is organized with the clickable link to the title of the story, the source and location with a sentence or two from the corresponding article with the keyword you chose for ... [... more]
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Autism Speaks
Since it is April we know it must be Autism Awareness Month. There has been much hoopla the past week over the news that Oprah was devoting a show to the topic of autism. Here is As the single parent of two kids on the spectrum I really have no ... [... more]
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Combating Autism From Within - Autism Spectrum Disorders
Ashley Reynolds, the reporter for this story, took a different approach for this series and reached out to the autism community so the station could find out what the media misses when they cover autism spectrum disorders. The blog was used as a ... [... more]
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Autism on the Radio - Autism Spectrum Disorders
These days there are so many ways to access and share related autism spectrum information and connect with others within the autism community. Besides the autism magazines, Oprah, Jenny, Soap Operas, forums, camps, books, schools, online ... [... more]
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General Public View on Autism - Autism Spectrum Disorders
The comments by the general public on news stories online and in the media that pertain to someone on the autism spectrum are mean spirited. It is very disturbing to me as the parent to two boys on the autism spectrum to continually come across ... [... more]
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House of Cards
The father, Alex died while they were in Mexico while on an archealogical dig of Mayan ruins. They stayed awhile longer in Mexico after the accident that Ruth had witnessed. I did not connect with the child actress Asha Menina and felt the child ... [... more]
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Backstreet Dreams
I really had no idea what to expect when I purchased a used copy on eBay of It's a good thing I did not draw any conclusions as a result, since the character Brooke Shields portrays is boring and dull. From my viewing it did not appear she put ... [... more]
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All My Children
The character of Lily Mongtomery on All My Children was first introduced in 1993. Her mother Laurel Banning was embezzling money from a foundation to pay for the care and schooling of her autistic daughter. Laurel was involved with Travis ... [... more]
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Autism And Me - Book/DVD Review - Autism Spectrum Disorders
Over the years I have read of families and those on the autism spectrum prefer to either use the term "autistic" or "someone with autism". I try to specify in my writings "someone on the autism spectrum", but am not [... more]
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Desperate Housewives
They are keeping someone prisoner in the basement. Sometimes Matthew brings a gun with him as they take the tray of food down the stairs. There are locks on the door leading into the basement and the actual room the prisoner is being kept. Since ... [... more]
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