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I was reading an article on a hacker who got off without being convicted for infecting a million computers and causing millions of dollors in damage.  The Article was named Autistic Hacker Escapes Penalty. This really bugs me as the reason the hacker got off had nothing to do with him having Aspergers Syndrome.  It makes me wonder if there giving the Autistic Community a black eye in order to further sensationalize there story. Read it all..

I found a great article in the Arizona Republic on a new programstarting up at The University of Arizona - Chapel Hill that is aimed to help Autistic People with the overwhelming situation of leaving home and going to college.

Chapel Haven West, a two-year residential program for young adults with autism-spectrum disorders, launched June 30 in partnership with the University of Arizona.

The 16 students in the program will be integrated on the campus in a number of ways, but the biggest connection is with the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences.

Betty McDonald, a speech pathologist and an associate professor at UA, will supervise UA graduate students as they work with Chapel Haven students on social-communication skills.

This program seems interesting to me, because it seems to have the goal of readying Autistic People for post-secondary education (which is needed in order to be self-sufficient in our culture.)  The college atmosphere would be most likely overwhelming for someone without Autism - so if you add  the Autism college is a big change, and an overwhelming atmosphere.

What is the rest of the Autistic Communities thoughts on this program?

Heres a great video of an 8 year old with Aspergers who is already doing some very pro signing gigs, and hes quite good too!

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Well it appears the story of Alex Barton an autistic child voted out of his kindergarten class by a vote initiated by his teacher has got the attention of the Florida Attorney General’s office, and they now want to hear from Autistic Individuals and their parents in the State of Florida. Read it all..

ABC News has this great video about something that sadly has not been looked at much - girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder.  It explores the differences in behaviors in boys and girls - and how it effects autistic behaviors, and possibly diagnosis.  Read more to view it. Read it all..

While this may be outside what I would normally post here, it kind of upset me.  Look at this screenshot I just found today.

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I was chatting with a ‘friend’ - or someone that I thought was one about some of my issues with Autism Speaks a while back and she made some horrific comments on IM.  This has been on my personal blog for quite some time now.  After kinda wrestling with it I want to post it here.  Read more to see the IM log.

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ABC News wants to hear from autistic individuals and family members for a one hour newscast, now isn’t that awesome!  So if you want to speak out and possibly be heard on a one hour newscast here’s your opportunity!

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Applied Behavioral Analysis is a way of ‘correcting’ Autistic behaviors such as stimming, pacing, etc by punishing people for behaviors that are a result from Autism.  Kathy, an Autisitc adult volunteered at an ABA school for awhile and posted a very emotional responce about what she saw and how it impacted her.

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Autism Speaks while advocating for what it thinks is best for Autistic People disregards others input and upsets Parents and lawmakers in Pensylvania. Read it all..