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I recieved the following in the comments section for another post here. It included phone numbers which I took out (because I don’t see the need for her to get harrased by people which would most likley happen). Read it all..

The WWE is apparently teaming up with Jenny McCarthy to raise money for her campaign on curing Autism.  While I never really understood what was entertaining about watching guys act like they are beating each other up and dressing like idiots I find this very disturbing.  The WWE has a crap load of money and apparently people pay a whole ton of money to see this stuff.  They also have fan-base of gullible people who think wrestling is real as well, so its a perfect audience for Ms. McCarthy.

On an Autism Side Note: My brother was a wrestling fan - when he watched the wrestling I was always more fasinated with the lighting and big projection screen!

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..

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..

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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There are some people out there who think I and other Autistic individuals who jumped the gun about this T-shirt incident should be ashamed.  I really don’t think so, and this is why.

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A 12 year old with Aspergers Syndrome and Tourettes wrote an emotion filled letter which was shown in a newspaper about the bullying he received in school and how it made him contemplate suicide. Read it all..

I finally got a phone call back from Zazzle Managment and discussed with them whats going on. Read it all..