From the category archives:

Advocacy

Temple Grandin in Grand Rapids, MI

September 2, 2010

Animal Behavior Researcher and Autism self-advocate Dr. Temple Grandin will be speaking in Grand Rapids, MI

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The Autism Hub – Its Dying

August 10, 2010

As many people know the Autism Hub has been going through many changes

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Dwighk Vanderbeezel: Autism Troll

July 14, 2010

So it seems we have a new Autism forum troll who gives out his name as Dwighk Vanderbeezel and goes by the name BuckedToothFarmer. 

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Zeus The Companion Dog

July 14, 2010

There was recently a story run in a local newspaper about Scott and his dog Zeus.  While Zeus is not a companion dog, Scott is seeking to make him one. 

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Rick Tallman: Autism Troll

July 13, 2010

So it seems that there is a new fad on Autism support email lists and websites…. trolling. 

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Assburgers Syndrome

March 10, 2010

This morning when I logged into AspieWeb’s twitter account (http://www.twitter.com/AspieWeb – you should follow us) an interesting trend showed up.  The term Assburgers is now a Top trend in the United States on twitter.com, and I decided to investigate why.  So now, lets look at why Assburgers has become a hot topic on Twitter.

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Dept of Justice to Investigate Rotenberg Center

February 28, 2010

The Judge Rotenberg Center is a school in which they teach various people with disabilities.  They use extreme methods of discipline including electric shocks…. yes I said electric shocks.  The US Department of Justice in now investigating the school. 

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Teacher Threatned For Reporting Abuse

February 15, 2010

Today a teacher reported she was threatened to be terminated if she reported abuse that a student told her about.

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On Removing Aspergers Diagnosis

February 11, 2010

Removing the Aspergers Diagnosis from the DSM is a controversial and hot topic in the Autism advocacy community.  Many people are angered by merging Aspergers with Hugh Functioning Autism.

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Reviewing My First AFC

February 10, 2010

I was placed at Beacon Specialized Living Services Lantern Bay Facility.  On numerous occasions I was threatened, assaulted, and harassed by Beacon’s staff members.  The following is a review of my experience.

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