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		<title>Autism and Airport Security</title>
		<link>http://www.aspieweb.net/autism-tsa-airport-security/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With new security procedures put in place by the TSA at airports its only a matter of time until people on the Autism Spectrum have problems with Airport security.  One parent just raised the question about this.  As many people know people with Autism tend to not do well in crowded areas like airports, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PETA Has The Cure For Autism?</title>
		<link>http://www.aspieweb.net/peta-has-the-cure-for-autism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aspieweb.net/?p=2339</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On PETA&#8217;s (People For Ethical Treatment of Animals) children website they claim to have found the cure for Autism &#8211; which is really a scare tactic to further there agenda.  Apparently there learning tricks from the folks at Age of Autism, and Jenny McCarthy that by using a condition people have and somehow connecting it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dumb Mental Health System</title>
		<link>http://www.aspieweb.net/mental-health-hard-time-getting-help/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aspieweb.net/?p=2229</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m really starting to get frustrated with the mental health system.  I find it frustrating how when they always tell you help is available for depression&#8230; but when your in the middle of it they don&#8217;t care and they won&#8217;t help.  But if you want help your not going to get it!  As some of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Support From Your Peers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aspieweb.net/?p=2167</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In my area there is a big push on this thing called &#8216;Peer Support&#8217;.  I was really hesitant at first until I was really pushed by some people to give it a try.  These people are people with different types of mental illnesses or developmental disorders that choose to be open about their problems and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Beacon Burnt Out</title>
		<link>http://www.aspieweb.net/beacon-specialized-living-services-lost/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[abuse]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aspieweb.net/?p=2162</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So a long time ago I wrote about an adult foster care that I was placed in and how abusive they were.  Well they can no longer abuse people from my county due to complaints I&#8217;ve made according to several people who are very reliable sources.  According to several sources I have the county I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Seconds Can Help Autistics</title>
		<link>http://www.aspieweb.net/autism-womens-network-vote/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aspieweb.net/autism-womens-network-vote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 09:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[autism womans network]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aspieweb.net/?p=2158</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An organization that is aiming to help woman on the Autism Spectrum needs your help.  All it takes is five seconds out of your day, and you don&#8217;t even need to give your personal information to help the organization get $50,000 to help woman on the Autism Spectrum.  According to their request for the money: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Live from the Autism Speaks Protest</title>
		<link>http://www.aspieweb.net/live-from-the-autism-speaks-protest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 12:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ASAN]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Live blogging of the Autism Speaks Protest in Washington, DC on November 6th 2010.  This post will be updated as I become aware of events. 8:30 AM &#8211; According to Katie Miller they are now on the ground getting ready to protest. It is cold out. 11:53 AM &#8211; According to reports from Twitter the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autistics Protesting Autism Speaks in DC Tommorow</title>
		<link>http://www.aspieweb.net/autistics-protesting-autism-speaks-washington-dc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aspieweb.net/autistics-protesting-autism-speaks-washington-dc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 01:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aspieweb.net/?p=2131</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Novemeber 6thTomorrow people with Autism will be standing up and well speaking.  The true voices of Autism will be heard at tomorrow&#8217;s Autism Speaks fundraising walk in Washington, DC &#8211; however they will not be supporting Autism Speaks.  The group of protesters will be protesting the lack of funding that Autism Speaks spends on funding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Election Day: A form of Advocacy</title>
		<link>http://www.aspieweb.net/election-day-autism-advocacy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aspieweb.net/election-day-autism-advocacy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 22:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today was an Election Day in the United States.  Many local, state and national level positions were up for grabs &#8211; although not the office of the President.  However voting is a very important form of advocacy as when you vote your electing the people that you think will best help you with your needs.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Communication Shutdown Day &#8211; Did You Participate</title>
		<link>http://www.aspieweb.net/autism-communication-shutdown-did-you-participate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aspieweb.net/autism-communication-shutdown-did-you-participate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aspieweb.net/?p=2105</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As many of you know today is the &#8216;Communication Shutdown Day&#8217;.  AspieWeb and many other bloggers decided not to participate.  I would like to know why you particpated or why you did not &#8211; and where you fall on spectrum of people affected by Autism.  So would you kindly take a minute to take my [...]]]></description>
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