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		<title>Asperger&#8217;s, Autism and the New DSM</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), is the psychologist&#8217;s bible for diagnosing mental illnesses. Used by clinical psychologists, psychiatrists and doctors to determine the mental condition of a patient, the DSM has been an excellent tool for categorizing illnesses. The current manual in service is the DSM IV, which has been in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autistic Missing From Paducah, KY</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kayla Burgess a woman with Autism from Paducah, KY wandered off from a hospital where a relative worked yesterday and has not been seen since.   According to the Paducah Police Department she requires medication.  She was last seen at 2:30 PM Monday at Lourdes Hospital.  Around 6:30PM the police were notified. Kayla Burgess is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Next Sunday is Autism Sunday</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 21:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next Sunday (February 13th) is Autism Sunday.  Its a day when everyone is asked to pray for everyone on the Autism Spectrum.  You can find some prayer suggestions for Autism Sunday Zach had in 2009.  What will you be praying for on Autism Sunday?]]></description>
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		<title>Father Climbs Mountain For Autism</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 20:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A father is going to climb Mt Kilimonjaro on February 27th to raise money for Autism.  Graham Kennedy is going to be raising money for a UK Based Charity Autism Concern which helps provide finances for services for children and adults on the Autism Spectrum.  Graham is the father of Sam who is on the Autism Spectrum. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DD Man Barred From Having Sex</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 23:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 41 year old man has been ordered to have no more sex due to him being developmentally disabled.  The man with an IQ of 48 told a committee it would make him happy to continue his sexual relationship.  He was prevented from having sexual education by a counselor on the grounds he would be left confused. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autistic Locked In Room For 15 Days</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 20 year old Autistic Man was locked in a room for 15 days without access to a bathroom according to Nova Scotia&#8217;s Department of Community Services.   The Department has said while the adult was occasionally let out to use the bathroom and excersize he was often forced to urinate in the room when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free iPod Touches For Autistics</title>
		<link>http://www.aspieweb.net/free-ipod-touch-for-autism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Needy people with Autism now have a chance at getting iPod touches to help them communicate with the world.  Priya Kishnan a high school junior from Alexandria Virginia founded the organization Project Touch and is partnering with Autism Speaks to provide free iPod touches to those on the Autism Spectrum.  Those interested in obtaining an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autistic XBOX Player is A Cheater</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The story I wrote earlier about an Autistic XBOX player that was so good Microsoft called him a cheater &#8211; well he has now admitted to cheating.   to a press release from Microsoft: “The account Zombie Kill67 transferred from the Xbox it is normally seen on, to an Xbox in another city. The account [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autistic Great At Xbox, Microsoft Calls Him A Cheater</title>
		<link>http://www.aspieweb.net/autistic-great-at-xbox-autism-microsoft-calls-him-a-cheater/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A boy who lives a very isolated life due to his Autism excels at playing video games.  The only problem is hes so good hes been labeled a cheater on the XBox by Microsoft.   I don&#8217;t know the whole story here but this is rather disconcerning. Microsoft has not been responding to the news media and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overland Park Autistic Teen Found!</title>
		<link>http://www.aspieweb.net/overland-park-autistic-teen-found/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Police have reported that they found Nathaniel C. Darrah age 13 of Overland Park KS.  He has Autism and never showed up for school yesterday. According to police they canvased the entire neighborhood and were not able to find the boy.  However around 10PM last night he was found at a family friends house.  The friends were [...]]]></description>
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