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Coup At Autism Speaks

January 16, 2009

It appears Allison Singer has resigned from Autism Speaks as she voted against the organizations wishes at the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.  Autism Speaks released a statement about this, to which I edited to show the true story.

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Gluten Free Diet – Thoughts?

January 8, 2009

So I’m currently in a relationship with this most awesome girl, and of course this most awesome girl has a mother who happens to read this website.  Her mother brought up the suggestion of me trying a Gluten Free Diet.  I have mixed feelings on this and have yet to hear of any real benefit [...]

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Autism Reform Bill of 2009

December 21, 2008

Michael Robinson the founder of The Office for Advocacy has proposed the Autism Reform Act of 2009 through the website change.org, so far the idea only has a little over 900 votes.  While I don’t agree with a lot of the bill – I think its a great start, however I am going to submit [...]

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Autistics a Minority?

December 19, 2008

There has been quite a lengthy discussion on Aspies For Freedom lately on people in the organization believing that Minority Status would be legally beneficial to those on the Autism Spectrum, and to be very blunt – I wholeheartedly disagree.

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AspergersTV: The First Episode

December 15, 2008

Ok, so I kinda did this on a whim – but I thought it would be kinda cool to try out.  Seeing as I don have a decent camera I had to record this on my phone.   In this first episode I question whether I should question whether a career I’m thinking about getting into [...]

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Aspergers and Autism Gift Ideas

December 14, 2008

As Christmas quickly approaches so does the daunting task of finding the perfect gift for someone, and as you know people with Aspergers or other Autism Spectrum disorders can be somewhat distant, and even difficult to shop for.  So I wrote several suggestions here to help with the task of shopping.

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BREAKING: ILLINOIS AUTISM INSURANCE BILL SIGNED

December 12, 2008

Today Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich signed into law today, which provides up to $36,000 a year in coverage.

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Aspie Romance Movie Coming!

December 4, 2008

Olympus Pictures just announced a new independent film that’s set to compete in this years Sundance Film festival.  The movie is a love story about a man with Aspergers who falls in love with his upstairs neighbor, and the trials they face in their relationship.

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