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Childhood Bullying, Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, and Perception

February 17, 2010

I recently read through a study that looked at not only the prevalence of childhood bullying of adolescents on the autism spectrum but also the perception of bullying acts by the child on the spectrum. Yes, children on the autism spectrum, including those with Asperger’s Syndrome, do experience a higher rate of childhood bullying. [...]

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Details on Walk Now for Autism Speaks Events in California and Florida

January 13, 2010

Walk Now for Autism, a series of fundraising events that are part of the Autism Speaks organization, has raised more than $27 million in donations for its 2009-2010 events. The events not only raise funds for autism research but they also help to raise autism awareness.
The following Walk Now for Autism events are scheduled for [...]

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Study Reveals Mercury Levels Similar in Autistic and Typical Children

October 20, 2009

Without going into the mercury/vaccine/autism debate, or my feelings on the matter, I wanted to share a new article on the topic. The article, Mercury levels similar in autistic, normal kids, is a Reuters article that discusses the results of a study from researchers at the University of California, Davis.
The researchers at the University [...]

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2009 National Vaccine Information Center Conference

September 7, 2009

The 2009 National Vaccine Information Center Conference will be held from October 2-4, 2009 in Reston, Virginia. The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) is a non-profit education organization that was founded in 1982 to help advocate for vaccine safety. The first NVIC conference was held in 1997 and featured a variety of presenters [...]

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UBP Winner – Part Deux

March 30, 2009

Jenn graciously declined the books and so I went back to the random.org Random Number Generator. This time it came up with #14, which is Candice. I’ll be emailing you now Candice, congrats!
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Achieving in Higher Education with Autism/Developmental Disabilities

March 7, 2009

I came across the website of an organization by the name of AHEADD – Achieving in Higher Education with Autism/Developmental Disabilities. Although my two are young, only five and seven, I often think to the future. Will they want to go to college? Will they be able to go to college? [...]

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