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Fwd: DSQ: Autistic Acceptance, the College Campus and Technology: Growth of Neurodiversity in Society and Academia

Friday, 31 October 2008 2:47 P GMT
Fwd:Autistic Acceptance, the College Campus, and Technology: Growth of Neurodiversity in Society and Academia Disability Studies Quarterly Fall 2008, Volume 28, No.4 Authors: Scott M. Robertson, College of Information Sciences & Technology at Pen

Mail Online Article: I Wouldn't Change Our Autistic Boy For The World...

Friday, 31 October 2008 2:35 P GMT
 I wouldn't change our autistic boy for the world: An admission about their son from the ex-wife of author Nick Hornby Last updated at 8:09 AM on 30th October 2008 Last week, the first major conference on the future of treating the 10

Anxiety Disorders Linked To High Blood Pressure

Tuesday, 28 October 2008 11:46 P GMT
Family doctors and psychiatrists should carefully monitor the heart health of patients with anxiety disorders, Dr Simon Bacon told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2008, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular

Positively Autistic Feature Page/Video

Tuesday, 28 October 2008 2:01 P GMT
<!-- right column--> <!-- right column--> October 27, 2008 (Runs 19:00) Is autism a disorder, or just a neurological difference? Meet the people who are working to change the negative view of living with autism ... 

UK: Purley Asperger's Boy Still Without School Place

Monday, 27 October 2008 9:35 P GMT
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Fwd: ASAN on CBC's "Positively Autistic" Documentary

Monday, 27 October 2008 11:42 A GMT
Fwd:The Autistic Self Advocacy Network will be a part of the upcoming "Positively Autistic" documentary on the neurodiversity movement, set to air on CBC's "The National" tomorrow. Below is a message from the CBC Producer Lan

Emotional Memories Study Provides Insights Into Anxiety Disorders

Monday, 27 October 2008 8:54 A GMT
 Release Date  Friday 24th October, 2008. Neuroscientists at The University of Queensland, Australia have discovered a new way to explain how emotional events can sometimes lead to disturbing long term memories. In evolutionary terms, the b

Press Release: Experiences of Autism ~ A New Resource on healthtalkonline.org

Saturday, 25 October 2008 3:41 P GMT
 Fwd:The award winning website healthtalkonline.org is launching two newsections on experiences of autism; Life on the Autism Spectrum andParents of Children with Autism. The new sections are based oninterviews carried out by the DIPEx Research

Fwd: New Online ASD Teen Group ~ ASAN Teens

Saturday, 25 October 2008 2:12 P GMT
A new yahoo group has just been created to be open exclusively for adolescents and teens on the autism spectrum, offering an opportunity for autistic adolescents and teens to interact in a supportive, autistic-friendly internet environment. It is spo

News 23rd October, 2008

Thursday, 23 October 2008 10:07 P GMT
<!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> HEADLINES “Boy kills himself with mother's gun ... A boy of four has accidentally killed himself with his police officer mother's gun. <

Message from ASAN: New Online Database for Adult Diagnosis Established

Wednesday, 22 October 2008 9:33 A GMT
 Fwd:Today, in response to an often-expressed need, I have produced a simple online database. It will consist of therapists qualified to diagnose on the autism spectrum. If you have had positive experiences with your own therapist (psychiatrist,

Reading Evening Post "Education for all 'Freddies"

Wednesday, 22 October 2008 12:52 A GMT
 Education for all ‘Freddies’ By Chine Mbubaegbu 21/10/2008 A mother's battle to get her special needs son a decent education has resulted in her starting a school for other children

Telegraph Article: "Should We Want To Cure Autism?"

Wednesday, 22 October 2008 12:33 A GMT
Should we want to cure autism? Last Updated: 12:01am BST 22/10/2008 Have your say      Read commentsTwo American grandparents are raising the global profile of the condition starting with a controversial debate

Gerwyn Morgan: Found Safe and Well in London/Gerwyn Currently With Foster Family

Tuesday, 21 October 2008 10:35 P GMT
Missing Asperger's boy found safe <!-- S BO --> <!-- S IIMA --> Gerwyn Morgan was found in apparent good health in London, s

Gerwyn Morgan: Missing Teenager Spotted at Railway Station

Saturday, 18 October 2008 10:42 A GMT
Missing teenager spotted at railway station Oct 17 2008 WalesOnline TEENAGER Gerwyn Morgan was spotted at a Bristol railway station two days after he went missing three weeks ago, it emerged today. CCTV footage has confir

Bram Cohen Video Interview: Do I Look Like a CEO?

Friday, 17 October 2008 3:50 P GMT
 'Do I Look Like a CEO?' <!--/HEADLINE--> <!--DECK--> Bram Cohen has Asperger's, which makes it hard to deal with everyday life. Even so, he started his own company, BitTorrent <!--/DECK--> By Susan Berfield Bram

Northern Ireland: I Exist Campaign Launches

Thursday, 16 October 2008 5:35 P GMT
 I Exist is the second phase of our think differently about autism campaign. It launched in Northern Ireland on 16 October. The National Autistic Society Northern Ireland (NAS Northern Ireland) has produced a new report, I Exist: the message fr

Denis Leary Angers Autism Activists/Leary Defends Comments/Calls for Banning of Book

Wednesday, 15 October 2008 9:38 P GMT
Actor DENIS LEARY has sparked outrage among activists for children with autism - insisting parents are just using the disorder to explain their kids' academic "laziness". Leary talks about the brain development disorder in his new book

Gary McKinnon: Last Ditch Attempt Fails, Judicial Review Only Recourse Left

Tuesday, 14 October 2008 11:56 A GMT
 According to Karen Todner, the lawyer representing British hacker Gary McKinnon, the UK government won’t intervene to stop the extradition of the hacker to US and neither has it guaranteed his return to UK to serve the sentence.  Tod

Anxiety Articles ~ Managing Anxiety Without Drugs/Coping With Panic Attacks

Tuesday, 14 October 2008 1:48 A GMT
 Depression and Anxiety Special Report Managing Anxiety Without Drugs Do you worry excessively? Johns Hopkins provides nine strategies to help you take control of your anxiety. We live in anxious times, full of bad news. We worry about
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Autism Bill Launched in Westminster/Parliament Debates Autism & Education

Saturday, 11 October 2008 3:43 P GMT
 On 7 October, we launched the Autism Bill (Draft) in Parliament, in partnership with Angela Browning MP and with wide support from the autism community. The Bill has been developed to challenge the exclusion from services that to

Gerwyn Morgan: Voicemail Message Service/Poster Campaign Set Up for Missing AS Boy

Friday, 10 October 2008 3:41 P GMT
Voicemail in Asperger's boy hunt <!-- S BO --> <!-- S IIMA --> Gerwyn Morgan needs medication, say police

St Johns Wort effective ... maybe

Thursday, 9 October 2008 10:33 A GMT
 The herbal medicine St. John's wort appears to work just as well as some prescribed antidepressants for treating patients with major depression, a new review finds. However, patients in German-speaking countries might experience the most be

News 9th October, 2008.

Thursday, 9 October 2008 9:25 A GMT
<!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> HEADLINES “Possible heart attack halts trial”: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/7642133.stm “Funeral for 22 year-old man fo
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Michelle Dawson: Autistic Woman Wins Human Rights Complaint Against Canada Post

Wednesday, 8 October 2008 8:35 P GMT
Don Butler ,  Canwest News Service Published: Monday, October 06, 2008OTTAWA - In what's believed to be its first autism-related case, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has upheld a complai

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