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Claire Danes & Temple Grandin Win Golden Globe, Share an Emotional Moment
Clare Danes picked up a Golden Globe tonight for her portrayal of the famous professor, animal scientist, author, and woman with autism, Temple Grandin. The HBO Movie Temple Grandin, which was passed over for “best mini-series…
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AWN Australia and USA Updates!
Katharine Annear, AWN’s International Director Australia, and Executive Director, Sharon daVanport met yesterday for a scheduled review to discuss organizational updates in the US and OZ. Katharine and Sharon are immensely pleased about both AWN…
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Autism and the Internet Survey
Autism & the Internet Survey: currently recruiting new participants for an online research survey regarding autism and the Internet. They are in need of relatives of autistic people (especially siblings and parents) and anyone who…
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One Year Anniversary for Taylor Morris’ Videos
One year ago, in January 2010, Taylor Morris posted a video wherein she offered positive advice and encouragement to others on the autism spectrum and their parents. Little did Taylor know that one year later…
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Asperger Syndrome in the Media
Asperger Syndrome is a growing issue with children, as more and more are being diagnosed, and at earlier ages. Its acceptance has now become apparent in the media and how Aspergers and Asperger-like people are…
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Allegations of Discrimination Against Children with Disabilities
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced the settlement of a lawsuit filed to enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against Nobel Learning Communities, Inc. (NLC), a private, for-profit entity that operates a nationwide network…
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Greetings and Salutations AWN Readers!
As AWN’s new Editorial Coordinator, I look forward to posting community news and tidbits, interviews, musings, and much more. I am thrilled to be working in this medum, and it will be a pleasure to get to…
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Girls and Women with an ASD, Contribute to Our New Book!
Happy holidays and happy New Year everyone! I am the lead author of the book Girls Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum, which many of you are familiar with, in part because of your contributions of your…
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The Value of a Parent Mentoring Chain
Okay, I admit it. My normally sunny, positive disposition occasionally suffers (spirals?) into an abyss of self-doubt, despair and worry. When I get that way, I have a gift I can rely on time and time again… I’ve learned…
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Dad’s In Heaven With Nixon – Autism Documentary
Janice Murray had refused to accept how the psychiatrists and physicians portrayed her son’s autism diagnosis over 40 years ago. They painted a future picture of her son Chris’ life as devastatingly grim with recommendations…
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Autistic Self-Advocates Preparing to be Loud
In my previous two posts, Real Communication Shutdown and Autistics Speaking Day, I proposed that on November 1st, instead of shutting down our online communication, that online Autistics be loud. The idea is that since NTs are taking…
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Navigating the ‘Other’ Category
As always, when girding myself to face a novel experience, (in this case, my first autism conference), I turned to the most reliable source of comfort and understanding, the internet. There I stumbled across…
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