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Autism and My Grandson's First Swim

Don McNay | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Autism Awareness, Bob and Suzanne Wright, Education, Cbs Morning News, Health, Natalie Merchant, Health Care Reform, Kentucky, Don McNay, Autism, American Psychiatric Association, Asperger's Syndrome, Parenting, Obamacare, Autism Speaks, Austitic Self Advocacy Network, Impact News
Don McNay

My grandson and I recently went to a baseball game. He is learning about the sport his grandfather loves. While we were there, he completely reprogrammed my cell phone. He fixed a problem in thirty seconds that Apple's tech people couldn't fix in three hours.

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Super Soul Sunday: 'Autism: The Musical'

Tricia Regan | Posted 04.14.2012

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Tricia Regan

Autism: The Musical isn't even really about autism -- at its core. At its core it is principally about love, and how love empowers all of us to become more than we are.

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Why Does Donald Trump Think Vaccines Cause Autism?

Noah Gray | Posted 04.13.2012

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Noah Gray

Why would Mr. Trump do this? Why would he carelessly extend a wildly unpopular theory amongst researchers to a public that may not be aware of the actual science and decade-plus amount of work that have gone into discrediting the link between vaccines and autism?

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Autism Is a National Epidemic That Needs a National Plan

Mark Roithmayr | Posted 04.04.2012

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Mark Roithmayr

With new CDC numbers now showing that 1 in 88 children in the United States is being diagnosed with autism -- nearly doubling the prevalence since the CDC began tracking these numbers -- autism can now officially be declared an epidemic in the United States.

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Go Blue! No, Not For U-M, For Autism Awareness

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 04.02.2012

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As Michigan lawmakers get set to enact legislation improving health care coverage for people suffering from autism, state landmarks will change color ...

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5 Ways You Can Take Action On World Autism Awareness Day

Posted 04.02.2012

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One in 88 U.S. children has an autism spectrum disorder, a developmental disability that more children will be diagnosed with this year than with chil...

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SLIDESHOW: 20 Nonprofits About To Get Huge Online Video Makeover

Posted 03.09.2012

Read More: Buildon, America 2049, Youtube-Next-Cause, Malaria No More, Youtube, The Supply, Durango Discovery, Slidepollajax, CARE USA, Autism Speaks, Video, Impact News

A host of nonprofits are about to spread their good works through one of the most viral channels that exists. On Wednesday, YouTube announced that...

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The Doctor Is Out and About: Doc J's "Contagious" (Video Exclusive)

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: The Today Show, Doc J, Hip-Hop, Jaison BlackRose, Autism Speaks, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Doc J (Dr. Lewis Jassey) is renowned philanthropist and pediatrician by day and hip-hop recording artist/emcee by night. "Contagious" is the first music video being released off of his forthcoming self-titled debut EP being released in April.

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Autism. What Are the Odds?

Ronald Ng | Posted 04.08.2012

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Ronald Ng

Working on Autism Speaks, it was amazing to learn how many prominent people have been affected by this condition first-hand.

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Do Celebrity Tweets Really Help Causes?

Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Ali Edwards, Celebrity Charity, Video, Twitter, Kanye West, Nicole Kidman, Six Degrees, Kevin Bacon, Celebrity Tweets, Justin Bieber, Autism Speaks, Impact News

Think you need to throw @justinbieber or @kanyewest behind your fundraising campaign to make it a wild success? Think again. A study released by c...

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Previewing StarChefs' International Chefs Congress And The NY Culinary Rising Stars Gala

Regina Varolli | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: New York Rising Star Chefs, Jesse Schenker, Shawn Gawle, Adam Schop, Hooni Kim, starchefs.com, Leo Robitschek, International Chefs Congress, Antoinette Bruno, Will Blunt, Rising Stars Gala and Awards Ceremony, Autism Speaks, Shuna Lydon, Food News
Regina Varolli

It's that time of year again, when StarChefs.com holds its International Chefs Congress, bringing some of the world's most formidable culinary minds to New York City.

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SustainAbility: NY Farm Gives Adults With Autism 'A Life's Work'

The Huffington Post | Adam Kaufman and Catherine Pearson | Posted 10.08.2011

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When Wendy Kaplan gathered her 26-year-old daughter Rachel's circle of support to discuss options for living independently, she thought they would tal...

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PHOTOS: Walkathon Raises $1.4 Million For Autism Speaks

The Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 06.25.2011

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More than 25,000 Angelenos gathered at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena on Saturday to participate in the annual Walk Now For Autism Speaks event. Th...

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Connecting The Dots: Autism Awareness

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Scientific Research, Autism, Science, Autism Vaccines, World Autism Awareness Day, Autism Speaks, Institute of Medicine, Treatment Guidelines, Judy Salerno, Home News
Alison Rose Levy

Our health scientific research model studies one substance at a time, yet people are exposed to and retain many chemicals and other kinds of toxins.

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Roots And Wings: Giving Autistic Children What They Need To Succeed in Adulthood

Liane Kupferberg Carter | Posted 11.17.2011

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Liane Kupferberg Carter

When Mickey was diagnosed 16 years ago, there was no road map to tell us what lay ahead. How do we build a full life for him after high school? Where will he live? And our ultimate dread: Who will love him when we are gone?

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Oregon First State to Introduce Autism Insurance Reform in 2011

Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Autism Votes, Living With Autism, Oregon, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Insurance Reform, Asperger's, Pdd, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Oregon Legislature, Autism, Health Insurance Reform, Autism Speaks, Pdd-Nos, Health Insurance, Home News
Shelley Hendrix Reynolds

Oregon just entered the fray as the first state of 2011 to introduce autism insurance reform legislation with both a House and Senate version of the bill.

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Autism: A Puzzle

Ariane Zurcher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Living With Autism, Language, Autism, Parenting, Causes of Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism Speaks, Denver News
Ariane Zurcher

How much does my child really understand? What is she thinking? What is it like to live in her body? What sounds does she hear?

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It's Time... To End Insurance Discrimination Against People With Autism

Holly Robinson Peete | Posted 11.17.2011

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Holly Robinson Peete

In about half of the states in this country, insurance companies can explicitly exclude coverage of critical, medically-necessary therapies and other medical services for kids with autism.

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I Love Autism

Elaine Hall | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Holly Robinson Peete, Autism, Jewish Culture, Love, Musical Theater, Autism Speaks, Coach E, Autism: The Musical, The Miracle Project, Healthy Living News
Elaine Hall

Is it possible to feel both anger at autism and love at the same time? To hold these seemingly opposing views side by side? I think so.

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Frontline's "The Vaccine War" Misses Half the Story

Jenny McCarthy | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jenny McCarthy

Where are the doctors and scientists who support our community and support the idea that vaccines may be a trigger for autism? In Frontline's world, they don't exist.

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Spring Into Family Volunteering!

Jenny Yancey and Dan Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jenny Yancey and Dan Siegel

This weekend offers Angelenos two fun and meaningful opportunities for benefit walks and family volunteering.

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Autism: Time for Civility

Liane Kupferberg Carter | Posted 11.17.2011

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Liane Kupferberg Carter

On April 2, we will celebrate the third annual World Autism Awareness Day. But there is a war raging within the autism community. Parents are still ...

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HBO: A Mother's Courage: Talking Back to Autism

Chantal Sicile-Kira | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Living With Autism, Dr. Geraldine Dawson, Kate Winslet, Hbo, Fridrik Thor Fridksson, Margret Dagmar Ericsdottir, Mind-Institute, Baron-Cohen, Documentary, Autism, International Autism Awareness Day, Temple Grandin, Rapid Prompting Method, Autism Speaks, Jon Shestack, Rpm, Joseph Morrow, Dr, David G. Amaral, Parenting, Children's Health, Healthy Living News
Chantal Sicile-Kira

The documentary A Mother's Courage does not sugarcoat autism, or celebrate it, or cure it. The movie's strength lies in that it shows the heart-wrenching reality of what families have to go.

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'I Am Autism' Advocacy Video Draws Controversy

Posted 05.25.2011

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The latest Autism-related controversy stems from a video, "I Am Autism," created for Autism Speaks, the nation's largest autism advocacy group, report...

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NIH Autism Study to Leave No Stone Unturned

David Kirby | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Nimh, Dr. Craig Newschafer, Niehs, Paul Offit, Nih, Autism Thimerosal, Autism Vaccine Mercury, Cdc, Autism, Autism Vaccines, Nichd, Autism Speaks, Hss, Earli, Health, Healthy Living News
David Kirby

Now, in one of the largest, boldest studies of its kind, researchers in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Northern California will begin collecting data on many potential risk factors of autism.

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