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	<title><![CDATA[Alex Barton And The New Wave Of Autism Activism]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/27/alex-barton-and-a-new-wav_n_103683.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p><em>New York Magazine</em> has a detailed and intensive article on <a href="http://nymag.com/news/features/47225/">a new wave of autism rights activists</a>. These new activists want "to celebrate atypical brain function as a positive identity, not a disability. Opponents call them dangerously deluded."</p>

<p>The impetus for all of this? An NYU Child Study Center advertising campaign:</p>

<blockquote>On December 1, the NYU Child Study Center came out with advertisements in the form of ransom notes. One said, "We have your son. We will make sure he will...</blockquote>]]></abstract>
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	<date_published>2008-06-04T05:12:00-04:00</date_published>
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