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A Decade Of Questioning Harm And The Autism-Vaccine Connection

Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 11.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Centers for Disease Control, Living With Autism, Cdc, Measles, Swine Flu Vaccine, President Obama, Thoughful House, Mercury Poisoning, Mumps, Mmr, Autism Vaccine Mercury, Thimerosal, Autism, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Liz Birt, Defeat Autism Now, H1n1, Autism Thimerosal, Swine Flu, MMR Vaccination, David Kirby, Asperger's Syndrome, Sharryl Atkisson, Mmr-Shot, Mainstream Media, Wired Magazine, Hepatitis-B-Vaccine, Cnn, Ethyl-Mercury, Mercury, H1N1 Vaccine, Amy Wallace, Rubella, Autism Vaccines, White House Press Corps, Living News
Shelley Hendrix Reynolds

For over a decade, I've relentlessly searched for answers to the connections I believe exist between my son's autism and vaccines he received.

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Autism Rates: Government Studies Find 1 in 100 Children Has Autism Disorders

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 10.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Autism Disorders, Developmental Disorder, Cdc, Mental Health, Autism Rates, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Health, Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, National Survey of Children's Health, Living News

CHICAGO — Two new government studies indicate about 1 in 100 children have autism disorders – higher than a previous U.S. estimate of 1 in...

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Communication Interruptus

Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 10.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Cell Phones, Living With Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, Facebook, Asd, Text Messaging, Asperger's, Facebook-Status, Texting, Communication, Living News
Shelley Hendrix Reynolds

During the first 17 months of his life, my son hit development milestones perfectly on time. Then autism hit.

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Autism: The Last Human Rights Movement

William Stillman | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Autism, Parenting, Health, Disability Rights, Advocacy, Asperger's Syndrome, Living News
William Stillman

The children diagnosed with autism today may always require some degree of physical assistance for living in a leaden shell, but that doesn't invalidate their entitlement to participate, contribute, and to simply be.

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Autism And Anorexia: What's The Relationship?

Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Controversy, Mental Health, Anorexia, Autism, Aspergers Girls, Aspergers, Asperger's Syndrome, Vaccinations, Living News
Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh

Until recently, I admired the autism parent community from afar. Like the parents who awakened and changed the schizophrenia treatment world, parents of autistic children have moved both treatment and public opinion about the disorder almost 180 degrees from where it had been.

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Why Current Thinking About Autism Is Completely Wrong

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Add, Health, Mark Hyman MD, Adhd, Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, Ultrawellness, Living News
Mark Hyman, MD

The real reason we are seeing increasing rates of autism is simply this: Autism is a systemic body disorder that affects the brain. A toxic environment triggers certain genes in people susceptible to this condition. And research supports this position

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How to Tell if Your Kids are at Risk for Autism (and Other Neurological Injuries) from Vaccines

Dr. James P. Blumenthal | Posted 09.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Health, Dr. Jim Blumenthal, Autism, Autism Vaccines, Asperger's Syndrome, Vaccines, Asperger's, Living News
Dr. James P. Blumenthal

Knowledge is power and when parents know what their children's risks are, they can then make more rational, evidence-based choices in collaboration with their pediatrician.

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Gary McKinnon's Mother Appeals To Obama For Mercy

Huffington Post | Posted 08.31.2009 | World

Read More: England, Britain, United Kingdom, Us Extradition, Gary McKinnon, George W. Bush, Extradition, Bush Era, Asperger's Syndrome, Hacking, Barack Obama, Hackers, Janis Sharp, World News

Janis Sharp, the mother of a British hacker who the United States intends to extradite for "the biggest military computer hack ever," issued a compell...

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HuffPost Review: Adam

Marshall Fine | Posted 08.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Rose Byrne, Hugh Dancy, Asperger's Syndrome, Marshall Fine, Adam Movie Review, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

It would be simple to cynically dismiss Adam as condescendingly feel-good, but that's a lazy reading of a film that is full of heart and wit.

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Mighty Movie Podcast: A Beautiful, If Somewhat Perplexed, Mind: Max Mayer on Adam

Dan Persons | Posted 08.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Hugh Dancy, Amy Irving, Max Mayer, Mark Linn-Baker, Drama, Rose Byrne, Autism, Frankie Faison, Asperger's Syndrome, New York Theater, New York, Recession, Interview, Comedy, Peter Gallagher, Exclusive, Entertainment News
Dan Persons

A conversation with director Max Mayer on his debut movie Adam.

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Kathryn the Great

Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 08.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Living With Autism, Autism, Adolescence, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Living News
Shelley Hendrix Reynolds

Somewhere over the course of the last year, just like plenty of other boys his age, he fell deeply under the spell of a girl. Her name is Kathryn.

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The Curious Incident of a US Extradition in the Night-Time

Denis Campbell | Posted 07.19.2009 | World

Read More: Peter Gabriel, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Edward Fitzgerald, EU Court of HUman Rights, Nasa, Natwest 3, UK Extradition Act, David Blunkett, Sting, Ed Gibson, David GIlmour, Clark McClelland, Cyber Terrorism, Mark Haddon, Kevin Anderson, Gary McKinnon, Csn, Graham Nash, Pentagon, Dustin Hoffman, Aspergers-Syndrome, Dan Ackroyd, Peter Howson, The Guardian, UK House of Lords, Microsoft, Kaim Todner, The Rest of the Story, Rain Man, Federal Prosecutors, 7-7 Tube Bombings, Bush Administration, Karen Todner, Paul Harvey, War Games, Home Secretary, Scott Christie, Pink Floyd, UFO Obsession, Janis Sharp, Qc, World News
Denis Campbell

In many ways Gary's disease reveals an intellectually and emotionally na�ve child locked in a man's body. There his mind is both his biggest friend and greatest enemy.

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The Autism Treatment Acceleration Act and the Autism Sandbox

Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 07.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Insurance, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act, Autism, Insurance Reform, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Applied Behavior Analysis, Asd, Health, Politics News
Shelley Hendrix Reynolds

For families all over the country, the ability to find quality care and services for their child, much less the ability to pay for them if they are found is a daunting task.

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Asperger's Syndrome (AS) Or Typical Male Behavior (TMB)?

Emily Bracken | Posted 06.28.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Marriage, Mozart, Differences Between Men and Women, Autism, Doctors, Bill Gates, Asperger's Syndrome, Al Gore, Husband, Bob Dylan, Comedy, Communication, Asperger's, Comedy News
Emily Bracken

Now, I don't mean to belittle those with Aspies-as it's known in the lay-community, but to me, these "symptoms" sound a lot like the characteristics of your average, meat-eating American male.

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Ethan Johnson: Australian Teenager With Social Disorder Rides Bike 600 Miles 'To Prove He's Not An Idiot'

Telegraph | Posted 05.16.2009 | World

Read More: Australia, Ethan Johnson, Sydney, Australian Teen, Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, Teen Rides 600 Miles, World News

A missing teenage boy who suffers from Asperger's Syndrome has been reunited with his family after cycling 600 miles down the Australian east coast to...

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Why Girls With Asperger's Syndrome Don't Get Diagnosed

Newsweek | Jeneen Interlandi | Posted 12.15.2008 | Living

Read More: Women's Health, Aspergers Syndrome, Aspergers Girls, Parenting, Aspergers, Living News

Liane Willey watched from behind a two-way mirror as doctors at the University of Kansas performed a series of psychological tests on her 5-year-old d...

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Greening Hollywood: Green Moms at TreeHouse For TotSpot

Paige Donner | Posted 12.10.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Celebrity Kids, Jenny McCarthy, TreeHouse Social Club, Celebrity Moms, Mother Warriors, Joely Fisher, Autism, Tori Spelling, Green Moms, Sarah Palin, Totspot, Generation Rescue, Green Parenting, Asperger's Syndrome, Add, Adhd, Celebrity Kids Autism, Entertainment News
Paige Donner

"Generation Rescue is a parent-run organization that helps many parents recover their children from autism and teaches them about diet, about detox and that's how [their kids] get better."

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America's Next Top Model Contestant Deals With Asperger's Syndrome

New York Times | TARA PARKER-POPE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Asperger's Syndrome America's Next Top Model, Asperger's Syndrome, America's Next Top Model, Asperger's Model, ANTM, Heather Kuzmich, Living News

Heather Kuzmich has the neurological disorder known as Asperger's syndrome. She is socially awkward, has trouble making eye contact and is sometimes t...

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