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A Decade Of Questioning Harm And The Autism-Vaccine Connection

Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 11.04.2009 | Living

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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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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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The Tenderness in the Autism Journey

Amanda Copeland | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Autism, Parenting, Children's Health, Medicine, Civil Rights, Alternative Medicine, Parenting Challenges, Living With Autism, Kids, Love, Living News
Amanda Copeland

Mothers experience a more shattering level of love than they have ever known, the day their baby is born. I had that experience. Then, there was the afternoon when I first heard my child had autism.

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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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Band of Brothers Creates A Brother's Bond

Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 06.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Jonas Brothers, Nick Jonas, Autism, Joe Jonas, Living With Autism, Siblings, Raising Children, Disney, Children's Health, Living News
Shelley Hendrix Reynolds

Autism has been the strangest experience of my life. Positives and negatives, hope and despair, triumphs and defeat, laughter and tears.

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Autism, Love, and Revolution

Amanda Copeland | Posted 04.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Autism, Entertainment, Living-With-Autism, Film, Children's Health, Vaccines, Living News
Amanda Copeland

My mission is to bring relief to world today beset with autism, an epidemic that has steadily and sharply risen in numbers since its inception, and has never plateaued.

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Vaccine Court: Autism Debate Continues

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and David Kirby | Posted 03.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Living With Autism, Autism Thimerosal, Autism Vaccine Mercury, Autism, Autism Vaccines, Children's Health, Children With Autism, Bailey Banks, Vaccines, Living News
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and David Kirby

We would love nothing more than to reassure parents that the nation's current vaccine program is 100% safe for all kids, and that zero credible evidence links vaccines with autism. But that simply isn't true.

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Hillary Said The Word Again

Barbara Fischkin | Posted 09.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Living With Autism, Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign, Autism Vaccines, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton Autism, Autism, Living News
Barbara Fischkin

We in the autism community asked Hillary to recognize us. And she did. Yet again.

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Why an Older Autism Mom Wishes Life Was as Simple as Mike Savage

Barbara Fischkin | Posted 07.31.2008 | Living

Read More: Living With Autism, Madonna, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Health, Autism Vaccines, Michael Savage Autism, Spirituality, Living News
Barbara Fischkin

I swore I wouldn't waste a lot of time dealing with Michael Savage, but perhaps there is one more thing that needs to be said: Mr. Savage, if only you were right, then life would be monumentally easier for most of us autism parents.

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A Savage Betrayal Of Humanity: Radio Host Michael Savage Says Autistic Kids Aren't Sick..."Just Brats"

Steve Young | Posted 07.26.2008 | Media

Read More: Autism, Michael Savage, Living With Autism, Health, Media News
Steve Young

Imagine, Mr Savage, if you lacked the ability to express your feelings, thoughts or needs. Imagine if this were your child. Would you want your child smeared for something they had no control over?

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New Technology and New Clothing for People with Autism

Liz Spikol | Posted 06.04.2008 | Living

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Liz Spikol

The Deep Pressure vest and the Hug Machine allow the autistic person to modulate pressure, rather than rely on a caregiver to do it.

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