William Stillman
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William Stillman is a nationally recognized autism spectrum self-advocate, speaker, and award-winning author of numerous special needs parenting books including his latest, EMPOWERED AUTISM PARENTING: Celebrating (and Defending) Your Child’s Place in the World (Jossey-Bass, a Wiley imprint; August 2009; $16.95 / Paper; ISBN: 978-0-470-47587-4). His website is http://www.WilliamStillman.com.

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Autism: The Last Human Rights Movement

Posted September 11, 2009 | 08:32:31 (EST)

In York, Pennsylvania, a minor controversy recently arose when a local autism parents' group funded several area billboards that pronounced, "If 1 in 150 American children were kidnapped, we'd have a national emergency," which was followed by, "We do. Autism." Though well-intended, equating kidnapping with autism drew the attention of...

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Children with Special Needs, Credibility, and the Lone Billings Murder Witness

Posted August 20, 2009 | 13:44:12 (EST)

Breaking national news on August 18, 2009, reports that the ten-year-old adopted son of Beulah, Floridians, Byrd and Melanie Billings, was with the couple in their room when they were attacked during a home invasion and brutally slain, execution-style, on July 9. According to documents made publicly accessible by prosecutors,...

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