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Autism supplement in yesterdays Independent

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

An interesting supplement with contributions from Jane Asher amongst others. Download as a PDF right here. Share

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Sexual abuse allegations by children with neuropsychiatric disorders

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

The sad fact is that children are often targeted by predators. Disabled children as well. What happens when a child with a developmental disability brings that accusation forward? Are the courts prepared? I hadn’t really thought about it until I read an abstract for a paper just released from a group in Sweden: Sexual abuse [...]

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Loving Lampposts: synopsis and director’s statement

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

Loving Lampposts, the new documentary by filmaker Todd Drezner, takes a look at autism and parts of the autism communities in America today. After my initial piece on the documentary, I read the press kit again and thought that the synopsis and director’s statements really should be up here on LeftBrainRightBrain. Synopsis: As autism has [...]

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Loving lampposts

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

Loving Lampposts is a film by an autism parent. I’m waiting for my copy (disclosure: I have asked for a review copy from the producer). In the meantime, reviews have come out by better prepared writers than I. Steve Silberman at Neurotribes has an interview with the filmaker: “Loving Lampposts,” A Groundbreaking Documentary About Autism, [...]

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