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Archive for April, 2011

An apology to Mr. J.B. Handley

Friday, April 29th, 2011

As Kev points out I chose this week to out myself. The title for my talk at IMFAR has been posted online and it was time. As part of Kev’s post, he noted that Mr. Handley made some commitments on condition that I step forward. I doubted that Mr. Handley would make good on his [...]

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That’s not for our kids

Thursday, April 28th, 2011

A recent Guardian Roundtable touched on an interesting subject for those of us who are responsible for children with learning difficulties. The article was written, sourced and published in the UK but I believe it applies everywhere in the world where there are children with learning difficulties. Just 6.4% of people with learning disabilities are [...]

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Your chance to win an iPad and beneift autism research

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

The iPad and autism: it’s a story that has picked up a lot of momentum in the media. One person who has told the story, and told it very well, is Shannon Rosa (of Squidalicious and The Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism). Her family won an iPad in a raffle and it has been “a [...]

Posted in Autism, Autism Science Foundation | 7 Comments »

Sullivan to attend IMFAR

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

I have written in the past that I will be attending IMFAR, the International Meeting For Autism Research. I will be supported by a stakeholder travel grant from the Autism Science Foundation, for which I am very grateful. What I haven’t mentioned before is that I was planning to attend IMFAR even before applying for [...]

Posted in Autism, Epidemiology, Science | 7 Comments »