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Four parents of autistic children sue Philadelphia School District

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

Four parents of autistic children sue Philadelphia School District is a story in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The story discusses how the families are filing suit to stop a policy in the district of moving children to different schools at the end of the 3rd and 5th grades: Four parents have filed a class-action lawsuit on [...]

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On Accommodation

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

I had the good fortune to meet John Robison at IMFAR. I told him then, and I still believe it, that we agree more than we disagree. This is especially true of some very important subjects. With that experience behind me, I have been been more likely to read his pieces when the titles pop [...]

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Parental Perspectives of Communication about Sexuality in Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

This is a small study, a very small study. Parental Perspectives of Communication about Sexuality in Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Interviews were held with 18 parents of autistic children. At the same time, I think papers like this keep an important dialogue moving forward. It’s tough for parents*at least this parent) to [...]

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Donald Triplett – Autism’s Patient Zero part 2

Monday, June 20th, 2011

A while back, Kev wrote about an article in the Atlantic, Autism’s First Child. The story is about Donald T (Donald Triplett) who was the first child described by Leo Kanner in his first paper on autism. I don’t recall at the time seeing this video the Atlantic produced on the story. I watched it [...]

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