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		<title>Autism Advocacy: Developing New Markets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Autism Speaks is hiring. You can find their job posts on the Web. Nothing surprising about that. Here is a segment from a recent job post: Autism Speaks is the world&#8217;s largest autism science and advocacy organization, dedicated to funding global biomedical research into the causes, prevention, treatment and cure for autism. We currently have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Student placed in cardboard box for time out, others called mentally retarded in their yearbook</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two stories out today show In the first (see Teacher gets lengthy suspension after student put in box) as part of a &#8220;time out&#8221; punishment. A large cardboard box was found in a classroom. When a parent asked what the box was for, she was told that the box was for time outs for another [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2012/05/student-placed-in-cardboard-box-for-time-out-others-called-mentally-retarded-in-their-yearbook/</link>
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		<title>ASAN: URGENT! Ask Your Senators to Support a Ban on Aversives!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Autistic Self Advocacy Network has called an urgent action alert to call for the ban of aversives in the state of Massachusetts, home of the Judge Rotenberg Center. Residents of Massachusetts can call their state senators and support legislation that could stop the use of aversives. Ask Your Senators for a Ban on Aversives [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2012/05/asan-urgent-ask-your-senators-to-support-a-ban-on-aversives/</link>
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		<title>TPGA: IMFAR 2012: An Update on the ASD DSM-5 Recommendations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is much discussion on the DSM 5 at IMFAR. This includes talks from Sue Swedo at the stakeholder&#8217;s lunch and a formal (and highly attended) conference talk The Thinking Person&#8217;s Guide to Autism has four of their editors at the conference and has an article on the DSM 5 discussion. IMFAR 2012: An Update [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2012/05/tpga-imfar-2012-an-update-on-the-asd-dsm-5-recommendations/</link>
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		<title>Some first-hand reports from IMFAR</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are some reports that have been written on IMFAR so far. IMFAR is a three day conference, with one pre-conference day. Saturday (tomorrow) is the last day. Thinking Person&#8217;s Guide to Autism IMFAR 2012: Genetic Variants in ASD IMFAR 2012: On Communicating Autism Science Autism: Friendships in Adolescence from IMFAR 2012 IMFAR 2012 Press [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2012/05/some-first-hand-reports-from-imfar/</link>
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		<title>Adult Outcomes in Autism: A Prospective Longitudinal Examination of the Effects of Early Intensive Intervention: A 20 Year Follow-Up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been over 25 years since Ivar Lovaas published a study on Applied Behavioral Analysis which would made ABA therapy (for good or bad, you can find vocal proponents of both opinions) the &#8220;gold standard&#8221; for young autistic children. Now, some of the children who participated in the early studies and ABA programs are adults. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2012/05/adult-outcomes-in-autism-a-prospective-longitudinal-examination-of-the-effects-of-early-intensive-intervention-a-20-year-follow-up/</link>
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		<title>ASAN: Urge For the Ban on Aversives in Massachusetts!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This action alert is from ASAN: Urge For the Ban on Aversives in Massachusetts! Tomorrow, May 18th, 2012, Massachusetts State Senator Brian Joyce will be filing two amendments to the Senate Ways &#38; Means Budget currently pending in the Massachusetts State Senate. One of these amendments calls for a complete ban of aversives &#8211; also [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2012/05/asan-urge-for-the-ban-on-aversives-in-massachusetts/</link>
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		<title>Study Finds Early Childhood Educators Can Effectively Screen Students For Autism In Underserved Communities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Studies presented at IMFAR this year addresses the problem of how to effectively screen children for autism in underserved communities. Many studies have shown that the rates of identified autism are lower in racial and ethnic minorities and those with lower socio-economic status. For example, CDC autism prevalence estimates routinely show lower estimated prevalence for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2012/05/study-finds-early-childhood-educators-can-effectively-screen-students-for-autism-in-underserved-communities/</link>
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		<title>The Implications of DSM V: Changes in Diagnostic Outcomes in An Adult Clinical Sample Re-Diagnosed According to the Proposed DSM V</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Implications of DSM V: Changes in Diagnostic Outcomes in An Adult Clinical Sample Re-Diagnosed According to the Proposed DSM V is a talk to be given at IMFAR on Saturday. Given the very high focus on the DSM V from the online autism community, I had hope that this study might shed some light [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2012/05/the-implications-of-dsm-v-changes-in-diagnostic-outcomes-in-an-adult-clinical-sample-re-diagnosed-according-to-the-proposed-dsm-v/</link>
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		<title>IMFAR 2012 begins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) started on Wednesday with a press conference and a pre-conference program focused on stakeholders. I was fortunate to be able to attend last year, but not this year. I did call in to the press conference, though and it brought back some of the excitement for me. Before [...]]]></description>
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