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An Overview of the Recent Cure Autism Now Scientific Advisory Board Meetings By Donald Ham | 2000
Cure Autism Now working towards results? Or is it just holding interesting meetings that do not really go anywhere? This was the question Dr. Marnin Kligfeld, parent of an autistic child, brought with him as he observed a session during the recent Cure Autism Now weekend of meetings in Santa Monica, California. Leading scientists, researchers, […]
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Open Your Eyes: International Autism Awareness Project | April 2000
Open Your Eyes International Autism Awareness Project The Hear-Their-Silence Rally held in Washington DC on April 8, 2000 was tremendous. The many and various agencies which joined together to ensure the roaring success of the rally should be justifiably proud of themselves. Our particular congratulations go to Unlocking Autism which spearheaded the Open Your Eyes project, displaying hundreds of pictures of […]
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Families Make the Critical Difference in the Pace of Autism Research | March-April 1997
Families Make the Critical Difference in the Pace of Autism Research The Advocate March-April 1997 by: Portia Iversen & Jonathan Shestack Families of people with autism have taken the lead in genetic research by forming AGRE, the Autism Genetic Resource Exchange. This is the world’s first truly collaborative gene bank for autism. It is administered with […]
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Finding A Web Of Support: Online sites offer information and a sense of community | Spring/Summer 1997
By CARLA KOEHL Park benches will always be great places to pick up parenting tips. So win back fences, doctors’ offices and board-rooms. But for families of children with disabilities, all the chats in the world can’t begin to provide the depth of information-and, often, the level of understanding and sympathy that’s available online. Which […]
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The Autism Coalition (ACRE): About Us, Mission Statement, History & Members | 2002
The Autism Coalition Mission Statement To raise money and dispense funds to the programs and projects of existing autism organizations who have ongoing programs to fund biomedical and applied research, and provide education and services to the autistic communityTo speak with one voice on certain common concerns, such as the need to increase funding for […]
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CONGRESSMAN BURTON’S DAUGHTER RESPONDS TO WEBMD ARTICLE | April 2000
CONGRESSMAN BURTON’S DAUGHTER RESPONDS TO WEBMD ARTICLEThis is a response to the WebMD article Mr. Pines:My name is Danielle Sarkine and I am Congressman Dan Burtons daughter. I read your article and was very displeased with some of the things you said in it. I will be copying some of your text into this email […]
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