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Autism: A Real Epidemic Or Better Counting? | Part 2 Of A Series
[Content Warning: Autistic history is very triggering. Please take caution this piece includes ableism, stigma, eugenics, homophobia, abuse, and more.] Autism: A Real Epidemic Or Better Counting? INVENTING AND THEN CASHING IN ON THE AUTISM EPIDEMIC SERIES | PART 2 By Eve Reiland Hollywood magic and celebrities for awareness were instrumental in bringing attention to […]
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Snapshot | Google alerts – autism | Circa September 13, 2012 #AutisticHistory
News8 new results for autism Autistic NJ 5-year-old denied school lunchNew York Daily NewsThe parents of a 5-year-old autistic boy say his New Jersey elementary school refused to serve him a $2.30 lunch because they were a few days late paying the bill for his meal plan. Instead, kindergartener John Robert Caravella was given mini-muffins …See all stories on this […]
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Archived | Solving the Autism: Rising Numbers Point to the Growing Problem of Environmental Toxicity, says E-The Environmental Magazine | Circa January 6, 2010 #NotAnAutisticAlly #AutisticHistory
Solving the Autism: Rising Numbers Point to the Growing Problem of Environmental Toxicity, says E-The Environmental Magazine NORWALK, Conn., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ — As many as one in 90 children are today being diagnosed with autism–and autism research continues to focus almost exclusively on genetics. In its January/February 2010 issue (posted now at: www.emagazine.com), E-The Environmental Magazine looks at […]
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Archived | ASA: National Conference A Great Success; US Signs Onto UN Convention … | Circa July 30, 2009 #NotAnAutisticAlly #AutisticHistory
NEWS Autism Society National Conference a Great Success!Thank you to everyone who made the 2009 National Conference so successful! The Autism Society would especially like to thank its sponsors: AMC Entertainment Inc., MetDesk, Eden Autism Services, MedicAlert, Flaghouse, Santa America, Integrative Hyperbaric Chambers, Indiana Resource Center for Autism, Monarch Center for Autism, Dan Marino Foundation and Easter Seals. Read more… Panel of Experts […]
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Archived | Autism: It’s Not Just in the Head | Circa March 22, 2007 #AutisticHistory
[Note: This article was used in the 2007 Autism Treatment & Research Trial in the United States. This magazine was about to go under when Bob Wright bailed them out, got this article printed (placed by Autism Society with the help of Martha Herbert), bought all copies and distributed them himself. This article was referred […]
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Archived | Autism Speaks; Toxicologists Gather to Discuss Autism Spectrum Disorders Workshops Highlight Environmental Influences, Chelation | Circa 2007 #AutisticHistory #NotAnAutisticAlly
Toxicologists Gather to Discuss Autism Spectrum DisordersWorkshops Highlight Environmental Influences, Chelation The cause and treatment of autism spectrum disorders was the focus of two dedicated sessions at the annual meeting of the Society of Toxicology, held in Charlotte, N.C., in March 2007. More than 6,000 toxicologists convened to interact and present the most recent data […]
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The Discover Magazine Article Bob Wright, Co-founder of Autism Speaks, Wanted The World To Read – So He Saved The Company, Bought Every Copy And Distributed Them Himself | #AutisticHistory 2007
Trigger Warning: Filicide, suicide, murder, ableism, exclusion, tragedy narrative, autism myth, othering and words like ‘kidnapped’ and more. In 2007 there was an Autism Treatment and Research Hearing in the United States. This hearing included a panel of parents of Autistics, and parents from parent-founded organizations. They brought in actor, Bradley Whitford, to speak on […]
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