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Archive | Bob Wright Co-founder of Autism Speaks | #AutisticHistory #StopBigAutism #BanABA
Co-founder, Autism Speaks; Vice Chairman, General Electric Bob Wright is vice chairman, General Electric, and served as chief executive officer of NBC for more than twenty years. Bob has a strong history of philanthropy and community service, for which he has received numerous awards and accolades, most recently the 2005 Humanitarian Award from the Simon […]
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Autism Speaks launches Autism Care Network to improve autism care across North America | Circa April 28, 2021 #NotAnAutisticAlly #BanABA
Autism Speaks launches Autism Care Network to improve autism care across North America First of its kind learning health system for autism connects 20 sites to bring better autism care to communities faster NEW YORK, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Autism Speaks announces the launch of the Autism Care Network, the first and only learning health […]
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Archived | Autism Speaks: Leadership | Circa February 2005 #NotAnAutisticAlly #AutisticHistory
Bob WrightCo-Founder, Autism SpeaksVice Chairman and Executive Officer, GEChairman and Chief Executive Officer, NBC Universal Bob Wright is the co-founder of Autism Speaks, along with his wife, Suzanne. In 2004, the Wrights joined the millions of Americans affected by autism when their grandson was diagnosed with the disorder. Finding few resources and even fewer definitive […]
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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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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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Archived | Autism Speaks: 2008 Environmental Factors and Autism Grants | Circa 2008 #NotAnAutisticAlly
David Baskin, M.D.The Methodist Hospital, Houston$60,000 for one year Differential Effects of Thimerosal on Cell Division and Apoptosis in Normal vs Autism Spectrum Disorder Cell Lines This study will investigate the effects of a dose-dependent exposure of thimerosal on cell proliferation. First, thimerosal will be exposed to immortalized lymphocyte cell lines from autistic and non-autistic […]
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