John Elder Robison, author of Look Me In The Eye:My Life With Asperger's, has been appointed to the Scientific Advisory and Scientific Treatment Board of Autism Speaks.On the one hand, I'm glad they are consulting with, and taking seriously, an actual autistic. On the other hand, I think they mistreat autistics and misportray them constantly in the ( Read more... )

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As Gary McKinnon is diagnosed with Aspergers, I expect his story has featured here before, but the latest development makes depressing reading. UK government polititians have no backbone :(  The extradition treaty appears to be a one-way street.

Gary has a particular interest in UFOs and has apparently searched (hacked?) various sites in the USA in ( Read more... )

"On Wednesday it was announced that Oprah signed McCarthy to a deal, starting with a blog on the Oprah Web site. Though neither woman's people will confirm details of the deal, it will presumably lead to a talk show, as it did for Rachael Ray and Dr. Phil, two other Oprah protégés."

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"I do believe sadly it's going to take ( Read more... )

Hey guys. Saw this via Fark.com. Do you think it's legitimate autism?

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Autistic teen Sky Walker not guilty in mother's death, lawyers say
Posted by Associated Press March 20, 2009 11:07AMRAVENNA [Ohio] - Lawyers for an autistic teenager charged with murdering his mother have entered a not guilty plea on his behalf in Northeast Ohio ( Read more... )

I'm not linking to the original article because I don't want to give them traffic, but the blog post has a link to it, if you're interested.

Parents of autistic children may risk "reaching a breaking point," says Denver PostYes, because it's perfectly acceptable to kill people because they're autistic. It's only when they fit into "normal" that ( Read more... )

NPR is such a fascinating listen to. You get good and My GOD they're stupid all on the same show ( Read more... )

I can't say for sure if this article (the text of which I've placed under a cut below) is completely relevant to this community (and I do apologize if it has been posted already), but it seems as if it could be, to me. And it's certainly made me even more nervous about flying than I already was (as I am scared of flying and tend to act even more ( Read more... )

Just an FYI post, there's an article in the new Wired that includes Amanda Baggs and Michelle Dawson. I'm not done reading the article, but so far it's very good for a change!

The link to the PDF of the article can be found here: http://www.wired.com/services/press/. The link is about half way down the page, under the heading "The New Autism."

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