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Stealing from a Special Needs Family

This morning, while I was walking out to our van, two people jumped in and stole it. I was about 15 feet away when it happened. The boys were watching out the window as it happened. When I went into the house to c…
I may sound like an idiot, but what is Autism?

Everytime I log on Xanga, see something on TV about Autism, I can't help but ponder on what it is exactly. I may sound like some ignorant uneducated fool, but I truly am interested in learning what exactly it is. Yes, I…
Discrimination and Accomodation

The continuing discussion about my thoughts on discrimination and accommodation got me to thinking . . . I am absolutely in favor of laws that make it illegal to fire people for being gay, Jewish, black, or anything…
Keeping the Combating Autism Act

Congress is currently considering whether or not to renew the Combating Autism Act of 2006 which allocated hundreds of millions of dollars toward institutions and programs that researched the autism spectrum and assist…
Virginia Will Enact Autism Insurance Reform

Virginia Will Enact Autism Insurance Reform After 11 Years - CNBC what absolutely WONDERFUL news for families of young children with Autism in Virginia - It's ABOUT freaking time! I only wish this had happened so…
A Lawyer Speaks about Special Needs and Divorce

Being a divorce/custody lawyer certainly opens one’s eyes to the possibilities and depths of despair in the world of relationships. Once people commit to each other, they form a whole lot of ties that whi…
Update on the Autism Act 2009 in England

The Autism Act 2009 was the first ever disability-specific law in England. This Act did two main things. First to put a duty on the Government to produce a strategy for adults with autism, which was published on 2nd M…
Passionate about Autism Awareness

As many of you already know, I’ve been training to become a tribunal support adviser. I’ve never known what I really wanted to do in life in-till now and this is something I’m sure on. I am seriousl…
Vaccine-autism debate flares up again

The vaccine-autism debate may fire up once more after CBS News reported that the family of Hannah Poling, an autistic girl once at the center of the debate, will be awarded $1.5 million by the federal government f…
The Americans with Disabilities Act: 20 Years and Counting

The history of mankind is a review of how humanity has managed to develop and create a method of interactive association. In other words, how working together benefits us all. We actually joined together in order to s…