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Sunday, 05 February 2012
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Superbowl Sunday! Poems, DSM-5 and Autism Speaks!

Time for one of my favorite days of the year...Superbowl Sunday! Obviously I am rooting for the Giants!
On Friday I went to the Autism Speaks Awards Reception in Princeton, it was such a fun night! They honored the top teams, individual fundraisers and shared some new studies with us. I am honored and thrilled to be the 2012 Publicity Chair for Autism Speaks (Central NJ) and hope this year's walk is the biggest yet! I will be blogging a lot about Autism Speaks, since I have been volunteering with them for a few years now, and I think they are wonderful. I wanted to talk about a few things that some of you have asked me to blog about! Feel free to send me ideas
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My Name was Stolen by Somebody! (but we’re friends now)
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This is a post by Dr. Scott Standifer, a Clinical Assistant Professor for the Disability Policy & Studies office (DPS) at the University of Missouri. He is the author of Adult Autism & Employment: A guide for vocational rehabilitation professionals, and the organizer of the Autism Works National Conference, March 6 & 7, 2012 in St. Louis, MO.The first call came in 2008, just after I started work on the first Autism Works National Conference: “Hi Scott, this is Tracey with Autism Works…” the woman said. “But, wait,” I thought, “That is MY project’s name…” Actually, I don’t have a copyright on the name, so it is legal for others to use it too. Still, it felt likeTracy stole my name.
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Autism Light: Lisa Carling

Lisa Carling is the Director of Accessibility Programs for the Theatre Development Fund in New York City. She has been instrumental in creating the Autism Theatre Initiative.
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The Miracle That I Waited So Long To Feel

Albert Einstein once said, “There are two ways to live. One, as thought nothing is a miracle, and the other, as thought everything is a miracle.” I have this saying on my refrigerator, and I look at it every day to remind me of the miracle of my son, Jare. Sometimes miracles are so obvious, and sometimes they are so small and subtle.
What is miraculous about Jare is he came to this world to teach me about quiet courage, compassion, and forgiveness. If he had been born a typical child, I would not have been given this gift. More Here...
Saturday, 04 February 2012
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Defining Autism: A Perspective on DSM-5
More Here...You may have heard, read or seen the flap on the news. Parents of children on the autism spectrum and adults with high-functioning forms, such as Asperger's are. Not. Happy. Frankly, it's all so confusing and I was none to excited to write about this. But, it is extremely important to our community. Truth is we still don't know how this will all shake down in the very end--as far as how those playing with our lives will draw the lines that determine understanding, perceptions and most importantly, services. We've been hearing unpleasant rumblings from the sessions amongst these shirts for quite sometime, serving to increase our collective anxiety. Meantime, here's a perspective from Spectrum Mom, who guest posted here on "The Journey with Grace" last year:
autisable
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- Name: autisable
- Member Since: 3/26/2009
Autism Society Group Member

