tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54305077939683443452024-03-13T12:16:18.357-07:00Spectrum TimesNews and Reviews about Autism, Aspergers,life in General from Autism eyes & the whole spectrum, Showing that those of us on the Autism Spectrum are human and contributable members of society. Those of on the Spectrum are here to stay whether you agree or not! I fight for those who cannot speak as well!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619598344016945109noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430507793968344345.post-85110252888949811682014-01-15T12:13:00.000-08:002014-01-15T12:13:09.079-08:00Open Letter to Antivax/Curebie Parents and Carers...<div class="_5k3v _5k3w clearfix">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As an Autistic adult with 2
Autistic adult nephews and a cousin with Autism as well,i believe in the
genetics as i was diagnosed as an adult as well its too late for me to
worry about this vax issue crap, we need to go on an accept Autism as a
part of life, like the deaf,downs,wheelchair communities etc, because
Autistic children will become Autistic adults, which is why its better
to time,money and resources with adult job,social and housing supports
etc instead of what causes dribble because autism is so vast you cannot
pinpoint vaccinations as a cause of autism, and yes kids get reactions
like fever's etc that is normal side effect of vaccinations and
vaccinations have been proven victim of timing as its proven that autism
starts in the womb and can sometimes start in some kids coincidently
around the shot time...parents need to stop using emotions with Autism
and stop being afraid of Autism and please no buts we are different
branches of the same tree all members of Autism community from high to
low. we could get funding if we all accepted Autism and made it
worthwhile as why we need the help as you catch more flies with honey
than vinagar. also you parents need to listen to us adult folk on the
spectrum too as we have been there at one time or another..and yes with
my nephews i some experience too.. I choose to see the positive side to
Autism not the negative fearmongering that the antivax and "cure" side
choose to portray as we are not an epidemic but human beings with
feelingsk,dreams and goals too and on top of it jenny mccarthy is
selling e cigerettes making her a hypocrate and also ex dr wakefiled has
his medical license stripped and his studies retracted as they couldn't
be duplicated so therefore the antivax/cure believers are a cult. they
also are so desperate they believe in the biomed quackery incl bleach
enema's are banned in numerous countries..ty and have a nice day..i am
not a paid shill by any corportation or the govt to say this.ty</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Autism is not the end of the world but a beginning of whole new journey!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Please share this note Zoey :) xxoo</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619598344016945109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430507793968344345.post-65228226333453774512012-11-03T16:00:00.006-07:002013-06-09T16:34:12.736-07:00My Trip to ANCA Naturally Autistic Conference in Maple Ridge/Langley British Columbia,Canada<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi everyone! first of all I just wanted to say thank you to those who have helped me out from the 2012 event, thank you from the bottom of my heart!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Going to this event was fun overall as where I live its not very often I get mingle with people of my own kind (the fellow Autistic's) as I live in small city with no adult Autism services. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for more information on the event please see<b> </b></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.naturallyautistic.com/"><b>http://www.naturallyautistic.com/</b></a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Its run by <b>Leo Gregory-Collura & Charlie Collura</b> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(also if you wish to donate to ANCA for next years 2013 event please go the webpage thank you). This is a wonderful event for all including welcoming Autistic & other diversibility self advocates. A special thank goes to<b> Lori Arseneau Stoughton & her family </b>for giving everyone rides with shuttles & helping Leo & Charlie out you were fabulous! Dr Temple Grandin was also an honorary ambassador but she was here in Canada last year so I didn't get a chance to meet here (someday I hope).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The who weekend started off with awards Friday night in Maple Ridge with host mc <a href="http://duaneburnett.com/" target="_blank"><b>Duane Burnett</b></a> who's a great guy! and also Juno nominee singer<b> Janet Panic </b>was a presenter as was <b>Ms Yvonne Mikelencak</b> of the <b><a href="http://aspergerwomen.org/" target="_blank">Asperger Woman's Association</a></b> was also a presenterl. The major sponsor of the event is </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.successti.com/leaders/romela.htm">http://www.successti.com/leaders/romela.htm</a> & Romela Quinn & Marcus McClelland </b>came as sponsors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that was just the sampling from Friday in which I have a funny story to tell, when I was getting a ride back to the hotel room in Langley, and I was getting a ride with another lady & her son (who were also from out of town) and we ended up getting lost & going all over the place and well since I wasn't familiar with bigger metropolis's than my area I was internally freaking out (I haven't had a chance to take my evening anxiety meds yet) and my phone was almost of power. I felt like freaking out but I had to remind myself relax and take deep breaths, another girl happened to have a phone (we also stopped) to ask directions and we got out of there ok, (phew).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next day on Saturday was keynote speakers in Maple Ridge including<b> Dr Hedy Fry</b> of the Liberals answering our questions and trying to lend an ear to our concerns, also <b><a href="http://www.larsperner.com/" target="_blank">Dr Lars Perner</a></b>,<b> Marianne Hansen RMT</b> (Massage), and<b> Joanne Lara</b> of Autism Movement Therapy: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.autismmovementtherapy.org/site/">http://www.autismmovementtherapy.org/site/</a> were keynote speakers and had workshops too. The one I attended was <b><a href="http://www.friend2friendsociety.org/about-us/friend-2-friend-autism-demystification-model/" target="_blank">Friend 2 Friend</a> </b>play Therapy run by <b>Heather McCracken</b> she was just giving information on what she does what Friend 2 Friend is (see the link for more information about it). Also Marc Rosen had a workshop as well, he was a highlight at the awards with "Zappy Zappy" from one of his books. Of course Romela Quinn was doing workshop information about <a href="http://www.usana.com/dotCom/index.jsp" target="_blank">USANA health products</a> (our main sponsor).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the last day Sunday was the big gala I was looking forward to, as award winners <b>Scott James, Sam Ruderham</b>, and of course blues guitarist/actor singer <b>Jim Byrnes</b> took to the stage as well, it took place at Swans E Set golf course in Pitt Meadows and it was a blast! I got to socialize with my new friends and some that I reconnected with and are friends with on Facebook (sorry if I didn't get to everyone this round but you know who you are as there just too many to mention this round) There was also a silent auction to raise funds as well Here are some pictures:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Food and great times were had by all there, and I enjoyed it being with those of my own kind (fellow Autistics) and others with diversibilities. I am looking at raising funds to go again next year as its farther from where I live here's the link and information about next years awards location on the Sunshine Coast (Gibson's and Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada) is in the link I am providing, please help me go again if you can so that I can report back next year, another thing is that I have never been to this region before either so it will be a first time for me to go there. Thank you for reading my blog and please feel free to share thank you to my friends and fans I appreciate all of you! your friendly blogger Zoey </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619598344016945109noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430507793968344345.post-45404707114387332192012-05-10T11:42:00.001-07:002012-05-10T11:55:08.831-07:0010 Tips on How to Communicate with Autistic People by Steve Summers<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi everyone I would like to introduce my friend Steve Summers an Autism father and also on the spectrum himself so he has lots of experience with Autism, he has written 10 Tips on How to Communicate With Autistic people. Steve lives in Hawaii with his wife Amy and two sons. Here is what Steve had to say about himself: <i> </i></span><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>I was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome (part of the Autism Spectrum) as an adult. I was diagnosed following my 11-year-old son’s diagnosis with Asperger's. I am happy to have my diagnosis. It was like a light being turned on that illuminated my entire life in a new way. Now I understand why I never really ‘fit in.’ It is like having a huge weight lifted off of my shoulders to have my diagnosis.</b></em><br />
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red;">1.</span><span style="color: #333333;"> Please always keep in mind that communication difficulties are common with Autism. We have difficulties in reading social cues and body language. Be patient and understanding.</span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red;">2.</span><span style="color: #333333;"> We tend to take things literally and have often trouble reading between the lines. As a result, we may ask a lot of questions to clarify what is meant by something that you say. I have been told that I ask a lot of questions. Don’t be offended by this. It is our way of being sure that we understand what you are telling us. We may repeat back to you in our own words to try and get on the same page as you.</span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red;">3.</span><span style="color: #333333;"> If we misunderstand something that you say, please be patient and expand on what you said and explain what you meant. Don’t assume a negative or hostile intent from us if we misunderstand something that you said. Keep in mind that communication can be difficult for us. Things that come naturally to you take extra effort by us.</span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red;">4.</span><span style="color: #333333;"> Please don’t get offended by our communication style. We tend to be frank, honest and matter of fact. Some people may interpret this as blunt or rude. We don’t intend to offend you by not sugar coating the things that we say. We don’t intend to be rude. Please don’t get defensive or assume that we are attacking you. Remember that communicating is hard for us. Don’t make negative assumptions. Too often we get corrected or attacked by someone who fails to give us some slack and the benefit of the doubt.</span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red;">5.</span><span style="color: #333333;"> Please don’t expect eye contact. We may be able to force eye contact, but it is not comfortable for us. Making eye contact takes a conscious effort. This effort may take away from listening and understanding what you are saying. I tend to look at a person’s mouth more often than their eyes. Other autistic people will rarely look at your face. This is ok.</span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red;">6.</span><span style="color: #333333;"> Please keep in mind that we most likely have been rejected, excluded, ridiculed or bullied in the past. If we seem anxious or insecure this may be due to living in a world that misunderstands us and is often hostile to us. We have to work hard to reach out to others. Please work at reaching back to us with understanding and kindness. If we feel that you are ignoring us we will feel bad about that. We may persist in asking for feedback from you. Please be reassuring and clearly express your support for us.</span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red;">7.</span><span style="color: #333333;"> Please don’t speak down to us. Treat us as equals. We may sound flat or have an unusual tone to our voice. We may not speak with our voice at all. We may need to type our words. Please be patient with us. It may take us a while to formulate our answers.</span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red;">8.</span><span style="color: #333333;"> Please don’t talk too loudly or yell at us. It is very jarring to us. It makes me jump when someone comes up to me and talks too loudly. It is like having someone jump out in the dark yelling “BOO!” at me. It causes an adrenalin dump in my body. I don’t like this.</span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red;">9.</span><span style="color: #333333;"> Please do NOT touch us without warning. It will make us jump. We don’t like unexpected touches.</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i>Please keep in mind that we are all different. These issues will vary from person to person. The above tips are written from my perspective as an autistic person. This is just a guide. Feel free to ask me any questions so that I may expand and clarify any areas that aren’t clear to you. Thank you for reading this guide. ~ Steve Summers</i></span></div>
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Hi there, normally I do my movie reviews on<b> <a href="http://spectrumvideoreviews.blogspot.ca/">http://spectrumvideoreviews.blogspot.ca/</a></b> but I thought to give you taste of my other blog, I would show the review on my main blog. I enjoy watching a lot of videos & have a huge collection of old and new stuff. Don't Worry I provide links too..</div>
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Extremely loud & Incredibly Close stars Tom Hanks (Forest Gump), Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side), & newcomer Thomas Horn. Supporting players are the legendary Max Von Sydow, Viola Davis (The Help), John Goodman,Jeffery Wright, & Zoe Caldwell. This movie is about a child who lost his father to the 9/11 tragedy, he also has Aspergers (although he says his father doesn't) but I think he does with all the mannerisms, I thought wow! he's very much like me in some mannerisms, you know talking a mile a minute like an encylopedia, Aspergers is a high functioning Autism, which is what I call it anyways since they are making changes to the DSM manual and my testers said it was hfa anyways too, since Autism runs in my family. Back to the movie, The movie is based on the book of the same name:</div>
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Oskar who lost his father after finding a mysterious key decides to plan and go an adventure to find out where and who the key belonged too, along the way he meets new people and gets to know there stories and takes information to make a scrapbook about his adventures and learns more about his father along way and he meets an elderly gentlemen known only as "The Renter" who's renting a room from his grandma,watch the movie to find out further about why the two connect. For information about Autism and spectrum please see my previous postings.</div>
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The dvd contains a special feature called Finding Oskar with necomer Thomas Horn and rated PG in Canada and PG 13 in US</div>
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I rate this movie a 7.5 out of ten while the acting was great the R word is mentioned once by the kid here is the to educated society against using the R word thank you and have a great day! :) </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">now according to latest <b>U.S. stats its about 1 in 88 children, and in Canada about 1 in 200,</b> although there is some controversy with the stats though which is really due to catch up stats with certain ethnic groups according the report. But hey why worry about the causes when we should be accepting those who both children & adults who have Autism and spectrum, for social,job, and housing supports especially as Autistic children grow up to be Autistic adults, and a you cannot prevent Autism either..that is like trying to prevent the sun from coming up or coming down...we are here to stay whether you agree or not, so deal with us. We all have gifts and its up to you parents/carers to work with us not against us on our timing of life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Those with Autism have been here on earth since the dawn of time in one way or another, and will continue to be here as long as man continues to be on earth....</span><br />
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<span lang="EN">What I am writing I have my sister Janet’s blessing to do this opinion piece article too (she is a single mother & has 2 young adult Autistic sons) I just wanted to say in light of all the hatred towards special need children & Autistic children, there is an awful wave of hate crimes going around in guise of mercy killings (real name is murder), abuses towards us Autistics both young and old etc. It disgusts me that parents/carers in a role of responsibility & trust would do such horrible things to us, namely this article from the<a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/sunnyvale/ci_20120851/sunnyvale-police-mother-killed-22-year-old-son?source=pkg." target="_blank"> San Jose Mercury</a> where an Autistic young man named George was murdered by his mother Elizabeth. In which his mother received all the symptathies etc, but not George who was forgotten especially by the public & by a so called Autism organization called the Autism Society of America, who forgot the victim George in favour of the murderer,George’s mother Elizabeth:</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt;">The tragic story of Elizabeth Hodgins, who last week took her own life and that of her 22-year-old son with autism, leaves us truly devastated. While this incident is an anomaly, it shows that high stress on parents is very common in the autism community. We fear that stories such as these will continue if families still feel hopeless in their struggles.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt;">According to the Mercury News, Hodgins was exhausted trying to find a program for her son. Like most states, California provides little or no appropriate support to individuals with developmental disabilities once they turn 22. In addition, California has cut $1 billion in developmental disabilities services during the past three years, and the Department of Developmental Services will cut another $200 million within the next year.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt;">We cannot wait long for change. Autism diagnosis is experiencing a staggering growth rate. Today, 65 percent of all state regional center intakes relate to autism. The divorce rate among parents with a child with autism is as high as 70 percent due to the pressure.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Believe it or not I really do respect parents, single parents, carers etc of Autistic & other special needs people’s however murder is not acceptable in society no matter what the carers/parents are experiencing,if you need help please go get some help, or move away, or something, however this murder is inexcusable by any standards, I am sorry for your situation, this sets a dangerous precident that murder is the only way out, well I have news for you ITS NOT! I post lots of links all the time on my facebook account that can help those of you who do need the help, and please don’t say just because I am not a parent I don’t understand that. This is poppycock! as the parents I talked to agree with me and are just as appalled by this murder, all those who feel sorry for this parent murderer ought to be ashamed of themselves, and her family ought to be ashamed too for maybe not helping enough and the father must have seen this coming too?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Here are some links from the Autcast blog created by Landon Bryce:</span></div>
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<a href="http://thautcast.com/drupal5/content/crackpots-suggest-elizabeth-hodgins-choice-kill-her-son-means-you-should-not-have-kids">http://thautcast.com/drupal5/content/crackpots-suggest-elizabeth-hodgins-choice-kill-her-son-means-you-should-not-have-kids</a></div>
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<a href="http://thautcast.com/drupal5/content/loving-and-devoted-parents-do-not-shoot-and-kill-their-sons">http://thautcast.com/drupal5/content/loving-and-devoted-parents-do-not-shoot-and-kill-their-sons</a></div>
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<a href="http://lizditz.typepad.com/i_speak_of_dreams/2012/03/vigil-for-george-hodgins-and-other-disabled-people-murdered-by-their-families.html">http://lizditz.typepad.com/i_speak_of_dreams/2012/03/vigil-for-george-hodgins-and-other-disabled-people-murdered-by-their-families.html</a> by Liz Ditz<br />
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<a href="http://www.record-bee.com/ci_20208160/spectrum-erased-from-his-own-murder" target="_blank"> http://www.record-bee.com/ci_20208160/spectrum-erased-from-his-own-murder</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt192818.html">http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt192818.html</a> forum about the case also Autistic Self Advocacy Network Remarks<br />
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<a href="http://paulacdurbinwestbyautisticblog.blogspot.ca/2012/03/murder-of-george-hodgins-22-year-old.html">http://paulacdurbinwestbyautisticblog.blogspot.ca/2012/03/murder-of-george-hodgins-22-year-old.html</a> by Paula C Durbin Westby<br />
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<a href="http://thinkingautismguide.blogspot.ca/2012/03/remember-one-of-our-own-george-hodgins.html" target="_blank">http://thinkingautismguide.blogspot.ca/2012/03/remember-one-of-our-own-george-hodgins.html </a>With remarks made by Autism advocate Zoe Gross<br />
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Just to let parents/carers know that we having feelings & dreams too! We are capable of loving, & contributing to society as well! I hope the Autism Society of America is ashamed of themselves knowing they support a murderer.</div>
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Here is a blog that I thought was kinda of neutral but unsure anyway this <b>blog is by Autism mother Elaine Hall just for your information: </b></div>
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And to conclude this blog (maybe be amended for future updates as more information becomes available) here is an anti bullying poem by my niece Brittany Doell (she is the daughter from another sister I have, as I have two older sisters), please spread this video around viral thank you! ) </div>
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AMMENDUM: another Autistic child who was only 4 years old was also murdered selfishly by his mother is name is Daniel Corby, here are the links:<br />
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<a href="http://www.cbs8.com/story/17330268/arraignment-wednesday-for-mother-accused-of-killing-autistic-son">http://www.cbs8.com/story/17330268/arraignment-wednesday-for-mother-accused-of-killing-autistic-son</a>
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<a href="http://thautcast.com/drupal5/content/patricia-corby-told-police-she-drowned-autistic-son-daniel-bathtub">http://thautcast.com/drupal5/content/patricia-corby-told-police-she-drowned-autistic-son-daniel-bathtub</a>
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<a href="http://thautcast.com/drupal5/content/autistic-reactions-murder-daniel-corby">http://thautcast.com/drupal5/content/autistic-reactions-murder-daniel-corby</a>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is more info about Leo's organization Autistic Naturally! feel free to join the community today! :) <b> </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.naturallyautistic.com/" style="font-weight: bold;">http://www.naturallyautistic.com/</a><b> </b>as Dr.Temple Grandin is an ambassador for the organization too! </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619598344016945109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430507793968344345.post-57506386769458092992011-12-06T16:15:00.000-08:002011-12-06T16:15:47.302-08:00Autism Reliable News Sources<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello again! here my links for Autism (& Spectrum) friendly news & information sources, these sites are well balanced sites, that post the positives to Autism as well as the negatives to balance things out. I often use these sites for posting my the news on my facebook profile/twitter etc.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://theautismnews.com/">http://theautismnews.com/</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/">http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.autismsupportnetwork.com/news">http://www.autismsupportnetwork.com/news</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page</a> (type in what your looking for)<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://autism.about.com/">http://autism.about.com/</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.autismclassroom.com/">http://www.autismclassroom.com/</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.autism-society.org/news/">http://www.autism-society.org/news/</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.annakennedyonline.com/">http://www.annakennedyonline.com/</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.autismdigest.com/">http://www.autismdigest.com/</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.asquarterly.com/">http://www.asquarterly.com/</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://autismnewsandviews.blogspot.com/">http://autismnewsandviews.blogspot.com/</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/294160080597337/">http://www.facebook.com/groups/294160080597337/</a> (Buttons & More Facebook Group run by Richard S. Bolster)</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.autismkey.com/"><b>http://www.autismkey.com/</b></a><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">these are just some sites I recommend, for your viewing pleasure! thank you! :)</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619598344016945109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430507793968344345.post-34891401097806618722011-10-28T12:52:00.000-07:002011-10-28T12:52:28.148-07:00A Simple Wish & Dream...(for Autistics Speaking Day 2011)<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-CA</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> <w:UseFELayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The movie is called <b>My Name is Khan</b>, & links on the blog as well.</span><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello again,I will not be posting real names of the guilty as to protect there "integrety" they know who they are & my friends know who I am talking about as I don't want to stoop to there levels! By the way if they or there "supporters" (aka stooges or<b> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)">trolls</a></b>) respond to this blog in any way shape or form they will have blown there protection & cover of who they really are as I want to keep this friendly & positive as I can & I use only real names for the people who respond to my blog.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well as you know I have posted my side of my life on a major blog: <b><a href="http://autism.about.com/">Autism.about.com</a> </b>blog run by my friend <b>Lisa Jo Rudy.</b> For that please see my previous posting. I would like to explain my side of things as this will help me move on. I have come to accept there will always be people who disagree me as there are so many fractures within the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism">Autism</a> community that its nearly impossible to straighten out. I thought as a person on the spectrum I could be that cleaner upper & advocate helper, but its proven harder than I thought. I know that I sometimes I have a bit of a temper & I am sorry for that however I am trying my best to move on to help those who actually need it & I don't feel like I should have to defend myself everytime someone tries to take shots at me. I wish these people will understand that I am only human too & not a monster in which there screenshots only have all my negative conversations with them. I am <b>not</b> a bully but someone with <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome">Aspergers</a>/<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-functioning_autism">HFA</a></b> who because the net is devoid of real human contact which sometimes make it difficult for me to really associate with people but this the only way I can reach out to make friends, the good, the bad & ugly! lol! I feel that I am still a respectable member of the Autism community as I have so many more friends online that talk to me & allow me to say my feelings without going into war. I don't want war, I want peace & harmony which my bullies & stalkers may find hard to believe as they have there own walls up. Anyway these bullies which for protections sake will name "mean mommy bear" & "Gertie Gorilla", (if the parents are doing it what are they teaching there children?) as I said if they defend themselves over this blog where real names not being used they have blown there protected cover. On Lisa's blog all I did was air my innocent story of what it was like growing up & I would still like to thank Lisa for allowing my story article to stay up but what happened is that "mean mommy bear" started dredging things she thinks I did wrong to her in the past which was highly out of order on that blog & unethical for that article then I defended myself a little & accused the wrong bully,well I apologized to this bully (Gertie Gorilla) but she just aired the apology & dredged up a little more dirt without remorse! Sorry but these are not advocates in my opinion but people with a personal grudge against me who refuse to move on & are obssessed with doing the wrong thing. Also when my real friends defended me they took shots at them too,"see what a monster she is we have the screenshots to prove it" they would say. Yes I may have responded stupidly to there little wargames however, I am still a real contributer with my experiences with my Autism family members. etc,to the Autism community as on Facebook,Twitter etc, I post news links, stories,share others links,stories etc, run some groups etc,& frankly without all of the stuff I do for the community there would be something missing as my real friends & followers depend on me to do this as often as I can. By the way after this blog I will be posting some links to cyberbullying info etc you can look at. It seems no matter where I go these cyberbullies want have my head on a platter & put me out of business because they want to be the heroes. Its alright to disagree with me but any negative attitude behind it is not, & that's how I label a bully. Its a shame that Lisa had to delete <b>ALL</b> the comments & not allow any more because of this issue (at least she has a discussion article on the subject), so the bullies not only ruined it for me, but for Lisa & all her viewers of the blog (yes it was Lisa's overall decision but they were the infuencing factor in that decision), & they have no one but themselves to blame for this as I had a right to air my story & it was Lisa's blog so no need to dredge up the past disagreements for this article,but just comment nicely whether you agree or disagree with it,however they pushed the bounderies by acting vicious & mean about it therefore ruining it for everyone. I respect Lisa as she is my friend I support her & have supported her when other so called " Autism organizations" took shots at her for her previous articles. It seems to the bullies there is free speech but not for me. Its the old I hate Zoey so much she doesn't have any rights syndrome. When that's done they hurt others too as they refuse to move on. These bullies have also bashed a few of my friends too,not nice & frankly time for them to stop acting like children & grow up! If this the way you teach your children then frankly I am ashamed of those bullies! By the way they can take all the screenshots they like however it only shows one side of the story,they often don't show how I was provoked or the arguements started anyway,just what I say after the fact in which I am doing my best to watch what I say.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well in conclusion I would like to thank my friends & followers for there support of me, A Big Thank You! :) I hope you have enjoyed this article & remember I have <b>not</b> used real names here & these are just <b>opinions & feelings</b> but the trolls will find some excuse anyway to blast me,& I get stronger & stronger each time they push me & will forge on & will not be stopped from airing my opinions,news articles etc. I however have also learned about a few things from each disagreement that life holds & It seems also that adult Autistics are not allowed opinions either which is a threat to free speech & called hate speech,it's a shame that these bullies are parents, I feel so sorry for there kids & would<b> NEVER EVER</b> <b>attack the kids </b>of those parents with whom I am disagreeing with. Why would I take my disagreements out on them? Lets leave your kids out of the disagreements ok? They are the pawns & innocent ones. They are the ones I fight for everyday for the rights of all Autistics & the day we can one day get together & do some real fighting against the <b>discrimination,hatred & lack of services we see everyday from our level & the childrens level as well </b>(as the money goes to finding this so called "cure" & cause of Autism thing instead which in my opinion is power,greed & politically motivated as parents are afraid the negative attention will attract funding for there cause & bullies are often mad with power as well, another story for another day). They are self centered people who only care about themselves & want to bring others down with them. So please everyone please <b>stop</b> the schoolyard fighting its getting not only downright ugly it turns people off to your cause. Thank you I hope you enjoyed this article & I urge anyone who being bullied or stalked please please talk it over with someone you trust you are not alone as this problem can reach criminal proportions! <b> Zoey</b></span><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619598344016945109noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430507793968344345.post-84000155195937260832011-08-09T16:33:00.000-07:002011-08-09T16:54:59.795-07:00Another Wonderful Article about Me..<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi again, I just wanted to let you know that my story article is now on<b> Lisa Jo Rudy's</b> <b>Autism.about.com</b> blog site please take a look! Please also let Ms. Rudy know what a wonderful job she is also doing in the community with lots of information on her blog site & I also wanted to thank her as well. I will post the links on the bottom & thanks again for all of those who support me as well! :)</span><br />
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<a href="http://spectrumtimes.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-recent-interview.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://spectrumtimes.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-recent-interview.html</span></a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619598344016945109noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430507793968344345.post-18833143625503453082011-08-06T19:40:00.000-07:002011-08-06T19:40:03.816-07:00Updated Movie Review<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi everyone I have an updated movie review on my sister blog: <a href="http://spectrumvideoreviews.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-brainy-review-of-limitlessthis.html">Spectrum Video Reviews.</a> I have reviewed the movie Limitless. Thank you & I hope you come by! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I hope you can all listen in! and Thank you for listening! </span></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrIMssxVI5AqBL57RffkRXU-ac1XPF-xb9gnP4sgaxiya6EdFU8qn1TlQ0kyFw7O5_uCteLpQuD50z3yjVwW79F32O8pDwFEMAYe5G8Uj_0II3_4TNXujBAWE2IEsQJ2uGS64h6P3B_8/s1600/worldautismawarenessday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrIMssxVI5AqBL57RffkRXU-ac1XPF-xb9gnP4sgaxiya6EdFU8qn1TlQ0kyFw7O5_uCteLpQuD50z3yjVwW79F32O8pDwFEMAYe5G8Uj_0II3_4TNXujBAWE2IEsQJ2uGS64h6P3B_8/s320/worldautismawarenessday.jpg" width="242" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Hi there I would like to wish the world a happy day on <b>World Autism Awareness Month</b>. We need to honor and support those in your life who what Autism/Asperger's and the spectrum which is full of color and diversity. Instead of focusing on the "dark" side of Autism we need to celebrate and focus on our gifts and skills we can do and say hey! Autism is not a death sentence,we can work with the quirks and shine through to show that those of us on the spectrum are people too!</span><br />
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<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I accept and love all those with Autism and spectrum including me! I hope you do also!</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">From someone with Asperger's I thank you for supporting this event and don't forget <b>April 2nd,2011</b> is <b>World Autism Awareness Day</b>. Remember to also wear your rainbow colors to show the spectrum! Don't forget we also need acceptance too! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I have Autism and spectrum information on this page as well,please scroll down. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here is the link for my story on Autism Key run by Gary Greaves:</span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.autismkey.com/autism-advocates-tap-social-media-sites-to-promote-awareness/"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.autismkey.com/autism-advocates-tap-social-media-sites-to-promote-awareness/</span></span></b></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here is my previous story on friend Laura Shumaker's blog:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Please come by to visit and have a great day! :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I would like to now introduce a young man named Jasper Steed,he runs a wonderful organization called Autism Smiles,and lots of related organizations and links related on his facebook sites and his websites.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My name is Jasper. I am the founder of the charity and I am autistic myself. I am 21 years old and I did not get all the care I needed when I needed it. So because of this I made a decision to provide help because I am able to understand what most of the kids are going through and I want to be able to tell them that I care. I want to support and help them as much as I can. I am going to also share advertising revenue as well to help. I am a game creator and I build websites as a living as well. What gave me the idea is, because like I said, there is not much in VA but I would like to give the gift of technology</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jasper has more of website links on the main website and please feel free to join!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Some related stories about Jasper:</span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.suite101.com/content/autistic-man-jasper-steed-creates-his-own-success-a266305"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.suite101.com/content/autistic-man-jasper-steed-creates-his-own-success-a266305</span></span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.autismsupportnetwork.com/news/video-autism-and-success-workplace-part-2-20383922"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.autismsupportnetwork.com/news/video-autism-and-success-workplace-part-2-20383922</span></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thank you! and I appreciate all your hard work too Jasper! :) Autism really does smile! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://realageofautism.blogspot.com/2011/01/jb-handley-and-age-of-autismers-are.html" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://realageofautism.blogspot.com/2011/01/jb-handley-and-age-of-autismers-are.html</a></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619598344016945109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430507793968344345.post-1254092437401310152011-01-02T17:37:00.001-08:002011-01-02T17:37:43.583-08:00First Review of 2011!<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hi all,here is my first movie review for the new year! come check it out! :D</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://spectrumvideoreviews.blogspot.com/2011/01/dreamy-review-of-inception.html"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">http://spectrumvideoreviews.blogspot.com/2011/01/dreamy-review-of-inception.html</span></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619598344016945109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430507793968344345.post-74504993053590987732010-12-15T16:41:00.000-08:002010-12-15T16:41:46.953-08:00New posting....<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Please read my new posting over at: <a href="http://realageofautism.blogspot.com/2010/12/support-of-kev-leitch-again.html">http://realageofautism.blogspot.com/2010/12/support-of-kev-leitch-again.html</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thank you & Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas,Happy New Year, etc..... </span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619598344016945109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430507793968344345.post-76602455248311339782010-11-02T17:29:00.001-07:002010-11-02T17:29:57.266-07:00My 1st Video Review<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hi all, here is the link to my video review please come by! :D</span><br />
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<a href="http://spectrumvideoreviews.blogspot.com/2010/11/temple-grandin-review.html"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://spectrumvideoreviews.blogspot.com/2010/11/temple-grandin-review.html</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thank You! </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619598344016945109noreply@blogger.com0