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Fudacion Autismo Aruba's first conference.
Dear Friends,
I just returned from a visit to Aruba where I participated in the Fudacion Autismo
Aruba's first conference (http://www.autismoaruba.org/). Yes, the beach was lovely,
and the ocean was the most amazing array of blues and turquoises (is that a word?),
and the Aruban desert is like no other climate on the earth. AND the Arubans are
just as extraordinary and special as the beauty of the island. How would I describe
them? Kind, hospitable, cosmopolitan, multi-lingual! Four languages are spoken in
Aruba! So, for someone like me who stims on foreign tongues, I was in HEAVEN! In one
conversation, I picked up English, Spanish, Dutch, and the very special language of
Papiemento. Continue..
Celebrating Autism Awareness/Accpetance Month.
Dear Friends,
ScientificBlogging.com is celebrating Autism Awareness/Accpetance Month by hosting and posting articles throughout the month, written by members of our community. I hope you'll have an opportunity to check out my feature http://www.scientificblogging.com/integrated_self_advocacy/leaving_ivory_tower_asperger_syndrome and to read the other wonderful contributions that are being made there! Continue..
Autism Online in the New York Times
The New York Times online Health Guide offers a wonderful series called Patient Voices. To observe Autism Awareness Month, the Times has published several audio and photographic interviews with people with autism, as well as family members of people on the spectrum. The format is wonderful and multi-sensory! To listen and see, visit
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Make Way for the Next Generation of Advocates!
LEAAD isn’t a peer-mentoring program; it’s much more than that. Erika Pumilia explains, “I think schools that have peer mentoring programs mostly do it to cover themselves. So that they can claim they provide social interaction” for kids on the autism spectrum. “But it’s almost like the kids are forced to do it, like they have no choice.” Continue..
- Written 677 days ago in Autism & Asperger's Syndrome
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