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A reader, Rev nancy, recently commented on a post about Religious Education for Autistic Children:
Hi I came to the website out of an experience last summer with a man in a parish I was visiting who had two autistic children. When I was in the inner city I wrote simple gospel plays for children with […]
“Figuring out his signs, it’s like watching a third-base coach.”
Says Brian Rattner about his oldest son, Jarrett, who is 13 years old and does not talk or walk. An October 23rd New York Times article describes Jarrett’s bar mitzvah last Sunday, and how his parents came to focus on “who Jarrett was and what he […]
Three more days to go of the Science Blogs Book Club. Much talk of framing vaccines, framing autism, and more responses from Dr. Offit about his book. And today, I talk about myth, religion, and Jenny McCarthy as a, and perhaps the, false prophet of autism.
Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, Books, disabilities blog, disability, […]
Jim and I both noticed her. She was a few inches shorter than Charlie, shiny black hair in a page boy cut. She had a turquoise blouse and pants of a different shade of blue, and so beautiful, something about her big dark eyes and her perfect features. She moved quickly into the room, not […]
After a priest filed a restraining order against the parents of 13-year-old Adam Race back in May, there was a lot of (often very heated) discussion about the exclusion and inclusion of autistic individuals in public spaces. The August 22nd Morning News reports on The Point at Bella Vista, a church meant for families with […]
Pathophilia succinctly describes the CDC’s MMWR report and takes a closer look at the 131 cases of measles reported from January-July of this year. Writes Pathophilia:
The overwhelming majority of these cases were imported* (13%) or linked to imported disease (76%). (It is important to note that the number of imported measles cases in the United […]
A judge has upheld the restraining order barring 13-year-old Adam Race from attending church in St. Joseph’s parish in Bertha, Minnesota. From KSAX:
Todd County District Judge Sally Ireland Robertson says 13-year-old Adam Race engaged in “repeated harassment” while attending services at the Church of St. Joseph.
Robertson says Adam’s family has been unable to prevent him […]
Yesterday, Carol Race took the stand at a hearing in Long Prairie, Minnesota, over the restraining order filed against her 13-year-old son, Adam Race, by the Church of St. Joseph in Bertha. From WDAY.com:
[Carol Race] represented herself at Tuesday’s hearing, and questioned the Reverend Daniel Walz for about 30 minutes.
Walz acknowledged that he did […]
22-year-old Nicky Reilly is being held over a nail bomb attack last week in a restaurant in Exeter, UK. Reilly is believed to have Asperger’s Syndrome, today’s Times notes:
Reilly, 22, is a Muslim convert who has spent time detained in a mental health hospital. He has been described as a shambling introvert with the mental […]
Up until last week, posts about “mercury” and “Jenny McCarthy” had the most comments—-after last week, the topic of religion and the restraining order filed against the parents of Adam Race generated a torrent of discussion that’s still going on).
Priest Files Restraining Order Against Parents of Autistic 13-year-old
Some 250-plus comments about Adam Race and […]
Autism mother gets on her soapbox.
Written by Kristina Chew, PhD [email] for b5media.
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