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Autism Vox

May 18th, 2008

This and Last Weeks Top Posts: Life on the Road with Charlie Means You Have to Pay Attention

I never got around to making a list of last week’s top posts last week so here’s two weeks of “top posts” about autism. Rather than arrange them in chronological order, I’ve arranged them by topic:
My son Charlie turned 11 last Thursday, on May 15th. Life on the road with Charlie is my constant theme […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 3 comments

May 16th, 2008

Autism and Faith: A Journey into Community

Autism and Faith: A Journey into Community is a new resource for clergy, religious educators, and families of autistic children to develop “inclusive spiritual supports” for autistic individuals in religious settings. The 52-page guide was developed by the Autism and Faith Task Force of COSAC, New Jersey’s main autism organization, and the Elizabeth M. […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 22 comments

February 3rd, 2008

What’s It All About, Eli? (2): Keeping the Faith

“…there might be a deeper meaning to the series as a whole. This is something I touched upon on my own post for today (autism and spirituality–maybe they’ll get that angle right).
wrote one commenter after watching ABC’s new legal TV drama, Eli Stone: In reading responses and commentary on the show, I’ve been struck […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 12 comments

January 31st, 2008

What’s It All About, Eli?

According to Access Hollywood, an autistic boy plays the autistic child in ABC’s comedic legal drama “Eli Stone,” scheduled to premier tonight. This is an interesting development, to have an autistic child playing an autistic child: People have often questioned and criticized the accuracy and authenticity of actors and actresses playing autistic characters, as Dustin […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 12 comments