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Autism Vox

March 6th, 2008

Britain’s Missing Top Model

21-year-old art student Heather Kuzmich was one of the final five contestants on America’s Next Top Model last December. Kuzmich was not hesitant to note that she has Asperger’s Syndrome and, at times, the camera showed her in a moment of difficulty, including some awkward moments with the other contestants. Many accolades were cast on […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 10 comments

February 23rd, 2008

So who is Adam Jasinski and what is the UNIAF?

By now you’ve probably heard about the remarks by Adam Jasinski on CBS’ Big Brother reality TV show in which he referred to autistic children as “retards.” The offensiveness of Jasinski’s remark was all the greater because—-as he said—-he works as the is the PR Manager for the United Autism Foundation (UNIAF) (last September, I […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 10 comments