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2. Autism group is 'a safe space for kids and parents’ - AOL

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   Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is the name for a range of conditions which affect how a person communicates and interacts with the world around them, as well as their interests and behaviour.

3. Parents upset by meeting with Cracker Barrel execs over ...

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   Anne Strober, mother of a 24-year-old autistic son and a parent support specialist with the Weinfeld Education Group, said learning the news last week was "triggering" for her.

4. The Autism Community in Action - Wikipedia

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   TACA has been known to support unscientific views on Autism treatment and conspiracy theories. Group founder Lisa Ackerman used to attribute autism to a wide range of causes, urging parents to get rid of flame-retardant clothing or mattresses and new carpeting. She advocated for vitamin shots and hyperbaric oxygen chamber treatments. [6]

5. Local businesses, charities ramp up autism-welcoming efforts ...

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   After a friend connected Lima with various autism support groups, the business owners took numerous steps to better understand and assist the community. ... Autism Alliance of MetroWest — one of ...

6. National Autistic Society - Wikipedia

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   The organisation was founded on 23 January 1962 as the Society for Psychotic Children by parents of autistic children living in the area, with the assistance of a member from the Spastics Society (later Scope). [3] [4] Its origins were as a self-help group involving both parents and professionals. [5]

7. Autism rights movement - Wikipedia

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   There is disagreement within the autism community on whether to use person-first terminology (e.g., person with autism) or identity-first terminology (e.g., autistic person). The autism rights movement encourages the use of identity-first terminology [121] to stress that autism is a part of an individual's identity rather than a condition they ...

8. Autistic Self Advocacy Network - Wikipedia

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   The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization run by and for individuals on the autism spectrum.ASAN advocates for the inclusion of autistic people in decisions that affect them, including: legislation, depiction in the media, and disability services.

9. Demonstrators protest Maryland Cracker Barrel after special ...

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   A crowd of community members gathered under gray skies Sunday afternoon outside the Maryland Cracker Barrel where a group of special needs and autistic children were denied dine-in service earlier ...