Posted by Gary G. Porter on Friday, February 18th, 2011
Last night, viewers didn’t get to see much of James Durbin, other than a quick glimpse of him emotionally celebrating in Room One, where he, along with a few dozen other American Idol contestants, learned they would be advancing to the next round, which will take place in Las Vegas. Durbin’s performance was not aired, [...]
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Posted by Gary G. Porter on Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
An upsetting incident has been reported by Amanda Broadfoot over at Life is a Spectrum. According to her blog, an incident occurred this past New Year’s Eve while on a trip to Orlando, Florida when her and her family were dining at the ABC Commissary restaurant in Hollywood Studios (part of the Walt Disney World [...]
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Posted by Gary G. Porter on Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
With the meteoric rise of social media Web sites such as Facebook and Twitter, many individuals and groups now have the opportunity to reach large numbers of people to promote awareness, advocacy and attention for their causes. Such is the case with autism, where a dramatic spike in prevalence over the last 10 years has [...]
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Posted by Gary G. Porter on Monday, February 14th, 2011
It is estimated that between 25%-30% of those diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder will suffer at least one seizure before the onset of puberty. Varying in degree and intensity, these incidents can be incredibly traumatic for parents to witness, particularly if it’s a first-time episode. Unfortunately, on Sunday night, Jenny McCarthy’s son suffered one, [...]
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Posted by Gary G. Porter on Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Each year, American Idol produces a handful of contestants who give memorable performances during the audition rounds, immediately making them odds-on favorites to win. Last night, millions of American Idol viewers were introduced to just such a contestant in James Durbin. Durbin is a 21-year-old Santa Cruz, California resident and unemployed father who has faced [...]
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Posted by Gary G. Porter on Friday, February 4th, 2011
In a recent one-on-one interview with CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Bill Gates discussed his foundation’s $10 billion pledge over the next ten years to develop and deliver vaccinations to children worldwide. When the recent Andrew Wakefield scandal was brought up by Dr. Gupta, Gates re-affirmed the charge that Dr. Wakefield used fraudulent data for his [...]
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Posted by Gary G. Porter on Friday, February 4th, 2011
A federal judge in West Palm Beach, Florida has finalized a settlement, awarding a mother of a child with autism $427,000 for an incident that took place nearly three years ago, when her son was voted out of kindergarten by his classmates. In May of 2008, teacher Wendy Portillo brought Alex Barton to the front [...]
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Posted by Gary G. Porter on Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
Today, the Virginia House of Delegates moved closer towards providing increased autism coverage for residents of the state. HB 2467 advanced on a "voice vote," despite opposition by some House members. The proposed bill would mandate coverage of applied behavior analysis for children with autism between the ages of two and six, with a max. [...]
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Posted by Gary G. Porter on Sunday, January 30th, 2011
Thanks in large part to the Autism Votes initiative, there has been a near domino-effect of states pushing for autism insurance reform. Missouri, California, Oregon and Virginia are the most recent states that have made headlines in the past few weeks related to this issue. In light of the current legislative efforts to have autism-related [...]
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Posted by Gary G. Porter on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
A disturbing case that will get the blood boiling has emerged from South Carolina today, which involves a male therapist who has allegedly sexually assaulted an autistic child under the age of 11. Details are sketchy at this point, but a couple things we do know. The alleged assailant is 27-year-old Bradford Smith of Sumter, [...]
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