Kudos to The Macon Telegraph, and medical writer Marilynn Marchione (AP writer Kristen Gelineau and Mike Stobbe contributed). This is a well-written piece on the "concession case," she did a great job explaining the case and showing both sides of the story. It was nice to read a fair article on this.
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This news clip is one of the more positive I've seen run. It shows parts of an autistic first-grader's speech session. Granted, I could nit-pick a few points, but all in all, this falls on the positive side of autism in the media. If I didn't know what autism was, this story would help educate me a bit, give me some understanding, and (most importantly!) not scare me.
The ST explains what they are working on in the session, but what I really liked was when she warns the public not to "be so judgemental" if you see a child tantrumming, etc. I appreciate that!
The link if the video isn't working for you: http://www.topix.net/health/autism/2008/03/coping-with-autism
This Way of Life
"Autism is a way of being. It is pervasive; it colors every experience, every sensation, perception, thought, emotion, and encounter, every aspect of existence. It is not possible to separate the autism from the person."
- Jim Sinclair
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