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I gave a rose to a guy!

Okay, he was a blind guy about 60 that came into my sons Jazz Club, “Rusty Reeds” tonight. It was Valentines Day but most importantly, the rose which was given to me by the bartender needed a better home since I probably would’ve taken it home and let it wilt. You see, this man we
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SPECIAL THANKS: AUTISM SPECTRUM QUARTERLY

Thank you Diana Twachtman-Cullen & Autism Spectrum Quarterly, for your review of Autism Tomorrow in ASQ! Bill Davis, my co-author of Autism Tomorrow, our manual for the transition to adulthood, and I our very honored and grateful to Diana for her review of our book, Autism Tomorrow in the Autism Spectrum Quarterly’s Spring 2011 Issue.
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Will you be my Valentine – in Vancouver?

Usually, in Karen’s Corner, I try to blog about something personal, some funny anecdote or experience that offers an insight about autism. But I’m so excited about the line-up at Autism Vancouver I can’t help but talk about the conference. We are so lucky to welcome Hollywood leading lady Kelly LeBrock, star of such romantic
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Every Child’s a Star: The story behind the Autism Today logo

Have I ever told you the story of the Autism Today logo? When I first launched my company in 1998, I looked around our community, at the leading groups, government initiatives, schools etc. to see how they were branding themselves. Even then, the puzzle piece had emerged as a powerful symbol for our community. To
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Autism One – Thank You! – Februry 2, 2011

Thank you, Autism One Three cheers for Autism One for the exciting and creative work they are doing on their technology platform and their social media effort. At Autism Today, we like to keep an eye on best practices and try to emulate folks who do things right. We admire Rob Wickens’ work on the
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