Autism Community

http://www.newsweek.com/id/197813

Erasing Autism
by: Claudia Kalb
NEWSWEEK 25, 2009

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Shared trait keeps teens' friendship going strong
By JESSE TRUESDALE - The Hutchinson News - Friday, May. 15, 2009
http://www.bnd.com/336/story/769534.html

BUHLER, Kan. -- Estin Talavera and Matthew Van Sickler have been friends since second grade. They share some common interests, including online games and listening to music. But the two Buhler High School seniors share a more fundamental trait.

"Both of us don't get nonverbal cues," Estin said, referring to what many people call body language.

In Estin's case it's because he's blind. In Matthew's, it's because of Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism.

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Oh wow, there's already members here and I haven't even promoted the comm yet. Well, hello there! Please take another look at the community Info Page since the info there may have changed; feed back is welcomed.

It would be great if you could make a post introducing yourself to the group (eg: how the autism spectrum affects you, what part of the world you are in, some of your hobbies, etc.).

I'm also looking for some help with the following...

An icon for the community. While the comm will just need one, I'd like to see as many submitted as possible so that they can be posted together for anyone to use.

Resource list suggestions: I'd like to have some quality links on the comm info page, and I'm a bit overwhelmed by the massive number of bookmarks I have.

Suggestions on comms on DW where posting a notice for a new comm like this would be welcomed (also feel free to post a link here yourself in your journal or in comms (check that it is permitted first of course))