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e-Speaks || April 7, 2007
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Please be sure to add Autism Speaks (contactus@autismspeaks.org) to your address book or safe sender list in order to insure our e-mail is delivered to your inbox (not sent to bulk or junk folders). If you have any questions or comments, please hit "reply" or send an e-mail to contactus@autismspeaks.org.
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Support Autism Awareness at T.J. Maxx
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Customers at 800 TJ Maxx stores nationwide will be invited to purchase an Autism Speaks puzzle piece at checkout for a donation of $1. This is the fourth year the retailer has been actively involved in autism awareness, having raised over $2.2 million since 2004.
No purchase is necessary to make a donation and all proceeds will benefit Autism Speaks. The program will run through April 28th. For more information or store locations, please log onto www.tjmaxx.com
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Regal Cinemas Running PSAs On Screens Nationwide
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Regal Cinemas will run a thirty-second Autism Speaks public service ad, produced by the Ad Council, before every film shown on its 6,386 screens from April 6-12, during Autism Awareness Month. Read more.
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Lack of Early Name Response May Be Sign of Autism
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A new study, published in the April issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, suggests that the failure of a child to respond to his or her name at the age of 12 months may be an early warning sign for autism. Read more . Plus click here to watch coverage of the study on The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric; here to read the story on the CBS News site; and here for a Reuters article about the study.
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Advance Autism Research; Register for the IAN Project
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The Kennedy Krieger Institute launched the Interactive Autism Network (IAN) – the first national online autism registry – at www.IANproject.org. IAN, which is funded by a grant from Autism Speaks, will facilitate the exploration of causes, treatments and the search for a possible cure to this puzzling disorder. Read more about the project here. And click here to register for the IAN Project.
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Ask Your Senators to Support Funding for the CAA
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The Combating Autism Act, or CAA, was enacted in December 2006. Now we need to secure funding so that it can be fully implemented. Senators Christopher Dodd and Chuck Hagel have asked their fellow Senators to sign a letter in support of funding for the full implementation of the Combating Autism Act. Click here to ask your Senators to sign on to the Dodd-Hagel letter. We especially need Republican signers! If your Senator is a Republican, please take a moment and contact them to ensure the CAA is fully funded!
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Autism Speaks on The Oprah Winfrey Show
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On Thursday, April 5, The Oprah Winfrey Show devoted a full hour to autism, entitled "The Faces of Autism." Portions of Autism Speaks' documentary, Autism Every Day, were aired throughout the program, and several of the parents featured in the film participated in the show. Read more. Plus, view video segments and learn more here.
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NYSE Recognizes Autism Awareness Month
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On April 5, Autism Speaks Co-founder Bob Wright rang the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange in recognition of Autism Awareness Month. Read more.
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In Their Own Words: An Asperger's View of Friendship
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Scott Goldfarb, a high school student, shares his story of living with Asperger's Syndrome, and his perception of friendship, in the latest "In Their Own Words." Read more.
Previously, we shared the story of how eleven-year-old Nicholas created a button to help people understand his younger brother's behavior, and received an outpouring of email responses. Read your responses here. We also asked you to share your stories about how others respond to typical autism behaviors, whether acts of kindness or of fear and misunderstanding, and to let us know your favorite coping mechanisms. Here are more of your responses.
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