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- What I would Change About the World: the people in it
- Current Gig: behavior/life skills therapy for kids with autism
- Current Project: survival
- Favorite Bands: beatles, atmosphere, green day, incubus
- Favorite Movies: home alone, slc punk
- Favorite TV Shows: weeds, the office
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- shadyk commented on Is Scientology to blame for Jett Travolta's death? 2 years ago
first of all, his "cause of death" was due to an epileptic seizure, and the last time i checked epilepsy is NOT the same as autism. and second, i think its horrendous to blame John... more
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- shadyk voted up Measles Spreading in European Children as Parents Shun Vaccine 2 years ago
I can't get over that I'm reading a story about Measles in the year 2009... "Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- More than 12,000 Europeans, mostly children, contracted measles in the past two... more
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- shadyk commented on Measles Spreading in European Children as Parents Shun Vaccine 2 years ago
this is why media hype about autism pisses me off - because it turns into a "scare" that makes everyone avoid vaccines that are designed to PREVENT disease. Of all the research I've... more
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- shadyk voted up If you think Sasha Baron-Cohen is great, just wait til you hear what his cousin Simon can do! 2 years ago
DVD teaches autistic kids what a smile means Those who watched daily learned to recognize emotions, small study found LONDON - It wasn't until Jude met Jenny that the 3-year-old autistic... more
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- shadyk voted up Thai 'Spider-Man' Rescues Boy 2 years ago
A Thai boy, suffering from autism was rescued by a Thai firefighter who dressed up as Spider Man, after teachers reported that the boy had climbed out of the window. Firefighter Somchai... more
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- shadyk commented on Thai 'Spider-Man' Rescues Boy 2 years ago
that spidey fireman is totally my hero!
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- shadyk voted up Yoko Ono auctions art for charity 2 years ago
Yoko Ono is auctioning off a mural for an autism charity.
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- shadyk commented on Yoko Ono auctions art for charity 2 years ago
at the unveiling, Ono said, "Once the solution for autism is discovered, we will see the sky shimmering in its original beauty, with no holes." As touched as I am by the message of... more
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- shadyk commented on Brain Waves Shed Light on Autism 2 years ago
i like the researcher that called it "preliminary, with promise" - it sounds to me like an amazing breakthrough, but it may not be relevant for ALL kids with autism. Every child with... more
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- shadyk voted up 7 and Counting: Mass Murders in 2009 - ABC News 2 years ago
Mark Kopta, chairman and professor in the department of psychology at the University of Evansville in Indiana, has researched extensively the country's mass killings, which he defines as... more
