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Woof! John Elder Robison, Living Boldly as a “Free-Range Aspergian”

By Steve Silberman
Posted: May 18, 2011
Category: Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Books, Ethics, Genetics, Health, History, Interview, Neurodiversity, Photography, Science, Science Writing, Technology, Writers | Tagged Be Different, IMFAR, John Elder Robison, Shannon Rosa, Temple Grandin | 48 Comments

Corina Becker: Communication Shutdown for Autism Awareness? No Thanks!

By Steve Silberman
Posted: October 31, 2010
Category: Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Media, Neurodiversity, Science, Social networks, Technology, Women, Writers | Tagged Ari Ne'eman, Autism Self-Advocacy Network, Autism Women's Network, Communication Shutdown, Corina Becker, Facebook, Fran Drescher, Lynne Soraya, Steven Seagal, Temple Grandin, Twitter | 11 Comments
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