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Snow Cake

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

I finally watched Snow Cake tonight. Very good, great performances all around. Rent it when you can! Below is a clip.

CNN: Unraveling the Mystery

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

CNN: Unraveling the Mystery | Wednesday April 2 | All Day Coverage
CNN reports on the global impact and latest science concerning the developmental syndrome of autism in a global investigation. All day Wednesday, April 2nd.
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New York Times Review: Autism: The Musical

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

A Different Sort of ‘Hey Kids, Let’s Put on a Show!’
Neil Genzlinger | Review | New York Times
There’s a commendable use of bait-and-switch in “Autism: The Musical” on Tuesday night on HBO, beginning with this documentary’s title.
It promises a feel-good, let’s-put-on-a-show story with autistic children in the roles usually played by plucky singers and hoofers. […]

Autism the Musical!

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Music Reaches Kids With Autism
CBS News

(CBS) The Centers for Disease Control says one in every 150 children has autism. Now, a new HBO documentary called “Autism: The Musical” follows five children with autism and their families as they write, rehearse, and perform their very own musical.
Elaine Hall, the founder of “The Miracle Project,” who teaches […]

Retards, Ha?

Monday, February 18th, 2008

As hard as it is to not be offended, let’s consider the source. He’s a Big Brother contestant. The term “retard” doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface in describing this fellow’s problems. Below there is a link to the Big Brother website if you care to let them know how you feel.
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Autism Group Demands […]

Eli Stone To Air Despite Protests From the American Academy of Pediatrics

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

This show will air tomorrow night at 10PM on WJLA 7 in DC.
Eli Stone | January 31 | 10PM | WJLA Channel 7
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ABC Show Will Go on, Over Protest by Doctors
Edward Wyatt | New York Times

ABC said on Monday it would include a disclaimer about the plot line of the debut episode of the drama […]

TV Show Causes Controversy

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

First-episode controversy: The vaccine-autism link
Janet Kornblum | USA TODAY
The premiere episode of Eli Stone, in which a mother wins a $5.2 million lawsuit charging her son got autism from a vaccine, is stirring controversy before it airs.
The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling on ABC to cancel the show, saying in a statement that it […]

Autism the Musical

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

“Autism: The Musical” an inspirational documentary
Reuters | Michael Rechtshaffen
PALM SPRINGS, California (Hollywood Reporter) - Well-deserving of its slot on the Academy Awards shortlist for best documentary, “Autism: The Musical” is a moving testament to love and hope in the face of a diagnosis that seems to be reaching epidemic proportions.
While the five remarkable young performers […]

Autism: The Musical

Friday, December 7th, 2007

Autism: The Musical
Steffie Nelson | Variety

COUNTRY: U.S.
DIRECTOR: Tricia Regan
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER: Documentarian Regan’s work includes 1996’s “A Leap of Faith” and 2004’s “Soldier’s Pay.”
FINANCING: Pic was initially funded by private nonprofit group In Effect Films, then acquired by Bunim-Murray toward the end of shooting.
THEME: The film follows the stories of five autistic children and their […]

Jenny McCarthy’s ‘Louder Than Words’ Tour

Friday, September 21st, 2007

Jenny McCarthy is currently touring in support of her new book Louder than Words A Mother’s Journey In Healing Autism. This week she was on The Oprah Winfrey Show with Holli Robinson Peete (who also has a son with autism) and tonight she’ll be on 20/20 at 9PM on ABC.
Next week, she’ll be appearing on […]

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