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Friday, September 21st, 2007Jenny 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 […]
TV: Oprah: Jenny McCarthy and Holly Robinson Peete
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007Jenny McCarthy and Holly Robinson Peete—Their Fight to Save Their Autistic Sons
Oprah.com
Sex appeal put Jenny McCarthy on the map. TV made Holly Robinson Peete famous. But Hollywood could not prepare them for this. Two moms share the fight to save their autistic sons.
September 18, 2007 | 4PM | WJLA - 7
September 19, 2007 | 1:05AM […]
Disability Awareness Day at Fenway Park
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007I hate to say anything good about the Red Sox or Fenway Pahk but this was pretty cool….
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Disability Awareness Day, National Anthem, Fenway Park - YouTube
Autism the Musical Coming To Baltimore
Friday, September 7th, 2007Autism the Musical, the acclaimed documentary that debuted at the TriBeca Fim Festival earlier this year, will be showing in Baltimore at the Charles Theatre from September 25 - 27. If you can’t make it to Baltimore on those nights, HBO will be broadcasting it next spring!
HBO Picks Up ‘Autism: The Musical’
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007‘Autism: The Musical’ to HBO
Docs division buys nonfiction film from BMP
Steven Zeichik | Variety.com
‘Autism: The Musical’
Docu ‘Autism: The Musical’ will air on HBO in 2008 after a theatrical run later this year.
HBO has acquired the Tribeca buzz pic “Autism: The Musical” with plans for a limited theatrical run prior to its premiere on the net […]
TV: Nickelodeon - Private Worlds: Kids & Autism: April 22
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007This Sunday, April 22 at 8:30PM (est), Nickelodeon will present Private Worlds: Kids & Autism hosted by Linda Ellerbee.
From the Nickelodeon press release:
“Autism is not a mental illness. It’s not contagious, and it’s not a choice; and while kids with autism have been described as living in their own private worlds,” Ellerbee said, “they are […]
Imus, Autism, and America
Monday, April 16th, 2007Should we consider all of a person’s deeds before passing judgement on them when they’ve said something really stupid and racist? This is not the first racist or sexist thing he’s said but he’s also done and said many good things. Is it a case of throwing the baby out with the bathwater?
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Imus, Autism, and […]
Autism: The Musical!
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007I just found out about this and it sounds fantastic! It’s at the Tribeca Film Festival this month but hopefully we’ll be seeing it in local theaters soon - if not, there’s always DVD!
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Autism: The Musical
Directed by Tricia Regan | Tribeca Film Festival
From the Tribeca Film Festival website:
Program Notes for Autism: The Musical
Although the statistic […]
Barbara Fischkin’s Oprah Review
Saturday, April 7th, 2007Blogger Barbara Fischkin makes a good point when she points out that we must mention “thimerosol” or “mercury” when the association of autism and vaccines is discussed. No one has suggested that ALL vaccines are dangerous, just possibly the ones containing the neurotoxin mercury.
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An Autism Mother Rages: Oprah-Courage, Pet Food and Mercury
Barbara Fischkin | Huffington […]
TV: Oprah: The Faces of Autism
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007Thanks to Angelina and Sylvie for this alert!
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From Autism Speaks:
TUNE-IN: The Oprah Winfrey Show, April 5
On Thursday, April 5, The Oprah Winfrey Show will devote a full hour to autism.
Portions of Autism Speaks’ documentary, Autism Every Day, will be featured throughout the program, entitled The Faces of Autism. Several of the parents featured in the […]