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1. Half Of Utahns With Autism Lead Fulfilling Lives, Follow-up Study Shows
   Twenty years after first being assessed in a long-term autism study, 41 Utahns with the disorder had a higher social outcome than those in similar studies.
2. Gene variants lead to autism and mental retardation: Inner structure of nerve synapses defective in patients
   Researchers in Germany have discovered previously unknown mutations in autistic and mentally impaired patients in what is known as the SHANK2 gene, a gene that is partially responsible for linking nerve cells.
3. It's Just A Stupid TV Show: Why Pay Attention?
   Several readers commented on my last post, about Asperger's portrayals in shows such as Boston Legal, and Grey's Anatomy, questioning why I should concern myself with shows that are melodramatic at best, surreal at worst. It's just fiction, can't you just trust that adults will tell truth from fiction? Not necessarily. Not if they have no truth to compare it to. Let me give you an example...&
4. When Will ABC Get Asperger's Right? 
   One of the measures of inclusion of a specific culture is the quality of  media portrayals of members that culture.  The transition from merely stereotypical, to more complex, multi-dimensional characters is all important. Despite multiple attempts,  ABC, much lauded in recent years for its culturally diverse casting and development ideas, has not yet accomplished this in its portrayals of charac
5. Does Reading About Serial Killers Make You Disturbed?
   In an earlier post, Asperger's Awareness for Assistance Professions, I touched on  the importance of professional awareness of certain behaviors in Asperger's, and how they can be misunderstood.  Such misinterpretations, handled improperly, can cause a great deal of havoc in the lives of people with Asperger's, and their families.  I recently saw yet another example of this depicted in the movie,