Kathleen in New York Magazine


	Kathleen in New York Magazine

DaveSeidel

5-26-2008 10:20 AM

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autism, neurodiversity, asperger, advocacy, activism, seidel

DaveSeidel says:

Andrew Solomon's article "The Autism Rights Movement"

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5-26-2008 6:49 PM

Antara

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