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		<title>Leaving the List</title>
		<link>http://mcdj.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/leaving-the-list/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being so busy right now, I decided to take a break and sign off from the Angelman Syndrome listserv.
What an awesome resource and what a supportive bunch of ladies I&#8217;ve gotten to know through the list.
I&#8217;m proud that sharing Maddie&#8217;s experiences have encouraged other parents to see the possibility in their child, and happy that some [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mcdj.wordpress.com&blog=2417453&post=888&subd=mcdj&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday Maddie!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emiliem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Birthday Maddie!
 
Twelve?  Geez you are growing up too fast.
Love you girl!
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		<title>poem</title>
		<link>http://mcdj.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/poem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emiliem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[with so many children with Angelman Syndrome passing away so recently, this poem was posted to the listserv (thanks to Cindy for sharing)
Their Journey&#8217;s Just Begun
by Ellen Brennenman
 
Don&#8217;t think of them as gone away-
their journey&#8217;s just begun.
life holds so many facets-
this earth is only one.
Just think of them as resting
from the sorrows and the tears
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		<title>Medication Update</title>
		<link>http://mcdj.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/medication-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emiliem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We finally met with a doctor (psychologist).  Of course she didn&#8217;t know very much about &#8220;ANGLE-mens&#8221; but she found all of the suggestions from the list very interesting.  &#8220;That would be good because ________ .&#8221;
We&#8217;ve done a week and a half trial of OTC supplements (flax seed oil and B+ supplements).  If anything it seems to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mcdj.wordpress.com&blog=2417453&post=869&subd=mcdj&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>if I had a voice&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://mcdj.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/if-i-had-a-voice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emiliem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[email from TASH
I am writing to tell you about an AAC advocacy song/video on YouTube and
to invite you to watch and share it:
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJi_Si_jTHk_
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJi_Si_jTHk)
In celebration of October&#8217;s International AAC Month, the TASH
Communications Committee and Snoopi Botten and friends have just released on YouTube an
advocacy song for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC): &#8220;If I
Had a VOCA&#8221;. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mcdj.wordpress.com&blog=2417453&post=865&subd=mcdj&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>who&#8217;s really autistic?</title>
		<link>http://mcdj.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/whos-really-autistic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emiliem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stats show autism rising, but who&#8217;s really autistic?
Earlier this week the federal government released new data indicating that autism is diagnosed in 1 percent of American children, far more than the 1 in 150 children previously thought to be affected. 
But a new documentary suggests that the rising number of autism diagnoses does not actually [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mcdj.wordpress.com&blog=2417453&post=861&subd=mcdj&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ASF Funds $1 million in grants in 2009</title>
		<link>http://mcdj.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/asf-funds-1-million-in-grants-in-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emiliem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Angelman Syndrome Foundation Funds More Than $1 Million in Research Grants for 2009
AURORA, Ill. (October 1, 2009) – The Angelman Syndrome Foundation further solidified its dedication to
research by increasing its grant award total to more than $1 million for 2009. Most recently, more than
$988,000 in grants was awarded to six principle investigators, focusing on Angelman [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mcdj.wordpress.com&blog=2417453&post=858&subd=mcdj&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>article: H1N1 Striking Children With Disabilities Hard, Officials Say</title>
		<link>http://mcdj.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/article-h1n1-striking-children-with-disabilities-hard-officials-say/</link>
		<comments>http://mcdj.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/article-h1n1-striking-children-with-disabilities-hard-officials-say/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emiliem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Click HERE for the full article/
Most of the children who have died from the H1N1 flu strain had disabilities or underlying health conditions, officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
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		<title>To medicate or not to medicate, that is the question!</title>
		<link>http://mcdj.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/to-medicate-or-not-to-medicate-that-is-the-question/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emiliem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Actually, that has been the question for about 9 years now. 
I lean towards natural living and am generally anti-medicine, even over-the-counter.  We&#8217;ve been so lucky with the infrequent seizures and not needing daily meds, I&#8217;m afraid that introducing a medication for something else might upset the balance. 
I know a lot of parents with children affected [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mcdj.wordpress.com&blog=2417453&post=851&subd=mcdj&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>article: fully inclusive classroom</title>
		<link>http://mcdj.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/article-fully-inclusive-classroom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emiliem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.projo.com/news/content/grace_school_10-08-09_PIFVL67_v54.3b3e81f.html
 
Created three years ago, The Grace School is the latest offspring of Meeting Street School, which serves children with a wide range of special needs.
“We realized that we were just as guilty of segregating special-needs children as anyone else,” said Meeting Street president John Kelly. “Our families felt that their children were disconnected from their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mcdj.wordpress.com&blog=2417453&post=848&subd=mcdj&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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