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		<title>Article: &#8216;Will babies with Down syndrome slowly disappear?&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/14/will-babies-with-down-syndrome-disappear-22323/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing in the Archives of Disease in Childhood (subscription required for full text), Dr. Brian Skotko reports that the number of babies born with Down syndrome has been steadily decreasing around the world as prenatal testing and selective termination have become more widespread. Skotko reports that a trend toward later childbearing in the United States [...]]]></description>
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		<title>He worries: Could genetic testing eliminate people with autism?</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/05/18/ari-neeman-16663/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 16:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newsweek magazine profiles Ari Ne&#8217;eman, the 21-year-year-old founder of the nonprofit Autistic Self-Advocacy Network. Ne&#8217;eman is a master networker who wants to convince the world that autism is not a medical mystery that needs to be cured, but rather a type of &#8220;neurodiversity&#8221; that should be accepted by society. Ne&#8217;eman, who has Asperger&#8217;s syndrome, is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prenatal testing for autism: The ethical debate</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/01/08/prenatal-autism-ethics-7238/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the BBC: Scientists are coming closer to developing a reliable prenatal test for autism, which would open the door to selective abortion as well as the possibility of a prenatal drug treatment to prevent the disorder. Simon Baron-Cohen, director of the Autism Research Centre at Cambridge University, urges that society proceed cautiously and engage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hollywood performers unveil disability rights initiative</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/10/06/hollywood-disability-rights-3394/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Patricia E. Bauer LOS ANGELES &#8212; A coalition of performing arts unions today announced the launch of a major disability rights campaign to increase visibility and employment opportunities for actors, broadcasters and performers with disabilities throughout the entertainment and news media. At briefings in Los Angeles, New York and Washington, leaders of the Screen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palin, disability and Down syndrome: Sept. 7, 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/09/07/palin-ds-wrapup-3133/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Parents of Special-Needs Children Divided Over Palin&#8217;s Promise to Help&#8217; &#8212; New York Times Some parents of children with disabilities are enthusiastic over Gov. Palin&#8217;s pledge of support, but advocacy on behalf of the disability community has not been &#8220;a centerpiece of Ms. Palin&#8217;s 20-months in office or any of her campaigns for office.&#8221; &#8220;I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Op-ed: Profit-driven prenatal tests rob women of informed choice</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/08/30/op-ed-prenatal-tests-3059/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/08/30/op-ed-prenatal-tests-3059/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Renate Lindeman, writing in the [Halifax, Nova Scotia] Chronicle Herald, says women who undergo prenatal screening and testing for Down syndrome should first be provided with accurate information about the happy, healthy lives that are increasingly being led by people with an extra chromosome. In Holland, Lindeman says, a government-sponsored program to provide balanced information [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commentary: Where&#8217;s the support for adults with autism?</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/07/19/support-autis-2745/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing in the Washington Post, novelist Ann Bauer (no relation) says she&#8217;s jealous of parents whose adult children have Down syndrome. Bauer, whose son has autism, says family members of people with Down syndrome have &#8220;figured out a cohesive, workable system of support,&#8221; while the autism community is divided and disorganized. She wishes the autism [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Psychologist on Alex Barton case: Teachers need training</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/05/31/psychologist-on-alex-barton-case-teachers-need-training-2223/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/05/31/psychologist-on-alex-barton-case-teachers-need-training-2223/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 16:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From CBS News, a followup on the case of Alex Barton, the Florida 5-year-old with behavior problems whose teacher led fellow students in voting to eject him from class. In an interview that also included Alex and his mother, Melissa Barton, clinical psychologist Jed Baker said teachers need training on including children with special needs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autistic and proud</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/05/26/autistic-and-proud-2192/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/05/26/autistic-and-proud-2192/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 02:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new wave of activists wants to celebrate atypical brain function as a positive identity, not a disability. Opponents call them dangerously deluded. From New York magazine, an extended feature on the new autism rights &#8212; AKA neurodiversity &#8212; movement. Writer Andrew Solomon concludes that there are actually three camps in the autism debate that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World leaders urged to act on disability rights</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/04/23/world-leaders-urged-to-act-on-rights-of-disabled-2005/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/04/23/world-leaders-urged-to-act-on-rights-of-disabled-2005/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the [Qatar] Gulf Times: Panamanian First Lady Vivian Fernandez de Torrijos this week called for immediate action by world leaders on their commitment to &#8220;create equal opportunities for all human beings&#8221;. &#8220;I am speaking to you as a woman, as a mother and as a citizen of the world. We must create a society [...]]]></description>
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