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KenG
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22 May 2011, 8:43 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BooxlAoFwI0[/youtube]

"He is deaf and also has Asperger Syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism that impairs social and academic development.
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But he always wanted to be an entrepreneur and last year started a nonprofit foundation called Autistic Advancement to integrate people with autism into the workforce and raise awareness":
http://www.mcherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a ... -awareness


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22 May 2011, 1:08 pm

:!: :idea: !WARNING! :idea: :!:

Insurance industry special interest. Any projected perception of autism need be suspect even if guessed as an employment pursuit. As the two issues of employment and treatment can be combined by special interest to seemingly utilize political correctness for special interest insurance industry political strategies there is a conflict of interest. The world of politics can be manipulative.


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