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Chibi_Neko
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22 Jul 2009, 9:00 pm

No, I am not making this up
Final Fantasy Marathon to Raise Money for Autism

Pretty cool though


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22 Jul 2009, 9:06 pm

This totally wins in my book. Are they playing through the story or going for 100% completion?


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22 Jul 2009, 9:23 pm

Awesomely cool. I wonder if "Nobody X" is a member of WP too...


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22 Jul 2009, 11:10 pm

its good that he is rasing money for autism but is sould go towards serivces to let autistic people have quality of life, not a "cure"



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22 Jul 2009, 11:31 pm

Eternal_Saber wrote:
its good that he is rasing money for autism but is sould go towards serivces to let autistic people have quality of life, not a "cure"


Their website states all money is going to something called "ACT Today Autism Care and Treatment". I went to ACT's website -- they don't seem like the bad guys. I couldn't find anything on the ACT Today site referencing anything about a cure. Only that they give money to familes that can't afford treatments so that their AS kids can attend social skills groups and get helmets if they need it but can't afford it. Didn't seem like bad guys. But I'm open to the possibility that their website might be deliberately misleading for whatever reason.

Where is your information coming from?


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23 Jul 2009, 12:32 am

Eternal_Saber wrote:
its good that he is rasing money for autism but is sould go towards serivces to let autistic people have quality of life, not a "cure"


Baka iidesu yo! Only a fool doesn't diffrenitiate between "treatment" and "cure." Cure is totally getting rid of a certain disorder or illness, whereas "treatment" usually refers to either a) stalling something that they are unable to cure, or b) helping the patient live a normal life despite having whatever it is they are unable to cure. Just like cancer, they can't really cure it, but they can use chemo or surgery to remove or stall the tumor. Seriously, if you're going to accuse autism charities of being pro-cure at least get your terms straight!


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05 Nov 2010, 7:23 pm

Alright! my favorite, extremely-eccentric, anime game finally supporting us:D



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06 Nov 2010, 9:10 pm

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