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06 Mar 2013, 5:49 pm

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/real- ... ps-1743571

Rather disappointing coverage imo, clearly pandering to stereotypes. I wonder if Autism Speaks had anything to do with this :roll:



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11 Mar 2013, 11:07 am

The Daily Record is a tabloid. Not as bad as the batshit crazy Daily Mail, who think everything causes cancer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yzbxwxWUz0 but nonetheless their journalism is directed entirely towards gathering views through being 'shocking' and generally make up half of their stories. Don't even bother with treating a tabloid as legitimate news; in the UK, just stick with the BBC.


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12 Mar 2013, 3:18 pm

Urist wrote:
,,, in the UK, just stick with the BBC.


You are joking - aren't you?



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12 Mar 2013, 5:33 pm

indiana wrote:
Urist wrote:
,,, in the UK, just stick with the BBC.


You are joking - aren't you?


I don't know. I pretty much only watch TV for MLP and Adventure Time.


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13 Mar 2013, 4:05 pm

Urist wrote:
in the UK, just stick with the BBC.
In the UK, stick with the Guardian, University of Manchester News, and ResponseSource -

"Today, an event run by and for autistic people kicks off in Somerset, the latest act of a burgeoning autism rights movement. Emine Saner reports on the campaign to celebrate difference, rather than cure it":
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2007/ ... eandhealth

"Karen Buckle always knew that if she did it at all she would graduate with first class honours at The University of Manchester, despite being autistic and a single mother of three who had also found the time to start up and chair the European self help organisation Autscape":
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/new ... y/?id=4876

"A pioneer of martial arts coaching for children with Asperger Syndrome and high functioning autism has recently discovered she, herself, has Asperger Syndrome":
http://www.responsesource.com/news/6099 ... -discovery


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