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15 Apr 2008, 9:29 am

Hadn't heard anything about this. Didn't realize Schneider was involved with Autism Speaks...

http://www.celebritymound.com/?p=10711


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15 Apr 2008, 10:23 am

I think some celebrities just get solicited by so may different charaties they don't know much about that they just pick a few out of a hat for rtheir own PR purposes.


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15 Apr 2008, 10:55 am

krex wrote:
I think some celebrities just get solicited by so may different charaties they don't know much about that they just pick a few out of a hat for rtheir own PR purposes.


Not to mention the public isn't that educated about autism (most outside of our own community believe that autism is a disease or epidemic)... so they think they're doing good by supporting autism is spoken for...



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15 Apr 2008, 12:28 pm

I'll never look at the 'Dukes of Hazard' the same way, ever again.


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16 Apr 2008, 5:23 pm

schneider's kid is autistic (i think he has asperger's), however.


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16 Apr 2008, 5:25 pm

alex wrote:
schneider's kid is autistic (i think he has asperger's), however.


I'll cut him some slack. He was a really good actor.


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