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June 1, 2011
Paper Mill Playhouse Will Have Sensory-Friendly Show: The Paper Mill Playhouse, along with Autism New Jersey and The Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center at Rutgers University, will have its first sensory-friendly theater performance, on Saturday, June 11, at 10am, in the Brookside Drive Theater. The theater is one of the first in the United States to put on a sensory-friendly performance of a play. Not all theaters have shows that accommodate families who have children with autism. The Paper Mill Playhouse, however, hopes to change that.
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April 27, 2011
Frat Brothers Reach Out to Autistic Teens: Rutgers University student Matt Cortland speaks after being honored by NJ First Lady Mary Pat Christie for his autism awareness activities and for initiating a program BrosUniteD (BUD), which mentors teenage boys (ages 13-19) with autism. The nine week spring BUD program provided the teenagers a chance to hang out and bond with the Theta Delta Chi brothers. Cortland, named New Jersey Hero of the Month for April, started the BUD group in December 2009.
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April 19, 2011
Robert MacNeil Returns to NewsHour for "Autism Now" TV Series: For the first time in more than 15 years, Robert MacNeil is returning to the program he co-founded, with a major series of reports on Autism Now. The six-part series, "Autism Now," will air on the PBS NewsHour beginning April 18.
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October 1, 2009
More Proof That Vaccines Don't Cause Autism: What do the latest studies say about thimerosal and autism?
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July 30, 2009
Autism - Helpful ideas for traveling and vacations: Traveling with a child that has an ASD can be a success with planning.
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How to Start a Self-Help Group & Facilitating a Self-Help Group: The New Jersey Self-Help Group Clearinghouse conducts FREE monthly trainings (mostly on Saturdays) at various locations around the state designed to assist people running, or interested in starting, any kind of self-help group.
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