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Blogs, Bleader Mar 23, 2018
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Keep the Change provides an affectionate look at people with intellectual disabilities

Rachel Israel's debut feature opens today at the Music Box Theatre.
- By Ben Sachs
- Tags: Film, Opening, Keep the Change, Music Box Theatre, Rachel Israel, autism, intellectual disabilities, Brandon Polansky, Samantha Elisofon, Video

Columns & Opinion, Savage Love Dec 13, 2017
On the spectrum, and giving off the wrong signals

Sex advice for those with ASD. Plus: a best man’s problem third, subway groping
- By Dan Savage
- Tags: Savage Love, autism spectrum disorder, Savage Lovecast, Steve Silberman, NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, autism, presenting, LBGTQ, Life and Love: Positive Strategies for Autistic Adults, Zosia Zaks, The Aspie Girl’s Guide to Being Safe with Men, Debi Burns, What Every Autistic Girl Wishes Her Parents Knew, Emily Paige Ballou, Kristina Thomas, and Sharon daVanport, The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability, Thinking Person's Guide to Autism, Lindsey Nebeker, Why Autism Is Sexier Than You Think It Is, Stephen Mark Shore, Amy Gravino, TEDx talk, Savage Love Letter of the Day, groping, perversion, subway molestation, Charlie Rose, exploring shared feelings

Arts & Culture, Comedy Aug 2, 2017
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Asperger’s Are Us don’t need to mine autism for comedy gold

The Boston troupe, who are the subject of a Netflix documentary, aren’t defined by their condition.
- By Steve Heisler
- Tags: Comedy, Asperger's Are Us, Asperger's syndrome, autism, Noah Britton, Ethan Finlan, Jack Hanke, "New Michael" Ingemi, Duplass Brothers Productions, Recommended

Columns & Opinion, Savage Love Feb 16, 2017
Advice for the asexual

Is the only option to "take one for the team"? Plus: an autistic lesbian under the thumb of disapproving parents
- By Dan Savage
- Tags: Savage Love, Dan Savage, asexuality, autism, lesbianism, Asexualitic.com, AsexualMatch.com, Ace-Book.net, AsexualPals.com, OKCupid, Match, Skype

News & Politics, Feature Dec 17, 2015
Black, autistic, and killed by police

Stephon Watts was diagnosed with Asperger's at age nine—and shot dead by Calumet City cops at age 15. Now his family is working to keep other kids with autism out of the line of fire.
- By Adrienne Hurst
- Tags: Feature, News, Stephon Watts, Calumet City, police, shooting, autism, William Coffey, Robert Hynek, mental illness, police training

Blogs, Bleader Jun 24, 2015
Why I'm always glad to watch a good chase sequence

Remembering a "runner" from my days as a direct-care provider at a day center for developmentally disabled adults
- By Ben Sachs
- Tags: Jumping Ship, Things I Love, Film, chases, autism, mental health, direct-care provider

Blogs, Bleader Apr 30, 2015
Governor Rauner's Democratic allies roll a Trojan Horse into town

While I was distracted by Chicago's epic mayoral election, Governor Rauner fired the opening salvos in his war against helping people with autism.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, News, Bruce Rauner, Sam Zell, Helen Zell, autism, the Autism Program, Good Friday, Trojan Horse, Troy, Greeks, Highland Park High School, Greg Goldner, Rahm Emanuel, Pat Quinn, Chuy Garcia, ILGO, Illinoisans for Growth and Opportunity, Turnaround Illinois

Columns & Opinion, Savage Love May 15, 2014
Blurring the hookup

Also this just in! Ten years without sex is an unbearably long time without sex (particularly in marriage).
- By Dan Savage
- Tags: Savage Love, Dan Savage, Savage Love, autism, hooking up, drunk, rape, consent, intoxication, Dexedrine, Recon, ADHD, libido

Blogs, Bleader Oct 25, 2013
David Royko and autism

The writer lost his home caring for his autistic son.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Books, Media, News, Mike Royko, David Royko, Ben Royko, Karen Royko, autism, Carol Duckman Royko, The Chronicles of Ben--Adventures in Autism, Eric Zorn, Monarch Boarding Academy, Bittersweet Farms

Blogs, Bleader Sep 28, 2012
Pathos in a shit storm

The most moving post from Moving Week, NSFW unless you can cry there
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: It's Complicated, Moving Week, Recycling Week, Moving Week, Ben Sachs, autism, laxatives, Variations on a Theme

Blogs, Bleader Aug 3, 2012
The most dramatic movement I've ever witnessed

Remembering an unlucky friend
- By Ben Sachs
- Tags: Gross, Opening, It's Complicated, Moving Week, Variations on a Theme, Moving Week, autism, developmental disabilities, digestive system

Blogs, Bleader Jul 27, 2011
Marc Lazar, autism specialist: "In a situation like that, I would think, 'I want this girl to like me.' All this guy was thinking was, 'I want this girl to call me back.'"

This week's Chicagoan: Marc Lazar, autism specialist
- By Anne Ford
- Tags: You Are Here, Chicagoans, Marc Lazar, Chicagoans, autism, Chicago public schools, Luna, Aspiritech, Asperger's, Highland Park

Blogs, Bleader Feb 24, 2011
Video
Living for 32

Kevin Breslin's short documentary "Living for 32," about Colin Goddard, antigun activist and Virginia Tech shooting survivor, screens Friday 2/25 in the Peace on Earth Film Festival, which runs through Sunday 2/27 at the Chicago Cultural Center.
- By Ed M. Koziarski
- Tags: Film, Free Shit, Swag, Virginia Tech, massacre, gun control, Kevin Breslin, Sundance, Colin Goddard, Peace on Earth Film Festival, Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater, Curt Fissel, Delicious Peace Grows in a Ugandan Coffee Bean, Uganda, fair trade, coffee, interfaith, Iman Zawahry, Muslim, Jewish, UnderCover, Bob Hercules, Radical Disciple, Michael Pfleger, St. Sabina, Keith Walker, Bertram Verhaag, Scientists Under Attack, Genetic Engineering, GMO, Out of Cordoba, Averroes and Maimonides in Their Time and Ours, Jacob Bender, Todd Drezner, Autism, Loving Lampposts, Rowan Waltz, World War II, Russia, Alyona Semenova, Alexandra Smirnov, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jan 26, 2010
Video
"Milking the Rhino" Director David E. Simpson

David E. Simpson, director of the documentary "Milking the Rhino" about community-based conservation in Africa, speaks Tuesday 1/26 at Chicago Filmmakers.
- By Ed M. Koziarski
- Tags: Film, Free Shit, Environment, Eco, Swag, David E. Simpson, Kartemquin, community-based conservation, Milking the Rhino, ecotourism, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Africa, autism, Refrigerator Mothers, Terra-Incognita, stem cell, New Americans, Forgiving Dr. Mengele, Chicago Filmmakers, meetup, Video

Blogs, Bleader May 4, 2009
Oprah taps Jenny McCarthy for talk show and blog

Food paranoia from a former Playboy model, brought to you by the Queen of All Media.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: News, Chicagoland, Media, Oprah Winfrey, autism, Jenny McCarthy, vaccinations, Harpo

Blogs, Bleader Mar 6, 2008
More music therapy

Why loud crazy indie rock is good for special-needs kids.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: News, Chicagoland, Music, Black Lips, autism, Temple Grandin

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Rachel Israel's debut feature opens today at the Music Box Theatre.

Sex advice for those with ASD. Plus: a best man’s problem third, subway groping

The Boston troupe, who are the subject of a Netflix documentary, aren’t defined by their condition.

Is the only option to "take one for the team"? Plus: an autistic lesbian under the thumb of disapproving parents

Stephon Watts was diagnosed with Asperger's at age nine—and shot dead by Calumet City cops at age 15. Now his family is working to keep other kids with autism out of the line of fire.

Remembering a "runner" from my days as a direct-care provider at a day center for developmentally disabled adults

While I was distracted by Chicago's epic mayoral election, Governor Rauner fired the opening salvos in his war against helping people with autism.

Also this just in! Ten years without sex is an unbearably long time without sex (particularly in marriage).

The writer lost his home caring for his autistic son.

The most moving post from Moving Week, NSFW unless you can cry there

Remembering an unlucky friend

This week's Chicagoan: Marc Lazar, autism specialist

Kevin Breslin's short documentary "Living for 32," about Colin Goddard, antigun activist and Virginia Tech shooting survivor, screens Friday 2/25 in the Peace on Earth Film Festival, which runs through Sunday 2/27 at the Chicago Cultural Center.

David E. Simpson, director of the documentary "Milking the Rhino" about community-based conservation in Africa, speaks Tuesday 1/26 at Chicago Filmmakers.

Food paranoia from a former Playboy model, brought to you by the Queen of All Media.

Why loud crazy indie rock is good for special-needs kids.

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