OUT NOW: The latest issue of LOOKING UP, my 40-page monthly international autism newsletter

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Hello all,

Just a quick note to say that the latest issue of Looking Up, my 40-page

monthly

international autism newsletter, is out now. It includes:

An essay by the world-famous autistic author, Donna , on empathy and

stereotypes

Jerry Newport on living with Asperger's syndrome - and a review of Mozart

and the Whale, the

new film based on his life

Can unorthodox treatments for autism work?

The 'odd couple' of autism research

Specific memory problems detected in autism

Simon Baron-Cohen on why he thinks highly analytical people are more likely

to produce

autistic children

Jury rejects lawsuit over caged autistic boy

Autistic teenager's basketball dream comes true - and Hollywood beckons

Accepting the challenge: the Taiwanese man who adopted twins with autism

Defying the odds: Jordan's spirit conquers Asperger's and Tourette's

syndrome

Diet: 'How my autistic son woke up on fish oils'

Sigourney Weaver stars in new movie as an autistic woman

PLUS: All the latest news and views from around the world

For information on how to receive Looking Up, including individual back

issues, go to the

website: www.lookingupautism.org

You will also find a full list of contents of back issues, front pages of

all back issues, an

index and a comprehensive search engine.

Recently, we have added a selection of free articles to the website,

including: 'Building

bridges between the educational and the biomedical,' 'Autistic actress stars

in prize-winning

film,' Is this the last word on secretin? Regressive autism - first-hand

views, Autistic

tap-dancer lets his feet do the talking, Alzheimer's drug could help

autistic children,

Motorists' fines go towards autism research, 'I am autistic and proud of

it,' says

Indonesian writer, Abnormal immune system 'may be indicator of autism,'

Autistic teenager

sets swimming world record, and interviews with Professor Mesibov,

Professor Tony

Attwood, Professor Digby Tantam, Dr Courchesne, Theo Peeters and Dr

Shaw.

We have also just started a new Google group (

http://groups.google.com/group/Looking-Up )

for announcements and discussion related to Looking Up and any other

autism-related debate.

Please feel free to visit and contribute.

I hope you find this a useful additional autism resource. Feel free to

contact me if you need

any further information.

Best wishes,

Adam Feinstein

Editor

Looking Up