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		<title>More Jaylen Arnold!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Campaign Watch, Irked Videos, Interviews, Auties &#38; Aspies, QuIrked Kids

 


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Sue Scheff recently interviewed the great Jaylen Arnold for examiner.com.  Their conversation was so engaging (and so important) that we are reprinting it here in its entirety.
Enjoy!
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Why and when did you create www.JaylensChallenge.org ?
My website was created in May of this year. I created [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing a new masterpiece by Irked&#8217;s Alphabet Souperintendent!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Regular Contributors, Lewis Schofield, Themes, Auties &#38; Aspies, QuIrked Kids, Art Gallery

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This is Mr. Lewis Schofield&#8217;s latest painting. It&#8217;s entitled “Undersea Stroll” and it&#8217;s about to be exhibited at an autism conference&#8230;
Isn&#8217;t it totally awesome?!
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Click here to read the story behind the artwork &#62;&#62;
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		<title>&#8220;Like peanut butter and jelly, Cowboy and Wills are the perfect pair&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Auties &#38; Aspies, Books &#38; Book Reviews, QuIrked Kids, Irked Videos, Interviews

The book Cowboy &#38; Wills opens the day after critically-acclaimed author Monica Holloway’s adorable three year-old son Wills is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. She takes him to a pet store; and from her first impulse purchase of a full aquarium, Holloway quickly graduates to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mr. Jaylen Arnold featured on CBS Evening News!!!!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Campaign Watch, Irked Videos, Themes, Auties &#38; Aspies, QuIrked Kids
Back in July, we introduced you to a very, very amazing young man named Jaylen Arnold—who has had Tourette&#8217;s Syndrome for most of his nine years. Jaylen&#8217;s on a mission to educate the whole world about bullying. (And he&#8217;s off to a fantastic start: even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spoken during the Trent University Community Leadership Awards ceremony&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9033/spoken-during-the-trent-university-community-leadership-awards-ceremony/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Regular Contributors, Lewis Schofield, Themes, Auties &#38; Aspies, QuIrked Kids
“Lewis, I think you embody the spirit of Trent—you’re mighty, tenacious and very creative,” said Su Ditta, a selection committee member, in front of a crowd of about 60 people.
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Read Irked posts tagged &#8220;Lewis Schofield&#8221;
Read Irked posts tagged &#8220;creativity&#8221;
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		<title>TONIGHT: The 2009 Trent University Community Leaders Award Ceremony</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Regular Contributors, Lewis Schofield, Themes, Auties &#38; Aspies, QuIrked Kids

Congratulations to Goodith Heeney, Norman Vandenberg, and Lewis Schofield. All three will be honoured TONIGHT at the 2009 Trent University Community Leaders Award Ceremony (invitation only) being held at Peter Gzowski College in Peterborough.
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Learn about Goodith &#62;&#62;
Learn about Norman &#62;&#62;
Learn about Lewis &#62;&#62;
Then&#8230;
Read all Irked posts by Lewis
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		<title>Lewis overhauls his website, and it shows!</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/8208/lewis-overhauls-his-website-and-it-shows/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Regular Contributors, Lewis Schofield, Themes, Auties &#38; Aspies, QuIrked Kids
Thisislewis.net has been updated in a major way&#8230;
According to Monsieur Lewis, &#8220;there&#8217;s lots of new and interesting links and some files you can download such as Famous People with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Famous People with Myasthenia Gravis.&#8221;
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So&#8230;
Check it out!
Check it out!
Check it out!
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Then&#8230;
Read all Irked posts by Lewis
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		<title>Mr. Lewis Schofield (aka Irked&#8217;s &#8220;Alphabet Souperintendent&#8221;) receives some Saskatchewanian good press!</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/7962/mr-lewis-schofield-aka-irkeds-alphabet-souperintendent-receives-some-saskatchewanian-good-press/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Regular Contributors, Lewis Schofield, Themes, Auties &#38; Aspies, QuIrked Kids

&#8220;I just want them to know the facts
instead of all this gibberish.&#8221;
— Lewis Schofield
CBC.ca:

A 14-year-old Regina native, now living in Ontario, is earning recognition for his efforts in dispelling myths about autism, a general term for neurological disorders that can impair development. Lewis Schofield is a Grade 9 student in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WONDERFABULOUS NEWS: Announcing the 2009 Recipient of the Trent University Award for Youth Leadership&#8230;Mr. Lewis Schofield!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Regular Contributors, Lewis Schofield, Themes, Auties &#38; Aspies, QuIrked Kids

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Quoting trentu.ca:

The Trent University Award for Youth Leadership recognizes individuals under the age of 25 who play a leading role in their community. Lewis Schofield educates youth and adults globally about Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome and Myasthenia Gravis, a rare and complex neuromuscular autoimmune disease for which there is no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autism: a boy&#8217;s essay</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/7199/autism-a-boys-essay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Auties &#38; Aspies, QuIrked Kids
The Colorado Springs Gazette recently asked a remarkable 11-year-old boy, Joshua, to write an essay on living with autism. Here&#8217;s what he came up with:

Autism is like a disease that you can never find a cure for. For me, it all started when I was born on June 11, 1998. When I [...]]]></description>
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