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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>The Wheelchair as a Weapon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Wheelchairman of the Board

When Rob Buren broke his back mountain biking last October, he lost more than the use of his legs—he lost the physical confidence his 6-foot-2 frame had always given him.
And though the 38-year-old father of two quickly learned sporting activities such as hand cycling and sit skiing, it wasn&#8217;t until he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mr. Jaylen Arnold featured on CBS Evening News!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9427/mr-jaylen-arnold-featured-on-cbs-evening-news/</link>
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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>Laurie Toby Edison and Debbie Notkin &#8220;weigh in&#8221; on the now-famous Baby Alex insurance debacle</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/8508/laurie-toby-edison-and-debbie-notkin-weigh-in-on-the-now-famous-baby-alex-insurance-debacle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, The Skinny on Fat

Quoting Laurie Toby Edison and Debbie Notkin, writing on their always-engaging Body Impolitic blog:
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&#8220;We’ve been thinking about the story of Alex Lange, which was in the news earlier this month . . . [The Rocky Mountain Health Plans insurance company] didn’t change its mind because it thinks it was wrong: it changed its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>URGENT APPEAL: Julia Barry&#8217;s &#8220;In Her Image&#8221; outreach project needs our help!</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/6453/urgent-appeal-julia-barrys-in-her-image-outreach-project-needs-our-help/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/6453/urgent-appeal-julia-barrys-in-her-image-outreach-project-needs-our-help/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Campaign Watch



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An urgent appeal from Julia Barry:

Hi everyone, I wrote in my last e-news about the Nau Grant for Change that’s based partially on public vote—“In Her Image” needs at least 100 votes to be considered for the grant and right now I only have 24, so I’m writing with my chutzpah pen  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FOLLOW UP: Jaylen Arnold posts a new YouTube video!</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/6135/follow-up-jaylen-arnold-posts-a-new-youtube-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Campaign Watch, Irked Videos, Themes, Auties &#38; Aspies, QuIrked Kids

You remember Jaylen Arnold, right? Well, he&#8217;s back!
Prepare to watch a totally awesome video&#8230;after the jump!

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According to jaylenschallenge&#8217;s official YouTube channel:

Jaylen Arnold has a message for y&#8217;all folk out there in tubeland!!! Yehawww!!

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[Note: if you don't know Jaylen yet, read this post first to get acquainted.]
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Learn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ANTI-BULLYING CRUSADE: Jaylen Arnold&#8217;s Tourette&#8217;s challenge!</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/5561/anti-bullying-crusade-jaylen-arnolds-tourettes-challenge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Campaign Watch, Irked Videos, Themes, Auties &#38; Aspies, QuIrked Kids

The website jaylenschallenge.org is the dream of a wonderful little 8-year-old boy named Jaylen Arnold. Jaylen suffers from Tourette Syndrome. He wants to educate people about bullying, bringing attention to the difficulties he faces in his day to day living. He hopes to make you laugh, make you cry, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jack Black and Wyatt Isaacs duet on the song &#8220;Sensitive,&#8221; a ridicule-free, boogie-inducing, fist-pumping, radio-worthy anthem about autism</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/4779/jack-black-and-wyatt-isaacs-duet-on-the-song-sensitive-a-ridicule-free-boogie-inducing-fist-pumping-radio-worthy-anthem-about-autism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 11:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Auties &#38; Aspies, QuIrked Kids, Irked Videos, Irked Audio

Back in November, we highlighted an extraordinary documentary called Autism: the Musical. The film introduced Neal, Lexi, Henry, Adam and Wyatt—five autistic kids who, along with their parents, take part in a groundbreaking theatrical workshop as part of The Miracle Project. Suffice it to say, the children [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Empathy&#8221;: an excerpt from the book Look Me in the Eye, by John Elder Robison</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/3583/empathy-an-excerpt-from-the-book-look-me-in-the-eye-by-john-elder-robison/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Auties &#38; Aspies, Books &#38; Book Reviews, Irked Videos, Irked Audio

Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger&#8217;s
by John Elder Robison
Also available as a Random House AudioBook and eBook

 

Chapter 3: Empathy
By the time I was twelve, I had progressed from &#8220;If he doesn&#8217;t get better, he may have to be institutionalized&#8221; to &#8220;He&#8217;s a weird, screwed-up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Singer-Songwriter Julia Barry, Creator of the Advocacy Program &#8220;In Her Image&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/3458/meet-julia-barry/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/3458/meet-julia-barry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Irked Audio, Irked Videos, Themes, The Skinny on Fat
Julia Barry is the creator, musician, and director of the experimental advocacy program, “In Her Image:  Producing Womanhood in America.” She works with high schools, colleges, organizations, community centers, and conferences to promote widespread, public media literacy. A &#8220;REALLY Hot” awardee in the 2006 REAL Hot 100 list, Barry [...]]]></description>
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