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		<title>Shock As Noah Wyle, Disability Advocates Ordered To Court</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 04:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Diament</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an unusual move, more than 70 disability advocates arrested last month during a Medicaid protest at the U.S. Capitol are being forced to return to Washington to appear in court.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Love Hormone&#8217; May Boost Sociability In Kids With Autism</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 04:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Diament</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A simple nasal spray of a naturally-occurring hormone is showing tremendous promise in treating the socialization difficulties associated with autism.]]></description>
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		<title>Millions On Tap For Disability Housing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Heasley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The federal government plans to send an additional $85 million to states to provide rental assistance for people with disabilities living on extremely modest incomes.]]></description>
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		<title>States Look To End &#8216;Wrongful Birth&#8217; Suits</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2012/05/15/states-end-wrongful-birth/15626/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 18:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Heasley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a number of parents turning to the courts to sue after unexpectedly giving birth to a child with a disability, several states are considering legislation to ban "wrongful birth" suits.]]></description>
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		<title>In Bid To Cope, Man With Asperger&#8217;s Offers Free Hugs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Heasley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social skills don't come naturally to Christopher Webster who has Asperger's syndrome, but offering free hugs to strangers is helping the San Antonio man come out of his shell.]]></description>
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		<title>In First, Feds Issue Advice On Restraint And Seclusion</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2012/05/15/in-first-feds-advice/15613/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 16:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Diament</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Education weighed in on the use of restraint and seclusion in schools Tuesday with a 45-page resource document, but stopped short of issuing formal guidance to educators.]]></description>
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		<title>Path To Adulthood Rocky For Most With Autism, Study Finds</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2012/05/14/path-rocky-autism/15607/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 04:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Diament</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Transition is proving especially difficult for those with autism as compared to other disabilities, with most on the spectrum struggling to move into the workforce or additional schooling.]]></description>
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		<title>New Rule May Boost Special Needs Care</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2012/05/11/new-rule-special-needs-care/15602/</link>
		<comments>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2012/05/11/new-rule-special-needs-care/15602/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 18:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Diament</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid & Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treatment & Therapy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Doctors treating Medicaid patients may get a pay raise next year under a new rule proposed this week, a move which could make it easier for many with disabilities to access medical care.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge: Parents Should Have Say On Closing Institutions</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2012/05/11/judge-parents-institutions/15598/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 17:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill McKelway, Richmond Times-Dispatch/MCT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Under an agreement reached earlier this year the state of Virginia plans to close nearly all of its institutions, but now a judge says parents who oppose the closures have a right to be heard.]]></description>
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		<title>Congress Takes On Outdated Disability Terminology</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2012/05/10/congress-outdated-terminology/15582/</link>
		<comments>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2012/05/10/congress-outdated-terminology/15582/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 17:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Diament</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than a year after the federal government replaced "mental retardation" with "intellectual disability" in many laws, officials are looking to shift away from other offensive terms too.]]></description>
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