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AUTISMAdvocate<br />
FALL 2012 • Vol. 62, No. 1 • www.autism-society.org<br />
Now is the time to<br />
change the conversation about autism.<br />
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FeAtures<br />
8 A Diagnosis of Autism is not a Prognosis 28<br />
of Divorce<br />
Myths and realities of Maintaining a Marriage<br />
as Parents of a Child with Autism<br />
By Robert Naseef, Ph.D. and 34<br />
Brian Freedman, Ph.D.<br />
13 9 Essential Ingredients to Maintaining a<br />
Successful Relationship:<br />
the AsD edition 36<br />
By Lindsey A. Nebeker<br />
18 Mindfulness in Adults with Autism<br />
Spectrum Disorders 38<br />
By Annelies Spek, Ph.D.<br />
24 Creating a Full Life with Autism<br />
By Chantal Sicile-Kira and 42<br />
Jeremy Sicile-Kira<br />
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