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		<title>Seeking Employment with an ASD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Finding and keeping a job is important to everyone in today’s difficult economic climate. Employment issues are particularly pressing, however, within the disability community, and especially to people with ASD. Before the end of 2011, AHEADD presented Achieving Vocational Success with ASD, providing trainings to employers as well as information sessions to community members. During [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AHEADD Mentor of the Month</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Veronika Panagiotou, a graduate student at The University of Pittsburgh, has been a peer mentor with AHEADD since her time as an undergraduate at Point Park University. Veronika has shown dedication to her students and to her time as a volunteer with AHEADD. Congratulations, Veronika! From the AHEADD team in Pittsburgh Read more about what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Andy Warhol Museum visit and Light-Up Night in Pittsburgh</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Friday was a blast. Thanks to all who came out! The Alex Ross exhibit Heroes and Villains was very impressive. And light up night fireworks certainly didn&#8217;t disappoint either! (Thanks for the Photo, JM)]]></description>
		<link>http://aheadd.org/blog/andy-warhol-museum-visit-and-light-up-night-in-pittsburgh/</link>
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		<title>Film Camp Experience</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Before Film Camp began there were moments when I thought it would be a disaster. I kept on saying I did not want to go to film camp because I would just embarrass myself. On the first day of film camp when my mom drove me down to the city I gave her the silent [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aheadd.org/blog/ethans-film-camp-experience/</link>
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		<title>Times article rings true for many adults with ASD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Transition&#8221; has become a hot topic in recent months as a wave of the country&#8217;s children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) enter young adulthood. The subject of transition evokes wildly varying conversations regarding employment, college and housing. Each person needs to be considered individually according to his or her personal life goals, family objectives and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aheadd.org/blog/times-article-hits-home-for-many-families-of-adults-with-asd/</link>
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		<title>Happy Halloween from AHEADD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[AHEADD&#8217;s Halloween gathering proved to be a great time with great friends&#8230; and GREAT COSTUMES]]></description>
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		<title>The Marshmallow Challenge!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Albany&#8217;s College Social Group take on a sweet task to mark their first meeting of the semester. Social Group members met for the first time last Wednesday to begin the semester with a Marshmallow Challenge! This activity can facilitate creative thinking and teamwork to create a structure out of masking tape, string, and raw spaghetti [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aheadd.org/blog/the-marshmallow-challenge/</link>
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		<title>Peer mentor, Autumn Shuty on The Travolta Film Camp</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Joey Travolta&#8217;s Film Camp was one of the best experiences of my life. It exceeded my expectations in so many ways! When I volunteered to help at this camp as a peer mentor I just expected to help the kids out (which was perfect because I am an Education Major at Point Park). Never did [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aheadd.org/blog/peer-mentor-autumn-shuty-on-the-travolta-film-camp/</link>
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		<title>The Leader of the Pack &#8211; Paula Kauffman Oberly</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Joey Travolta Film Camp exceeded my expectations as a staff member and participant. I was amazed at the level of involvement that everyone had in every step of the film making process. I thought I would need to encourage the students to compromise and accept others ideas but, in fact, everyone truly wanted to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aheadd.org/blog/the-leader-of-the-pack-paula-kauffman-oberly/</link>
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		<title>Andrei, on the Joey Travolta Short Film Camp</title>
		<description><![CDATA[AMAZING! I met all new people and had fun doing it and learned a lot of acting tips and camera directions and editing software. It was two weeks full of fun in Pittsburgh! I loved the camp! Hopefully more people will come but the small groups made it fun to work in and comprehend more [...]]]></description>
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