Please see a nice article from OK magazine with regards to James Durbin and his performance on American Idol 2011

Last night there seemed to be two themes on American Idol — choosing songs from the cinema and disregarding advice from Idol mentor/music producer powerhouse Jimmy Iovine. Rocker James Durbin did just that, as he was determined to bring authentic heavy metal to the Idol stage, even after Jimmy told him to change his song.

for more information please click here–>http://www.okmagazine.com/2011/04/watch-james-durbin-bring-heavy-metal-to-american-idol/

I agree that in James Durbin’s case the heavy metal performance was quite excellent. I do not know about Casey’s performance however, he is talented but he in this case the song choice could have been better.

Please check out James Durbin’s American Idol Performance 4/13/2011, he did a great job.
I feel that all of this years Idol’s are performing well. I did not like the fact that Pia was sent home, she was very good as well.

I do not know if it offers any special needs applications, yet, but I it seem like a nice, feature rich device with excellent features.

WEST CHESTER – When Tammy Andersson launched her web-based business, Got-Autism.com, she had a personal mission as well as a professional one.

Her son, Lucas, 13, had been diagnosed five years earlier with Asperger’s Disorder, a developmental disability that’s a form of autism. Having experience with the disorder, Andersson knew the difficulties of finding educational tools to help her son – and her family – cope with his challenges.

For more information click here–>http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110410/BIZ01/304100005/1071/SPT04/Executive-takes-autism?odyssey=nav|head

We are filing our non-profit paperwork this week, and are on our way to help with autism support.

According to the United States of Autism, http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1159849552/united-states-of-autism-movie-post-production

They need support in their post production costs, so take a look at their movie trailer and their site.

About this project

We are excited to take the next step in our film release for the United States of Autism. Already winners of the Pepsi Refresh Project, we were able to travel 11,000 miles in 40 days around America filming families and individuals affected by autism. We have been able to generate a huge amount of interest in the film and we are looking forward to getting our message out there to the American people and abroad.

Currently, we are in need of funding to cover some of our post production expenses. As you can see from our trailer, we have many skilled individuals willing to give a lot of their time and effort to this project. However, we still need to travel the country to talk to the news media, hand out media kits, bring in and compensate animators, colorists, artists and editors to finish the film, and put together submission fees for our festival tour.

We really believe a movie like this can transcend the autism community. It is as much a story about America as it is about autism, and a lot of people have already expressed interest in moving it forward. We are already done filming and could almost finish the movie. However, we are here to make a great movie for the people of America about our families, friends, and individuals affected by autism.

This is why we’re putting together a kickstarter campaign to finish our project.

Here is the video trailer—>

I found an interesting article that talks about the brains of autistic people and how we process things differently. It totally makes sense, and from my perspective mine are definitely different.

Canadian-led research into the brain activity of autistic people could explain why they often have enhanced perceptive skills compared to the rest of the population.

Those behind the research say it highlights fundamental brain differences in those with autism and provides another reason to see autistics not as inferior, but simply as different.

A research team, consisting of individuals from the University of Montreal and Massachusetts General Hospital, conducted an analysis of more than two dozen studies done between 1995 and 2009.

Read more: http://www.windsorstar.com/health/Autistic+brain+processing+differs/4572921/story.html#ixzz1IsxasfbE

For the rest of the story–>http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Autistic%20brain%20processing%20differs/4572921/story.html

My kids and I met Jim here in Las Vegas a few years ago. He is an inspiration, and very talented at basketball and as a human being. Here is a clip about him.

Here is a nice video from Jim Calhoun in honor of autism awareness day a couple of years ago. It is very inspiring as well. He has grandkids with autism, I can relate I have 3 autistic kids as well, can totally relate.