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Thu, Aug 11 2011 21:10:10

The BlogHer11 Special Needs Mini Conference

BlogHer 11 was held in San Diego August 4 - 6. On August 5, there was the Special Needs Mini Conference which ran from 11:45 to 1:30. AureliaCotta (who blogs and tweets under that pseudonym); Robert Hummel-Hudson (author of Schuyler's Monster and the blog, Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords); and Shannon des Roches Rosa (blogging at Squidalicious and she is my co-founder and editor at The Thinking Person's Guide to Autism). The conference was organized by Julia Roberts who founded Support for Special Needs.The following is a curated twitter account of the conference. You can find more about the conference at http://supportforspecialneeds.com/mini-con-wrap/

  1. BlogHerEvents
    Special Needs mini-con starts w/ lunch at 11:45 in Room 4 http://ow.ly/5OxiF #bh11specialneeds
    BlogHerEvents
    Fri, Aug 05 2011 14:30:14
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  2. lizditz
    Met @aclevergirl last night -- so moved by her children's story http://byrdsforacure #bh11specialneeds #blogher11
    lizditz
    Fri, Aug 05 2011 14:42:26
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  3. AutismsEdges
    At #bh11specialneeds mini-conference. . . Met @lizditz -- yes!
    AutismsEdges
    Fri, Aug 05 2011 15:30:24
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  4. sheepseatingme
    THESE are my people. #bh11specialneeds
    sheepseatingme
    Fri, Aug 05 2011 15:31:57
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  5. wantapeanut
    In a room with all my favorite bloggers. So grateful for these people. #bh11specialneeds
    wantapeanut
    Fri, Aug 05 2011 15:31:05
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  6. CarrieWChildren
    I think I'm the newbie #specialneeds mom in the room. The ladies at my table are amazing! #blogher11 #bh11specialneeds
    CarrieWChildren
    Fri, Aug 05 2011 15:32:15
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  7. AutismsEdges
    @supportsn opening up discussion of privacy -- 14yr old son just googled himself #bh11specialneeds
    AutismsEdges
    Fri, Aug 05 2011 15:35:39
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  8. AutismsEdges
    @supportsn was asked by school to not blog about mental health incident with her son #bh11specialneeds
    AutismsEdges
    Fri, Aug 05 2011 15:37:04
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  9. AutismsEdges
    @aureliacotta, an anonymous blogger, talks about discovering she had ADD -- "taking meds was like putting on glasses" #bh11specialneeds
    AutismsEdges
    Fri, Aug 05 2011 15:42:12
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  10. Micropreemie
    @Aureliacotta is amazing! "they all promise privacy but they don't always deliver it." #bh11specialneeds
    Micropreemie
    Fri, Aug 05 2011 15:46:38
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  11. sheepseatingme
    How do we blog about special needs and still protect our children's privacy? #bh11specialneeds
    sheepseatingme
    Fri, Aug 05 2011 16:11:14
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  12. AutismsEdges
    Bloggers letting adolescent kids vett blog posts -- interesting! #bh11specialneeds
    AutismsEdges
    Fri, Aug 05 2011 16:11:38
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  13. sheepseatingme
    So moved to hear @aureliacotta's take on anonymity in blogging. #bh11specialneeds
    sheepseatingme
    Fri, Aug 05 2011 16:14:37
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  14. MarfMom
    the comment i have the hardest time w/ is "that child takes so much $ for himself that many kids could use" 4 other things #bh11specialneeds
    MarfMom
    Fri, Aug 05 2011 17:17:02
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  15. MarfMom
    that's why we need to make this a civil rights discussion #bh11specialneeds
    MarfMom
    Fri, Aug 05 2011 17:17:53
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  16. ihave7monsters
    Disbility rights is the most important political movement of this century. We have to make it less of a nightmare #BH11specialneeds
    ihave7monsters
    Fri, Aug 05 2011 17:18:09
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  17. lizditz
    From @AutismsEdges making disabilities less fearful #bh11specialneeds reminder that we will all be less able in great old age
    lizditz
    Fri, Aug 05 2011 17:18:30
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  18. sheepseatingme
    "People are terrified of us because we are their worst nightmare. We have to show them that it's not a nightmare." #bh11specialneeds
    sheepseatingme
    Fri, Aug 05 2011 17:19:34
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  19. Micropreemie
    If we live long enough, we'll all be disabled someday. #bh11specialneeds
    Micropreemie
    Fri, Aug 05 2011 17:19:02
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  20. lizditz
    #bh11specialneeds "Our children are not burdens and everybody has issues #blogher11
    lizditz
    Fri, Aug 05 2011 17:21:48
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  21. sheepseatingme
    .@rumhud is talking about how to tell a story no one wants to hear. #bh11specialneeds
    sheepseatingme
    Fri, Aug 05 2011 16:22:20
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  22. lizditz
    #bh11specialneeds @rumhud talking about blogging about the child sans voice with integrity and fairness #blogher11
    lizditz
    Fri, Aug 05 2011 16:24:45
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  23. Micropreemie
    @rumhud: Keep an interest in your child, not just their condition. -- #bh11specialneeds
    Micropreemie
    Fri, Aug 05 2011 16:24:19
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  24. LisseintheWorld
    At #bh11specialneeds session. An oasis of people who've "been there."
    LisseintheWorld
    Fri, Aug 05 2011 16:24:10
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  25. MarfMom
    the view of our world that parents of typically developing kids have is the one that we give them: @rumhud #bh11specialneeds
    MarfMom
    Fri, Aug 05 2011 16:26:29
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