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In the Media

Autism yes, but I have learned talking scripts – WCCO interview

October 4, 2011

  WCCO-TV folks were here last week interviewing me for a story about Cozy Calm and my weighted blankets, which ended up turning to autism also. I have learned how to media interviews.  When I was in public radio, I was on the asking questions end of the microphone, so it didn’t require much interaction.  [...]

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It’s Not Every Day That ABC News Calls to Ask About Autism

June 4, 2011

Yours truly is on ABCNews.com with my photo even!  The reporter, Katie, was doing a story on the American Psychiatric Association’s proposal to remove the Asperger’s diagnosis and grouping it under the autism label for the DSM-5.  The DSM-5 is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. In the story, the experts had their [...]

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Twin Cities! KSTP-TV Ch 5 Wed Jun 9 3pm ( tomorrow )

June 8, 2010

Twin Cities! KSTP-TV Ch 5 Wed Jun 9 3pm ( tomorrow )  Yes, Minneapolis / St. Paul, Cozy Calm, namely, Eileen Parker will be on TV talking about the Cozy Calm Weighted Blanket.  The show is Twin Cities Live, and yes, it is live, which means they can’t edit bloopers! If you are in the [...]

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Listen to Eileen Parker on Autism and Business on Diva Talk Radio 17th@2:00 ET

March 17, 2010

I’ll be getting down to woman’s business on Diva Talk Radio this Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. ET.  To listen and call in with questions via webchat or call in with questions at http://DivaTalkRadio.com/live It’s a 30-minute interview about business, the Cozy Calm Weighted Blanket, and what it’s like to be a business owner with autism.

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A CNN Reporter Called me Out of the Blue!

March 16, 2010

CNN Reporter Elizabeth Landau called me at work one day because she found me via this blog.  Boy, was I surprised.  The article is entitled, Move to merge Asperger’s, autism in diagnostic manual stirs debate. Let me know what you think about this issue.

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