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An introduction, even over email, will prime the pitching pump, as will a few Twitter interactions.<p>But take heed: Conference organizers, like other mammals, can sense if you're a clingy, sleazy, self-promoting predator. Like dating, hiring, and other forms of courtship, it's best to show them what you can add and avoid talking about what you need.<p>Next, make the pitch<p>Ben Orenstein broke into RailsConf because he made an enthusiastic, concise pitch: making his argument in two points and attaching a video of his speaking style.<p>The result? 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Rather than apply theory to their novels’ structure, Dames argued, contemporary authors Teju Cole, Jennifer Egan, Jeffrey Eugenides, Ben Lerner, Sam Lipsyte, and Lorrie Moore had incorporated allusions to literary theory into the narratives of their novels themselves. The characters, in these examples, must contend with the ideas of the avant garde as opposed to their creators.Representations of theory varied from book to book but in <i>Leaving the Atocha Station</i> debut novelist (and accomplished poet) Ben Lerner<i></i> appeared to be using the form of realist fiction to explore the psychology of a young poet who had been steeped in theory’s teachings. The social alienation experienced by Lerner’s protagonist/narrator/alter ego Adam seemed, in part, to be a consequence of his overdeveloped critical faculties, faculties he had to overcome, the book implied, or at least temper, if he wished to enter the world of normative adult relations. 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His expansive nonprofit organization has provided countless resources and programs to individuals and families affected by mental health and mental retardation issues, and it offers one of our state’s most robust autism resource networks. He has truly made a significant positive impact on the world. 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I never mentioned my observation to my dad because I thought it was not necessary and could possibly inflict pain. We accepted him for the human being he was. My brother and I, by the way, definitely do not have Asperger’s.</b><p><b>Low and behold, when our now 4-year-old son was about 18 months old, he started showing sign of Asperger’s. It started with obsessions with spinning objects, and robust vocabulary at a very early age, motor skill and planning issues, and problems with peer interactions. 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