ASAN October Update
Dear friend, This month, ASAN celebrated our 20th anniversary, and we’re honored to do it alongside so many incredible self-advocates and allies. In honor of our 20th anniversary, our gala theme was Together We Thrive. This theme is deeply important to us, knowing that the work needed to build a world where autistic people can…
ASAN September Update
Dear friend, This month, our community has fought back against attacks on our rights and our futures. Learn what ASAN has been working on and how you can get involved. This month, ASAN released a new toolkit called The “Profound Autism” Label Hurts Autistic People. This toolkit talks about autistic community history. It shares some…
Why Wouldn’t You Try It?
Written by Gregory Tino for the Autistic Self Advocacy Network ⁂ Being silent for twenty four years was everything you would expect…monotonous, anxiety provoking, boring, lonely, frustrating, and at times, terrifying. As the years went on, I thought I wouldn’t survive. No child or teenager should feel like that. You see, I am an unreliably…