Greetings and Happy April 2012! The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is celebrating Autism Acceptance Month by posting essays in the blog section of our website throughout the month of April. It’s time to move beyond awareness! The essays — authored by Autistic self advocates, parents, and allies — touch on the subjects of self-advocacy, ethical research, neurodiversity, and much more.
We’re envisioning a broad overarching theme with personal voices, exploring questions such as: What does autism mean to you? How do you relate to the Autistic community? How do you feel the Autistic community benefits self-advocates, family members and others? What kinds of issues should the Autistic community think about going forward? What does moving from awareness to acceptance mean to you? How can we improve the relationship between parents and self-advocates in the years to come?
ASAN is grateful to our contributors for giving us this opportunity to create a community resource rooted in hope that will appeal to self-advocates, family members, and others. Many thanks!