May 2012 Newsletter

From The Board by Ari Ne’eman When it comes to disability advocacy, the details matter. A lot. For many years, the self-advocacy movement has worked…

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photo of Dora Raymaker

A Poem

by Dora Raymaker When the numbers roll in, I see where I fall: 1 in 1,000 1 in 150 1 in 88 children America has…

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Oxford University (photo by TEDizen, Flickr Creative Commons)

We need to listen

by Liz Pellicano   When I was a young academic at Oxford University, I was lucky enough to work with several autistic students, helping them…

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Autreat is Coming!

Autreat is coming up quickly on July 2nd-6th this year in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Autreat is a retreat style conference by and for Autistics. Run by…

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Several version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

ASAN Talking Points on DSM-5

The final public commenting period is now open for the upcoming fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, which provides the…

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