ASAN Public Comment on DSM-5 ASD Criteria
Today is the last day to provide public comment to the American Psychiatric Association (APA) regarding the definition of ASD within the DSM-5, the manual…
June 15, 2012
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ASAN Policy Brief: How Will DSM-5 Impact Services?
Over the course of the last several months, a lot of questions have been raised about how upcoming changes to the DSM-5 definition of the…
June 6, 2012
Voluntarios
Como organización de base pro derechos civiles de las personas con discapacidades, ASAN depende de voluntarios para ayudar con muchos aspectos de nuestro trabajo. Nuestros divisiones locales necesitan voluntarios para ayudar con proyectos comunitarios, la organización de eventos especiales, y otras actividades. También hay oportunidades en línea, como investigación y escritura. Si vive cerca de una división local o no, ¡hay muchas maneras de involucrarse con ASAN como voluntari@!
May 28, 2012
ELSI Symposium Goes Live
Over $1 billion has been spent over the course of the last decade on autism research funding. During a time of constant budget cuts and…
April 13, 2012
The I-Word
by Ian Ford We have come a long way, right? We used to be called idiots and lunatics. Now we are referred to as individuals…
April 9, 2012
Celebrate Autism Acceptance Month 2012!
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…
April 1, 2012
Join Us For Your Local Vigil – March 30th
Most of you received Zoe’s moving e-mail message last week, announcing March 30th as a national day of mourning for George Hodgins, Tracy Latimer and…
March 27, 2012
Take Action: Help Us Mourn Murders of Disabled People
By Zoe Gross. On March 6th, 2012 George Hodgins, a 22-year old autistic man living in Sunnyvale, California, was murdered by his mother. This past Friday, I helped organize a vigil for George and other disabled people killed by their family members. We’re calling for volunteers to organize vigils in their local communities on or around March 30th.
March 19, 2012
Loud Hands Project Update
We did it! After 80 days, several interviews, too many tumblr posts, an ambitious blog carnival, hundreds of shared facebook updates and tweets, thousands of emails to families, friends, coworkers, and arch-nemeses, and a constant, concerted effort by the Autistic community
March 16, 2012
Nancy Ward
Empowerment is when you have gained the confidence in yourself to have the light bulb go on in your head. You realize you can take…
February 19, 2012
New Proposed Regulations to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act
The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has proposed new regulations strengthening Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, which requires federal contractors to engage in affirmative action to hire people with disabilities. We need you to speak up in support!
February 15, 2012