Joint Statement Calls for Ad Boycott: The Autistic Self Advocacy Network has joined with over a dozen national and regional disability rights organizations to call on the sponsors of Talk Radio Networks and the Savage Nation to pull their support.
Disability Organizations Issue Joint Letter Condemning Michael Savage’s Hate Speech: A coalition of disability rights groups denounces ignorant remarks made by talk radio host Michael Savage about autism.
ASAN President Ari Ne’eman commented on early diagnosis and education in a Wall Street Journal article on July 8, 2008.
Medicaid Waiver Approved in Pennsylvania: The U.S. government has approved an Adult Autism Medicaid Waiver to enable autistic adults living in Pennsylvania who are not currently receiving services to receive funding for needed supports and services in the community.
ASAN’s Ari Ne’eman and Scott Michael Robertson appeared on “Meet the Peetes” on the Oprah & Friends channel (XM-156) on XM Satellite Radio on June 11, 2008…
ASAN President Ari Ne’eman and pro-neurodiversity blogger Kristina Chew appeared on ABC-TV’s Good Morning America on June 10, 2008 to discuss the Autistic Rights Movement and neurodiversity for…
ASAN and the Autistic Rights Movement were highlighted in the Philanthropy Journal’s News Roundup for June 4, 2008
On the National Public Radio (NPR) show The Bryant Park Project, ASAN President Ari Ne’eman discussed the Autistic Rights Movement and the autistic self-advocacy community. Click here…
ASAN President Ari Ne’eman was profiled in a New York Magazine article entitled “The Autism Rights Movement.”
ASAN President Ari Ne’eman commented in a story on autism and early therapy that ran in New Scientist Magazine, discussing whether earlier is indeed better.
Advantages of Community-Based Participatory Research: With community-based research, members of the community being studied are full participants at every stage of the research process. Funding should be allocated to research that will have practical applications for autistic people and our families.
ASAN President Ari Ne’eman Addresses Need for Autism Acceptance: If we as a society seek to fulfill the values we espouse, we must take practical steps to establish ourselves as a culture that respects neurological diversity in the same way that history has shown us to respect racial, religious, national and other forms of diversity. We on the autism spectrum can make significant contributions to the world around us and, with the right supports, services and education, we can and should be active and participating members of society.
