On September 22nd, President Trump, RFK, and other members of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) leadership held a press conference that contained…
These comments are available as a PDF here. Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)PO Box 66122Washington, DC 20035 September 22, 2025 Federal Trade Commission (FTC)Federal Trade…
Last week, the Make American Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission released a new piece of its flawed plan to address childhood chronic diseases. The September MAHA…
Words to Know Artificial intelligence – When a computer program does things that normally need to be done by humans. We call artificial intelligence “AI”…
Written by Marcy Waring for the Autistic Self Advocacy Network ⁂ Notes on language usage: Scope of this article: This article focuses on the intersection…
These comments are available as a PDF here. August 28th, 2025Submitted via regulations.gov Catherine L. Eschbach, DirectorOffice of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Department of Labor200…
These comments are available as a PDF here. Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)PO Box 66122Washington, DC 20035 September 2, 2025Submitted via regulations.gov Division of Regulations, Legislation,…
ASAN August Newsletter Dear friend, This month has been full of learning and fighting back together. Read on to see what we’ve been doing and…
The administration made many bad choices in the past few weeks. The administration is the president and the parts of the government that he can…
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network strongly opposes the Trump administration’s dangerous intrusion into policing in the District of Columbia. Such actions place autistic people and…
Words to Know Basic needs – Things people need to stay alive and feel okay. Some examples of basic needs are food, health care, housing,…
Written by Naureen Hunani for the Autistic Self Advocacy Network ⁂ Autistic individuals often have unique and deeply personal experiences with food—experiences that are frequently…