April 17, 2025, Washington, D.C. – As national organizations dedicated to advancing the well-being of Autistic individuals, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Autism Society of…
Very little money donated to Autism Speaks goes toward helping autistic people and families.
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network report. This report estimates how many autistic 8-year-olds…
This Autism Acceptance Month has had a busy start. The government is making lots of choices that can hurt disabled people. We want to make…
Victor Perez was a 17-year-old nonspeaking autistic, Latino child with intellectual disability and cerebral palsy. On the night of April 5th, police were called to…
Today in a cabinet meeting, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised that “by September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and…
The House and the Senate have agreed on a joint budget resolution. The Senate is voting on it this week. The House will vote on…
Today, the administration announced its recognition of “World Autism Awareness Day.” This is a step backwards from the previous administration’s recognition of World Autism Acceptance…
Many people get confused about autism, and there’s a lot of wrong information about autism out there. It’s important to understand how these ideas happen,…
People with disabilities are under attack. Musk’s DOGE and RFK Jr. are breaking up the Administration of Community Living (ACL) which supports and administers programs…
Right now, billionaires and politicians are trying to strip away our rights and funding for vital services, and with that they are stripping the futures…
ASAN March Newsletter Dear friend, As we begin Autism Acceptance Month tomorrow, we know that our communities are feeling the weight of an increasingly hostile…
