…too slow progression of medical science. Disability rights were not on the agenda as far as rights crusaders were concerned – that was a province for those who ministered to…
…hate groups that use stereotypes and pseudoscience to incite discrimination against Autistic people in family law and relationships. We received a reply from Dr. Attwood consisting only of a form…
…to vaccines in the Inter-Agency Autism Coordinating Committee’s Strategic Plan for Autism Research. In response to Autism Speaks’ disconnect from mainstream science on this question, several senior executives resigned from…
…of life/participation-based researchers that is comparable to the loan forgiveness offered for researchers who work on basic science research. ▪ Look to research funded by the National Institute of Disability…
…ruined lives. In later decades, the same fear, stigma and constant search for blame persist even as science has discredited that particular causation theory. As we, Autistic adults and youth…
…read ASAN’s comments on the IACC strategic plan here. We also submitted comments to a request for information from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute regarding their Science of Engagement initiative….
…amount of diversity in terms of what personality tests are being utilized, the level of science that might back them and there’s actually been in the disability context and we…
…the practice of community-based participatory research in autism science, placing autistic people at the center of research about our lives. Sara Luterman has spent many years talking back in outlet…
…of Montana, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland State University, Self Advocates As Leaders, Bitter Root Valley People First, and Summit Independent Living Center. For more information, see the AUCD 2009…
…Our advocacy in Neli’s case has always focused on the need to develop a transition plan to a community setting, as we know from both the science and our experience…
