There’s nothing wrong with you
Written by Jada Thompson for the Autistic Self Advocacy Network ⁂ Growing up as an autistic individual, I went through a lot of hardships. I was often pushed aside, dismissed, misunderstood – I felt like an alien who had just landed on Earth. When I was in fourth grade, a kid in my class called…
☀️ASAN June Update ☀️
ASAN June Newsletter Dear friend, June has been a difficult month for so many in our community. It is impossible to celebrate pride month without also grieving the harm and injustice autistic people, trans people, immigrants, and so many others in our community continue to face. Pride is a reminder that our struggles are connected…
Plain Language Roundup: Explaining “The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Report”
Last week, the White House put out a report. The report was called “The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Report”. We call it the MAHA Report for short. The MAHA report had a lot of problems in it. ASAN does not think the MAHA report was good or helpful to people. This plain language roundup…