…This act was further amended in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 to clarify that this FDA authority extends to banning a device for a particular use.8 When considering what…
…Barack Obama appointed ASAN President Ari Ne’eman to the National Council on Disability. Ne’eman is believed to be the first openly Autistic presidential appointee. Ne’eman came to President Obama’s attention…
…ASAN This was a busy month for the policy team! Here are a few of the things we did: Endorsed the reintroduced LIFT The BAR Act, which would restore access…
…Speaks. Cafe Press is a popular online store which allows individuals to sell t-shirts, mugs and other merchandise with their own designs. Many within the autism and Autistic communities use…
…The next committee to vote on the draft bill will be the full House Appropriations Committee. They will vote on the bill on July 10th. So, the next step is…
…can use this money to increase CIE in their state. States who apply to get these grants must describe how the money will help disabled workers who need extra help…
…poor parenting, had a very significant commonality with Bettelheim’s approach, in that his idea of the goal of autism intervention was to take the autistic child and make them appear…
…appeared in the front of the barn. “What’s wrong?” she asked, wondering why I wasn’t at the party. I didn’t know. I had no idea what was wrong. All my…
…and services. When we say health care, we mean things like: doctors appointments, getting medication, having surgery. When we say services, we mean things like: having someone help you with…
…Dr. Riley defended these shocks as appropriate, as “Andre was continuing to engage in… violent, full-body tense ups,” which he described in terms of their extent and their appearance to…
