🪐ASAN May Update 🪐
…Disabilities’ comments supporting the rule. We opposed the proposed changes to future Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) benefit adjustments outlined in the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024: Discussion…
…Disabilities’ comments supporting the rule. We opposed the proposed changes to future Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) benefit adjustments outlined in the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024: Discussion…
…accounted for approximately 1.6% of total autism research in 2017 ($5.7 million) and 1.4% ($5.7 million) in 2018. With regards to racial disparities, additional funding for research is needed to…
…contact Julia Bascom, Deputy Executive Director of ASAN, at jbascom@autisticadvocacy.org. References[+] References ↑1 Ann Griswold, “Large Swedish study ties autism to early death,” Spectrum News, December 11, 2015, https://spectrumnews.org/news/large-swedish-study-ties-autism-to-early-death/….
…in a documentary titled, “This Is Not About Me” (October, 2021). Jordyn’s website is www.JordynZimmerman.com and she can be followed on Twitter at @Jordynbzim. David James “DJ” Savarese (www.djsavarese.com) is…
…Surface Anatomy in Adults With Autism. JAMA Psychiatry, 70, 59-70. [v] Swedo, S.E., Baird, G., Cook, E.H., Happé, F.G., Harris, J.C., Kaufmann, W.E.,…Wright, H.H. (2012). Commentary from the DSM-5 Workgroup…
…about 0.015% of people who were – received their primary series– and death in 0.003% of those people. The overwhelming number of deaths, over 75%, occurred in people who had…
…amicus brief in the case of Moyle v. United States, which involves the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act. We supported S.2494 / H.R.4858, the Communications, Video, and Technology…
…to combat discrimination, make sure our community’s voices are prioritized, and commemorate the lives of those we have lost. If this first month is any indication, we know we can…
…minimally verbal/non-speaking people Communication is a human right. People with speech-related disabilities, including nonspeaking autistic people, need immediate access to robust Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC.) As the largest self-advocacy…
…matter. (2011). Presentation at the Mathematica Policy Research Center on Health Care Effectiveness (CHCE) Issue Forum. Retrieved from http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/CHCE/forum_archives/July_2011/powerpoint.pdf. [3] See Zulman D.M. et al. (2011) Examining the Evidence:…