Chairman Vitale, Vice Chairman Karcher, Honorable Members of the Committee, Thank you for this opportunity to share my views on Senate Bill 690, establishing an Asperger’s Syndrome Pilot Initiative. My…
Comments On the Proposed Regulations for Aversive Therapies, Timeout Rooms, and Physical Restraints To the New York State Education Department Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities December 15,…
By Ari Ne’eman; originally published in the Home News Tribune newspaper 9/26/06 As an individual on the autism spectrum — I am an Asperger’s autistic — my educational career included…
By Kate Goldfield College can be a very daunting prospect for anyone, but if you have an autism spectrum disorder, it can be downright terrifying. Living on campus? Interacting with…
By Kate Goldfield College can pose many difficult problems for those on the autistic spectrum. We find it very hard to fit into the social scheme of the campus. We…
The following is testimony given at the New Jersey Legislature on Monday, March 5th, 2007 at the Assembly Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee. After the Committee session, ASAN…
By Kate Goldfield I might have been the only one who didn’t sleep over at Mallory’s sleep-over birthday party in fifth grade. No matter, it was a miracle that I…
Please Distribute Immediately Hello friends and fellow activists, self-advocates and others, Some of you may have heard by now of an extremely concerning incident in Kentucky that has attracted attention…
Hello all: As many of you may already be aware, the NYU Child Study Center has recently launched a new advertising campaign entitled, “Ransom Notes,” depicting the diagnoses of Asperger’s…
Members of the Committee, Thank you for this opportunity to give comment on the IACC’s important work. My name is Ari Ne’eman and I am here today in my capacity…
