…victim–or the potential copycat effects. “We see a pattern of copycat crimes whenever there is a well-publicized case of a parent murdering, or attempting to murder, their disabled child” said…
…support needs. Because of your efforts, IACC received many, many important comments about what kinds of research the autistic community wants to see! Thank you for advocating for research that…
…research the IACC funds. Right now, research funding on autism still disproportionately focuses on behavioral therapies, biomedical studies, and causation and “prevention.” Research priorities should reflect what the autistic community…
…what kind of research you want to see. You can do that by submitting a comment using this form, and asking the committee to prioritize the research you care about….
…that takes – and whose company can lift that burden, if only for a time. That means finding ways to open up our community to every kind of autistic person,…
…Toolkit on Improving Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Getting and Advocating for Community-Based Housing ASAN Position Statements and Work on Community Living ASAN to Nevada: Betty’s Village is Not Community…
…of its autism research budget towards services research and only 1.5% towards the needs of adults. ASAN calls upon NIH and other key research stakeholders to shift research funds to…
…state. You can download it here. ASAN has an Easy Read toolkit called Your Vote Counts: A Self-Advocate’s Guide to Voting in the U.S. It focuses on the process of…
…and must be addressed through effective gun policy. Policy solutions should target the most common and accurate predictors of gun violence, such as: a history of violent behavior, including history…
…sheets. Click the links below to download the toolkit and fact sheets as PDF files. The PDFs are screenreader-accessible. They Work For Us: A Self-Advocate’s Guide to Getting Through to…
