Reverse Van Winkle
By Mark Stairwalt; originally posted on Shift Journal. For all that I’m still learning something new every week about what’s been happening with autism in society over the last decade…
November 27, 2009
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Tony Attwood Says What He Really Thinks
By Paula Durbin-Westby; originally posted on the ASAN Northern Virginia blog. http://www.autismhangout.com/news-reports/feature-programs.asp?id2=103 Note: The anti-“Cassandra” campaign has nothing to do with Tony Attwood personally but everything to do with his…
June 22, 2009
Motor Home Factory Worker
By Clay; originally posted on the blog Comet’s Corner. After receiving an Associate’s Degree at a community college, and a 6 month stint selling tokens from a booth at an…
October 22, 2009
Parents in the Autism World
By Elesia Ashkenazy; originally posted on the blog Aspitude! Do Autistic self advocates view parents of autistic individuals as enemies? Do they perceive parents who support organizations such as Autism…
December 16, 2009
Comments at October 23, 2009 IACC Meeting
Link to video clip of comments (captioned) Thank you for permitting me to address this meeting of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. I am representing the Autistic Self Advocacy Network….
October 23, 2009
Comments at November 10, 2009 IACC Meeting
Thank you for this opportunity to comment on updating the IACC Strategic Plan. I am representing the Autistic Self Advocacy Network. My comments on October 23 focused on ethical issues,…
November 10, 2009
Comments at May 4, 2009 IACC Meeting
Augmentative and Alternative Communication: It is gratifying to see that the IACC is addressing the critical issue of Augmentative and Alternative Communication. Now it is time to allocated funding to…
May 4, 2009
Thoughts from the Food Pantry
By chaoticidealism; originally posted on the blog Reports from a Resident Alien. As some of you who’ve been following my blog might remember, I had a serious stress problem right…
December 16, 2009
Comments at November 21, 2008 IACC Meeting
IACC Presentation on Ethics in Autism Research: November 21, 2008 Article by ASAN Board Member Paula Durbin-Westby ASAN was invited by the IACC to give a presentation on ethics in…
November 21, 2008
The Burden of Proof
By Estée Klar; originally posted on the blog The Joy of Autism, now archived here. Adam and I have been busy. He’s typing out more sentences and we’re talking a…
January 15, 2008