December 2012 Newsletter
…culture, and we look forward to what our community comes up with next. But this December also saw great sorrow. The Autistic community joined our broader communities in mourning the…
…culture, and we look forward to what our community comes up with next. But this December also saw great sorrow. The Autistic community joined our broader communities in mourning the…
…community-based settings, while also making it possible for many people to receive the services and supports needed to remain in the community. Adopting new eligibility criteria to allow people to…
…Wright, “Depression common among men with autism, study finds,” Spectrum News (August 24, 2015), https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/depression-common-among-men-with-autism-study-finds/; Luigi Mazzone et. al., Psychiatric comorbidities in asperger syndrome and high functioning autism: diagnostic challenges,…
…Senior, We are writing regarding a service delivery setting in Florida that we believe is not in compliance with the recently-issued regulations on Home and Community-Based Services. We have identified…
…Inclusive Advocacy Crisis in our Communities: Racial Disparities in Community Living “Who’s in Control?”: Control over community services for people with disabilities For Whose Benefit? Evidence, Ethics, and Effectiveness of…
…the movement that our BIPOC autistic community members deserve. We are listening, and we are grateful to our BIPOC community members who are speaking out. Some of our BIPOC community…
…education and guidance for providers on the complex and multi-systemic nature of Long COVID symptoms; Invest in basic and translational research on PASC, ME/CFS, POTS, and other post-viral illnesses; Commit…
…all pleased that Dr. Walensky was receptive today, what’s most important is fast aggressive action that will save lives: “The disability community needs regular lines of communication with the CDC,…
…Sacramento, adindzans@csus.edu COLORADO Durango, CO Community Connections, Inc., jnewman@cci-colorado.org CONNECTICUT Monroe, CT Samantha Goldfarb, samanthagoldfarb@gmail.com GEORGIA Athens, GA Presbyterian Student Center at University of Georgia, emmatpeacock@gmail.com Atlanta, GA Autistic Self-Advocacy…
…clear and comprehensible. In a diverse country, this means that healthcare-related documents and communications should be offered in a beneficiary’s native language. Nonetheless, the proposed rule removes critical components of…