4/24/25: Clarification As of late this afternoon, HHS has released new information about the proposed autism database that we discussed in the statement below. We are in the process of…
…services and supports, the government is determined to drag us into a past marked by ignorance and institutionalization. Trump’s statement talks about “opportunities for all Americans to thrive and prosper,”…
…autistic differences, not to reverse the symptoms of autism.”[xxvi] Thanks to ASAN Research Committee Chair Steven Kapp for drafting this statement. [i] Fein, D., Barton, M., Eigsti, I.-M., Kelley, E.,…
…Autistic Self Advocacy Network has issued the following statement: ASAN is pleased to note that both the Senate and House re-authorization bills have abandoned the title “Combating Autism Act”. For…
…the difference. Let’s keep going, together. With warm wishes, The Team at ASAN ASAN supported The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act again. The Leadership Conference on Civil and…
…ASAN Praises Introduction of Keeping All Students Safe Act ASAN’s Autistic Campus Inclusion (ACI) Leadership Academy ASAN Responses to ASHA Position Statements ASAN Comments on Proposed Delay of Significant Disproportionality…
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), the leading nationwide 501(c)(3) advocacy organization by and for autistic people ourselves, applauds the defeat of the so-called Health Care Freedom Act (HCFA), or…
Today, ASAN learned that the DC Circuit Court refused to reconsider a court ruling that allows the Judge Rotenberg Center to continue using skin shocks on disabled people. ASAN is…
…ASAN Research Committee Chair Steven Kapp has drafted a statement for ASAN addressing the article and its argument. ASAN’s position is that autism is a part of human experience, and…
ASAN July Newsletter Dear friend, July has been a busy month at ASAN, which makes sense. Our favorite way to celebrate Disability Pride Month is through continued advocacy! Check out…
