A true story and a little lesson about functioning level
…“Autism Speaks” there was an appalling video “autism every day” and not the only one, which focused on only one side of the picture of autism, much as one could…
May 10, 2010
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A Letter Urging the Reissue of the FDA’s Ban on Electrical Stimulation Devices
…& Resources) Arc of Alabama Arizona Center for Disability Law Atlantis ADAPT Autism Society of America Autism Speaks Autistic People of Color Fund (APOC) Autistic Self Advocacy Network Autistic Women…
May 4, 2023
2016 ASAN Gala: Speech by Julia Bascom
…is not an ethical–or scientifically plausible–response to autism. Can you imagine? If you had told me five years ago that Autism Speaks would remove the word ‘cure’ from their mission…
December 12, 2016
Operational Policy on Research Inquiries
…example, the term “high-functioning autism” has no commonly agreed upon definition or criteria; and consistent distinctions have not been made between Asperger’s and other autism spectrum diagnoses, which tend to…
May 21, 2012
A Letter of Support for Legislation Banning Electric Stimulation Devices
…and Disability American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) Autism Society of America Autism Speaks Autistic Self Advocacy Network Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network Bazelon Center for Mental Health…
July 14, 2022
Cross-Disability Campaign Featured
ASAN President Ari Ne’eman and the ASAN-led cross-disability campaign against Autism Speaks’ video “I Am Autism” were featured in an article on Disability Scoop, an online news magazine about developmental…
September 25, 2009
New Scientist and Education Week Articles
ASAN President Ari Ne’eman and ASAN’s cross-disability campaign against Autism Speaks and its “I Am Autism” video were featured in articles that ran in New Scientist Magazine and on the…
September 29, 2009
Letter to FDA re: Electric Skin Shock Ban
…Liberties Union (ACLU) American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) Autistic Self Advocacy Network Autism Society of America Autism Speaks Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network Bazelon Center for Mental…
January 29, 2024
White House Fails Autistic Community, Again
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is disappointed but not surprised by the White House’s continued participation in Autism Speaks’ “Light It Up Blue” campaign. If the Trump administration truly wanted…
April 3, 2019
Update: White House Fails Autistic Community For 4th Year In A Row
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network condemns the White House’s participation in Autism Speaks’ “Light It Up Blue” campaign again this year. Autistic people deserve a government that shows us through…
April 3, 2020