ASAN Condemns White House Autism Proclamation
…55% of NIH autism research funding went towards research on the biology or causation of autism. Less than 2% of NIH autism funding went towards research on services, and less…
April 1, 2017
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L. “Dax” Daxer Mel Baggs Down In The Valley Award Remarks
…mind and body were never designed for. It was 2014. I had just begun to fully join the autism community, and I was simultaneously fascinated by the beautiful diversity of…
April 18, 2025
Dear well-meaning strangers
…“autism awareness.” Here’s a revolutionary idea. Every time you see or hear something that says something about April being “Autism Awareness Month,” mentally replace that “awareness” word with “acceptance.” There…
April 6, 2012
Remarks from Julia Bascom at United Nations Autism Event
…that should be commonplace. That should be the baseline assumption we have about autism events. But unfortunately it’s still very out of the ordinary. So I want to recognize the…
April 9, 2018
Parents in the Autism World
…Some parents go home, Google autism, and BOOM: Autism Speaks and Autism Research Institute appear. It is of significant importance to remember that heart-broken well-meaning parents are going to be…
December 16, 2009
ASAN Announces Opposition to Menendez-Enzi-Brown Autism Legislation
LEADING ADVOCACY GROUP RUN BY AND FOR AUTISTIC ADULTS ANNOUNCES OPPOSITION TO MENENDEZ-ENZI-BROWN AUTISM LEGISLATION Community group says Combating Autism Act Extension would lock in place “an unacceptable status quo”…
May 26, 2011
Julia Bascom’s Speech for ASAN Gala 2023
…guidance on what ethical autism therapies look like and what genetic research should and should not be done about autism. Day in and day out, we tell policymakers that “Nothing…
December 19, 2023
October 2012 Newsletter
…hateful portrayal of autism.) Age of Autism is an organization that disseminates flagrant misinformation and, like the larger and more infamous Autism Speaks, dedicates energy and funding to the project…
October 20, 2012
Joint Letter Responding to Hateful Comments by Michael Savage on Autism
…Savage. On July 16th, Weiner announced: “Now, you want me to tell you my opinion on autism, since I’m not talking about autism? A fraud, a racket…You know what autism…
July 24, 2008
ASAN Expresses Concern over New Autism Research Funding Numbers
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is deeply concerned by numbers released today by the Office of Autism Research Coordination (OARC) showing that autism research funding around services and adult issues…
April 19, 2016