We need to listen
…visiting students from the US. During our chats, we had talked about Abi’s strong desire for neither her peers nor her College tutors to know about her autism. She feared…
May 10, 2012
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ASAN Condemns House Vote on American Health Care Act
…the community. The AHCA would also allow health insurance companies to impose dramatic price hikes for people with pre-existing conditions, such as autism and other diagnoses associated with autism like…
May 4, 2017
ASAN Praises Introduction of 2023 Keeping All Students Safe Act
…with regard to autism. ASAN believes that the goal of autism advocacy should be a world in which autistic people enjoy equal access, rights, and opportunities. We work to empower…
May 18, 2023
Succeeding In College On The Autistic Spectrum
By Kate Goldfield College can be a very daunting prospect for anyone, but if you have an autism spectrum disorder, it can be downright terrifying. Living on campus? Interacting with…
March 3, 2007
Thank You! Congress Got the Message: Nothing About Us, Without Us!
On November 29th, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will be holding a hearing on autism. Invited witnesses include people from government agencies, parent autism advocacy organizations, AND…
November 26, 2012
ASAN, 35 Advocacy Organizations File Amicus Brief Supporting Civil Rights Laws
…with regard to autism. ASAN believes that the goal of autism advocacy should be a world in which autistic people enjoy equal access, rights, and opportunities. We work to empower…
May 19, 2021
ASAN Urges Congress to Pass the Keeping All Students Safe Act
…autism. ASAN believes that the goal of autism advocacy should be a world in which autistic people enjoy equal access, rights, and opportunities. We work to empower autistic people across…
May 25, 2021
Campus leadership training program
…students to participate in the Autism Campus Inclusion Summer Institute leadership training, which will take place August 12th through August 17th, 2012, in Baltimore, MD. Drawing from the powerful Navigating…
January 27, 2012
ASAN Calls for Increased Support for Self-Determination and Effective Communication in Adult Protective Services
…ability to make choices about their lives. Sharisa is the former president of Autcom, representative to the Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council, manager of Voices and Choices of Autism, and active…
August 12, 2015
ACTION ALERT: Autistic Student Voted Out of Class in Florida
…has suffered significant emotional trauma as a result of this incident. Regardless of who you are or what your connection to the autistic and autism communities might be, I think…
May 24, 2008