FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Autistic Self Advocacy Network Issues Statement on Latest CDC Autism Prevalence Data Latest CDC numbers reflect better understanding of autism; racial and gender disparities persist. Washington,…
…voice questions you wish were better explored about autism, name information that would help you have a better quality of life, or express concern about current trends in autism research….
It is more important than ever to make sure autism research reflects what matters to all of us. Make your voice heard by submitting a comment to the Interagency Autism…
…held our first Autism Campus Inclusion Summer Leadership Academy. It was an exciting experience, bringing seventeen Autistic college students to Baltimore for a week of grassroots advocacy training. Now that…
…January. But when a white autistic person commits acts of racist violence, that person’s racism, not their autism, is the cause. Arguing that autism leads to violent acts further stigmatizes…
…on the autism spectrum advocating for public policy change to advance the interests of all individuals on the autism spectrum. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is a volunteer-run nonprofit organization…
…way into the hearing. This includes the pervasive notion of autism as an “epidemic,” and an emphasis on investigating the “causes” of autism at the expense of exploring ways to…
…individuals on the autism spectrum. They’ve heard extensively from the anti-vaccine crowd, from parents, experts, researchers, and from people on the autism spectrum. More input from autistic adults at this…
…one woman wearing a Walk for Autism shirt, when approached with a flyer, refused to take one and claimed that Autism Speaks needed all available support, implying that ASAN-OSU’s efforts…
Nine years ago, Congress passed the Combating Autism Act (CAA), legislation that focused federal autism research and policy activities on creating a world without autistic people. In 2011, Congress re-authorized…
