…the Autism CARES Act1Autism CARES Act of 2019, H.R. 1058, S. 427, 116th Cong. (2019). and its annual commemoration of Autism Acceptance Month,2Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Autism Acceptance Month: Acceptance…
…2020 meetings due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) will resume its efforts to ensure that funding for autism research is properly allocated. New meetings for…
…don’t understand autism simply by watching a movie or reading a book. A child or adult with autism is every bit an individual as anyone else. The “spectrum” for autism…
…autism, shifting it away from stigmatizing “autism awareness” language that presents autism as a threat to be countered with vigilance. Ten years ago, when Autism Acceptance Month started, advocacy organizations…
…in more detail below. Autism Examples Should Not Reference or Be Limited To Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) Although ABA has grown very prominent as an autism intervention over the last…
…to the protest of Autism Speaks’ “Walk for Autism” in DC earlier this month, in October chapter leader Andy Voss and ASAN’s Sacramento chapter led a protest against Autism Speaks’…
…research community (or the professional community) to treat autism like it’s a disease or illness. Autism is a developmental disability and not a condition that stands alone. Autism is often…
FACT SHEET: CAFE PRESS AND AUTISM SPEAKS Earlier this week, Cafe Press announced that the company will be donating 10% of all purchases on products tagged with “Autism” to Autism…
…the use of stigmatizing language. By naming its primary autism-related legislation the “Combating Autism Act,” Congress devalues the lives of autistic individuals. The purpose federal autism-related activities should not be…
…who then worked with him a little bit who then suggested a full autism screening. That was in 2008. And, and honestly, my connection to autism was, you know, like…
