Genetic Research & Autism
…Autism Acceptance Month began, the autistic community has made a tremendous cultural impact in terms of how our society views autism. But autism research has lagged behind. The research agenda…
April 2, 2022
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Horrific Autism Speaks “I am Autism” ad transcript
…of the transcript are disturbing. For accurate, respectful information about autism, please see our About Autism page. I am autism. I’m visible in your children, but if I can help…
September 23, 2009
Completed Projects
…care for people with disabilties. You can download the Real Talk Provider Toolkit here. Autism NOW National Resource and Information Center ASAN was a partner organization on the Autism NOW National…
October 14, 2021
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
Join ASAN and the Field Museum for an Autism Acceptance Month webinar!
This Autism Acceptance Month, we’re celebrating with a webinar to talk accessibility, autism acceptance, and dinosaurs! We’ll be joined by our special guests, Sue, the T. Rex, and their friends…
April 15, 2024
Before You Donate to Autism Speaks, Consider the Facts
Very little money donated to Autism Speaks goes toward helping autistic people and families. Less than 1/3 of 1% of Autism Speaks’ budget goes towards the “Family Service” grants that…
March 28, 2024
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