The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is deeply concerned by the recently introduced Combating Autism Re-authorization Act of 2014 (H.R. 4631). H.R. 4631 fails to address many of the longstanding problems…
…concern about the upcoming May 20th, 2014 Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing entitled “Examining the Federal Response to Autism Spectrum Disorders.” To our knowledge, no autistic witnesses or representatives from…
…the 10th anniversary of Autism Acceptance Month with a statement recognizing the real progress the autistic community has made towards changing the conversation about autism, and calling on autism organizations…
by Amanda Baggs This is a personal description of some of what autism means to me. Because even among other autistic people such descriptions are too rare. Autism means…
…after his autism spectrum disorder – which she referred to as a “disease” – was “cured.” Because autism has no “cure,” this amounted to a pronouncement that Kayden would never…
…today, the answer to the “who are we” question was not directed at us. Non-autistic people defined autism and autistic for us. We were told who we are, why we…
…Autism. New York: Plenum Press. [2] Cafiero, J. (2001). The Effect of an Augmentative Communication Intervention on the Communication, Behavior, and Academic Program of an Adolescent with Autism. Focus on…
…http://web.archive.org/web/20130807091731/http://autisticlondon.com/2011/09/this-is-our-life/; Autism Speaks, Autism Every Day, (May 9, 2006), www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0vCz2KWMM0; See Autism speaks documentry ever: Mom Spoke on wanting to murder her kid right in front of the child, YouTube,…
…27871. [5] 84 Fed. Reg. at 27850, 27862-863. [6] 84 Fed. Reg. at 27869, 27879-27883. [7] R. George and M.A. Stokes, Sexual Orientation in Autism Spectrum Disorder, 11 Autism Research…
Hello everyone, I am happy to announce that PETA’s recent, “Got Autism?” billboard has been removed by the advertising company hosting it. The billboard misinformed the public about the autism…
