Autism Campus Inclusion
…Vuong, ACI 2018 Alum More Information To apply for Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI), you must: Be autistic. You do not have to have an official autism diagnosis to apply. You…
April 8, 2014
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What Are the Stakes? An Analysis of the Impact of the DSM-5 Draft Autism Criteria on Law, Policy and Service Provision
…the proposed revisions to the definition of autism. Funded by a grant from the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD), these policy briefs were produced through ASAN’s Program on…
April 15, 2014
Jewish Federations of North America Seek to Amend Combating Autism Act
An action alert issued by the Jewish Federations of North America calls for amendments to the Combating Autism Act of 2006, which is due to expire on September 30, 2011….
June 8, 2011
Inclusion & Acceptance
Autism acceptance is not just a buzzword — it is an action. It means changing how society thinks about autism, respecting the rights and humanity of all autistic people, and…
September 1, 2021
ASAN Calls For Autism Air Carrier Guidance From Department Of Transportation
…meal to her daughter, who could not eat food served cold due to sensory issues associated with autism. Despite disclosing disability status as the basis for the request, the flight…
May 21, 2015
2016 ASAN Gala: Speech by Julia Bascom
…is not an ethical–or scientifically plausible–response to autism. Can you imagine? If you had told me five years ago that Autism Speaks would remove the word ‘cure’ from their mission…
December 12, 2016
July 2012 Newsletter
…Updates Autism Speaks is Sued for Discrimination In early May 2012, Simone Greggs ready to start a job with Autism Speaks asked for a job accommodation. Her Autistic teenager went…
July 22, 2012
Neurodiversity Symposium at Syracuse University
…viewing autism as a variation of human wiring, rather than a disease. As such, neurodiversity activists reject the idea that autism should be cured, advocating instead for celebrating autistic forms…
July 19, 2011
A Message From ASAN Executive Director Julia Bascom
…accessible to many more members of our community. And in the last seven years, ASAN has trained 124 advocates through theAutism Campus Inclusion (ACI) Leadership Academy (and 206 total since…
September 28, 2023
About ASAN
Our Mission The Autistic Self Advocacy Network seeks to advance the principles of the disability rights movement with regard to autism. ASAN believes that the goal of autism advocacy should…
May 26, 2011