Julia Bascom’s Speech for ASAN Gala 2023
…guidance on what ethical autism therapies look like and what genetic research should and should not be done about autism. Day in and day out, we tell policymakers that “Nothing…
December 19, 2023
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October 2012 Newsletter
…hateful portrayal of autism.) Age of Autism is an organization that disseminates flagrant misinformation and, like the larger and more infamous Autism Speaks, dedicates energy and funding to the project…
October 20, 2012
Joint Letter Responding to Hateful Comments by Michael Savage on Autism
…Savage. On July 16th, Weiner announced: “Now, you want me to tell you my opinion on autism, since I’m not talking about autism? A fraud, a racket…You know what autism…
July 24, 2008
ASAN Expresses Concern over New Autism Research Funding Numbers
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is deeply concerned by numbers released today by the Office of Autism Research Coordination (OARC) showing that autism research funding around services and adult issues…
April 19, 2016
ASAN Statement on 2018 CDC Prevalence Data
Today, the Centers for Disease Control released the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network report, which estimates the prevalence of autism in certain areas. The results indicate that better…
April 26, 2018
Research
…part of. Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee IACC, short for the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, provides feedback on where federal spending on autism research should be spent. When public comments are…
September 1, 2021
ASAN Comments on DOT’s Proposed Rule on Service Animals and Air Travel
…2020); Autism, Pawsitivity Service Dogs, https://www.pawsitivityservicedogs.com/autism (last visited Mar. 26, 2020). ↑5 Jessica Wright, “Depression common among men with autism, study finds,” Spectrum News (August 24, 2015), https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/depression-common-among-men-with-autism-study-finds/; Luigi Mazzone…
April 7, 2020
Protesting
…Walk Now for Autism Speaks, a handful of us were making posters and researching the data to make sure it was correct. We worked from 2 pm until 1 am….
November 17, 2012
Testimony on Autism to the New Jersey Legislature
…services and the public perception of the autism spectrum, including Asperger’s. Asperger’s Autism is characterized by difficulties in interpreting social interactions. When neurologically typical people communicate, what is being said…
March 2, 2007
Treading the Muddy Waters: The Divided Communities of Autism
…know in my heart that the child and the autism are forever intertwined, but that the challenges posed by autism will only be a fraction of the challenges they face…
October 1, 2009