Wrap Around Services and other urban myths
By Maddy McEwen; originally published on the blog Whitterer on Autism. This term of art only has meaning in the quagmire of America. Many of us have older autistic children…
March 12, 2009
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ASAN Denounces Court Ruling on Electric Skin Shock
…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 be a world…
July 6, 2021
ASAN Statement on DC Circuit’s Denial of Rehearing in Judge Rotenberg Center Case
…information, contact Sam Crane, ASAN’s Legal Director, at scrane@autisticadvocacy.org. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network seeks to advance the principles of the disability rights movement with regard to autism. ASAN believes…
December 6, 2021
ABAI Finally Opposes the Use of Electric Shocks at the JRC
…to autism. ASAN believes that the goal of autism advocacy should be a world in which autistic people enjoy equal access, rights, and opportunities. We work to empower autistic people…
November 16, 2022
Stirring Up Action: The Winds of Disability
…spectrum and deaf, I have tolerance neither for illiterate comparisons (such as comparing autism to a fatal car accident), nor being regarded with suspicion when I do not act or…
November 11, 2009
ASAN Condemns Hospital Policies that Value Profits Over Patients
…to prevent the deadly consequences of these policies. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network seeks to advance the principles of the disability rights movement with regard to autism. ASAN believes that…
August 10, 2023
Tony Attwood Says What He Really Thinks
By Paula Durbin-Westby; originally posted on the ASAN Northern Virginia blog. http://www.autismhangout.com/news-reports/feature-programs.asp?id2=103 Note: The anti-“Cassandra” campaign has nothing to do with Tony Attwood personally but everything to do with his…
June 22, 2009
ASAN Joins ACLU Brief in Britney Spears Conservatorship Case
…Crane, ASAN’s Legal Director, at scrane@autisticadvocacy.org. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network seeks to advance the principles of the disability rights movement with regard to autism. ASAN believes that the goal…
July 13, 2021
Health Care
…to focus on strengthening, improving, or going beyond the ACA. Read more about health care, key laws, and our work on health care rights here. Resources AutismAndHealth.org: Primary Care Resources…
September 1, 2021
ACTION ALERT: Autistic Child Charged with Felony Assault after Resisting Restraint
Hello, In the past, we’ve written to you about advocacy issues relating to the rights of adults and youth on the autism spectrum. Our voices have made a difference on…
January 5, 2010