…of thinking to autism. In the medical model, autism means that my senses are disordered. If sounds hurt me, the solution is to fix how my brain is processing those…
…Department of Public Health, December 2005, Prevalence Estimates of Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorder in Massachusetts (2) Debbaudt, Dennis and Darla Rothman, Ph.D. “Contact with Individuals with Autism: Effective Resolutions.”…
…learn and progress in her mission. Ally to the Autistic Community 2024 Award: Shannon Des Roches Rosa Shannon Rosa is senior editor of Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism, an autism…
…public policy deliberations about autism and disability affairs. As an individual on the autism spectrum myself – I am an Asperger’s autistic – I am heartened to see the interest…
…support for high-quality autism research. The Background Behind “Profound Autism” On December 6, 2021, the Lancet Commission, a group of 32 autism researchers, clinicians, and advocates, released a report that…
These comments were submitted to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) regarding their strategic plan. Every year the government distributes funds for research on autism. The IACC makes recommendations about…
…Month and the Autism Society of Northern Virginia’s Autism Acceptance Walk. At the end of April, an Autism Positivity Flash Blog was created so that people searching for autism online…
…with monitoring federal research and programs concerning autism, advising the Secretary of Health and Human Services on federal activities related to autism, and developing the Strategic Plan for Autism Research….
…(AANE) Association of University Centers on Disabilities Atlantis ADAPT Autism National Committee (AutCom) Autism Society of America Autism Society of Minnesota Autism Speaks Autistic Self Advocacy Network Autistic Women &…
…with a majority of individuals on the autism spectrum. Regrettably, Autism Speaks and its allies actively lobbied against the inclusion of provisions expanding self-advocate representation in research, re-balancing autism research…
