What We Believe
…to know. That is why ASAN talks about autism acceptance instead of autism awareness. To learn more about autism acceptance, go to AutismAcceptanceMonth.com Autism in the Media When autistic people…
June 25, 2021
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ASAN Unimpressed by White House’s 2025 “Autism Awareness Day” Announcement
Today, the administration announced its recognition of “World Autism Awareness Day.” This is a step backwards from the previous administration’s recognition of World Autism Acceptance Day. But this change is…
April 2, 2025
Address to Florida Autism Task Force on World Autism Day
…the autism spectrum, has resulted in more autism spectrum diagnoses. These increasing numbers, however, fail to take into account the substantial number of individuals on the autism spectrum who, as…
April 2, 2008
ASAN Comments on NIH Request for Information Re: Sexual & Gender Minority Health Research
…an autism diagnosis & autism services & supports. While research is starting to grasp the gender disparities in accessing an autism diagnosis, there is little discussion about accessing an autism…
August 12, 2024
From One Ally to the Education Community: A New View of Students with Autism
…and websites devoted to encouraging research and interventions that would eliminate autism or at least, make people with autism look more “normal.” Celebrities who have children with autism appear frequently…
April 27, 2012
Letter to the Sponsors, Donors and Supporters of Autism Speaks
…autism spectrum: Autism Speaks’ unethical fundraising tactics are not limited to the new “I am Autism” video. Its television Public Service Announcements compare having a child on the autism spectrum…
October 7, 2009
Autism Research for Us: Creating an agenda led by the autistic community
…a lot of autism research. In the US, the IACC gives advice about government funding for autism research. IACC stands for Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. The IACC is a group…
June 8, 2023
Identity-First Language
…Jim Sinclair, founder of Autism Network International (ANI) – ‘Autistic’ or ‘person with autism’? by Jean Winegardner – Autistic vs Person With Autism by Karin – Autism-first Language by Elesia…
March 2, 2012
ASAN Comments on CA Autism Insurance Regulation
…of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 32, 77–89. Wimpory, D. C., Hobson, R. P., & Nash, S. (2007). What facilitates social engagement in preschool children with autism? Journal of Autism and…
November 20, 2012
ASAN Appalled by Hiring of Quack David Geier for HHS Study
…autism. The Geiers, who have profited from promoting junk science about vaccines and autism to both courts and patients, did not declare all of their financial conflicts of interest in…
March 26, 2025