Today, the new membership of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) was announced. The IACC is a committee that advises the federal government on autism issues and oversees federal autism…
…Autism Acceptance Month began, the autistic community has made a tremendous cultural impact in terms of how our society views autism. But autism research has lagged behind. The research agenda…
…of the transcript are disturbing. For accurate, respectful information about autism, please see our About Autism page. I am autism. I’m visible in your children, but if I can help…
…care for people with disabilties. You can download the Real Talk Provider Toolkit here. Autism NOW National Resource and Information Center ASAN was a partner organization on the Autism NOW National…
…55% of NIH autism research funding went towards research on the biology or causation of autism. Less than 2% of NIH autism funding went towards research on services, and less…
This Autism Acceptance Month, we’re celebrating with a webinar to talk accessibility, autism acceptance, and dinosaurs! We’ll be joined by our special guests, Sue, the T. Rex, and their friends…
Very little money donated to Autism Speaks goes toward helping autistic people and families. Less than 1/3 of 1% of Autism Speaks’ budget goes towards the “Family Service” grants that…
…“autism awareness.” Here’s a revolutionary idea. Every time you see or hear something that says something about April being “Autism Awareness Month,” mentally replace that “awareness” word with “acceptance.” There…
…that should be commonplace. That should be the baseline assumption we have about autism events. But unfortunately it’s still very out of the ordinary. So I want to recognize the…
…Some parents go home, Google autism, and BOOM: Autism Speaks and Autism Research Institute appear. It is of significant importance to remember that heart-broken well-meaning parents are going to be…
