…Only children are autistic. Autism disappears after childhood. Fact: Autism is lifelong. Autistic children become autistic adolescents and autistic adults. The neurological diversity of autism does not disappear over time…
To the Autism Society of York, Pennsylvania: The York, PA Autism Society has a well established history of working to advance understanding and support for families in the York and…
…autism through the lens of deficiency, sterotypes, and I AM AUTISM I EAT CHILDREN “awareness” campaigns; and the move into an exciting frontier of new community-engaged and inclusive autism research…
…Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism, and Little Lobbyists. You can purchase a print or ebook copy, or get it for free. This booklet will explain: What is autism? What parents…
…ever to make sure autism research reflects what matters to all of us. Make your voice heard by submitting a comment to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee before each meeting!…
Today, Senators Menendez and Enzi will be introducing legislation extending the Combating Autism Act for three more years. The Combating Autism Act was passed in 2005 without the involvement or…
…splitting autism into multiple diagnoses. In particular, we discussed our opposition to the proposed diagnostic categories of “profound autism” and “severe autism” on the grounds that a) these categories do…
…the autistic community. Politicians continue to talk about an autism epidemic – despite the fact that the science suggests that autism has always existed at its current rate within the…
…Adulthood Toolkit on Improving Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) ASAN Resources on Coverage for Autism-Related Services Autism and Safety Toolkit Easy Read/Plain Language Beyond Coercion and Institutionalization: People with Intellectual…
The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network would like to take this opportunity to thank members of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee for inviting us to present on Ethical Concerns in Autism Research…
