…one woman wearing a Walk for Autism shirt, when approached with a flyer, refused to take one and claimed that Autism Speaks needed all available support, implying that ASAN-OSU’s efforts…
Nine years ago, Congress passed the Combating Autism Act (CAA), legislation that focused federal autism research and policy activities on creating a world without autistic people. In 2011, Congress re-authorized…
Hello, As many of you are aware, Autism Speaks sunk to a new low this week – even for them! The “I am Autism” campaign repeats the same tired old…
…as lifelong as it is for other groups of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The IACC has made progress towards both directing autism research towards the priorities of…
…2010 environmental scan on services for people on the autism spectrum provided by CMS supports this assertion, noting that the evidence supports numerous other autism interventions, including communication supports, peer…
Nine years ago, Congress passed the Combating Autism Act (CAA), legislation that focused federal autism research and policy activities on creating a world without autistic people. In 2011, Congress re-authorized…
…with serious violence. Our legal brief discusses research showing that there is no link between premeditated violence and autism. Arguments linking autism and violence do great harm to our community,…
…devoted to it such as The Autism Acceptance Project, Paula C. Durbin-Westby’s Autism Acceptance blog, and ASAN’s Autism Acceptance Month site, it is becoming a topic of everyday discussion. Of…
…“Autism Speaks” there was an appalling video “autism every day” and not the only one, which focused on only one side of the picture of autism, much as one could…
…the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network report, which we responded to here. The report shows that better recognition of autism and continued efforts to reduce racial and gender…
