…after his autism spectrum disorder – which she referred to as a “disease” – was “cured.” Because autism has no “cure,” this amounted to a pronouncement that Kayden would never…
…today, the answer to the “who are we” question was not directed at us. Non-autistic people defined autism and autistic for us. We were told who we are, why we…
…Autism. New York: Plenum Press. [2] Cafiero, J. (2001). The Effect of an Augmentative Communication Intervention on the Communication, Behavior, and Academic Program of an Adolescent with Autism. Focus on…
…http://web.archive.org/web/20130807091731/http://autisticlondon.com/2011/09/this-is-our-life/; Autism Speaks, Autism Every Day, (May 9, 2006), www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0vCz2KWMM0; See Autism speaks documentry ever: Mom Spoke on wanting to murder her kid right in front of the child, YouTube,…
…27871. [5] 84 Fed. Reg. at 27850, 27862-863. [6] 84 Fed. Reg. at 27869, 27879-27883. [7] R. George and M.A. Stokes, Sexual Orientation in Autism Spectrum Disorder, 11 Autism Research…
Hello everyone, I am happy to announce that PETA’s recent, “Got Autism?” billboard has been removed by the advertising company hosting it. The billboard misinformed the public about the autism…
…rush to the door. Till Autism Sunday next year, we’ll ignore The folks that we pray for, this one day a year: It’s Autism Sunday, we’re _so_ glad you’re here!…
In response to recent media reports that the perpetrator of today’s shooting in Newtown, Connecticut may have been diagnosed on the autism spectrum or with a psychiatric disability, the Autistic…
Our Mission The Autistic Self Advocacy Network seeks to advance the principles of the disability rights movement with regard to autism. ASAN believes that the goal of autism advocacy should…
…only on dealing with problems, the resulting portrayals of autism are overly negative and alarmist, leaving the public with misleading and biased impressions. The goal of Autism Acceptance Day as…
