Fact Sheet: Cafe Press and Autism Speaks
FACT SHEET: CAFE PRESS AND AUTISM SPEAKS Earlier this week, Cafe Press announced that the company will be donating 10% of all purchases on products tagged with “Autism” to Autism…
April 7, 2011
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Memorandum on CAA Re-Authorization
…the use of stigmatizing language. By naming its primary autism-related legislation the “Combating Autism Act,” Congress devalues the lives of autistic individuals. The purpose federal autism-related activities should not be…
March 3, 2014
The Decemberists’ Colin Meloy on Autism Acceptance
…who then worked with him a little bit who then suggested a full autism screening. That was in 2008. And, and honestly, my connection to autism was, you know, like…
October 23, 2015
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…
April 6, 2023
Transcript and Video of Julia Bascom’s Keynote at Drexel University
…of thinking to autism. In the medical model, autism means that my senses are disordered. If sounds hurt me, the solution is to fix how my brain is processing those…
January 11, 2021
Autism Education for Law Enforcement Officers
…Department of Public Health, December 2005, Prevalence Estimates of Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorder in Massachusetts (2) Debbaudt, Dennis and Darla Rothman, Ph.D. “Contact with Individuals with Autism: Effective Resolutions.”…
July 6, 2011
Join us for the 2024 Annual Gala!
…learn and progress in her mission. Ally to the Autistic Community 2024 Award: Shannon Des Roches Rosa Shannon Rosa is senior editor of Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism, an autism…
September 10, 2024
Comments at November 30, 2007 IACC Meeting
…public policy deliberations about autism and disability affairs. As an individual on the autism spectrum myself – I am an Asperger’s autistic – I am heartened to see the interest…
December 8, 2007
Comments for April 13-14th IACC Meeting
…support for high-quality autism research. The Background Behind “Profound Autism” On December 6, 2021, the Lancet Commission, a group of 32 autism researchers, clinicians, and advocates, released a report that…
March 31, 2022
ASAN Comments on the IACC Strategic Plan
These comments were submitted to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) regarding their strategic plan. Every year the government distributes funds for research on autism. The IACC makes recommendations about…
November 22, 2021