Awareness Is Not Enough
…representation. If the majority of autism organizations celebrated Autism Acceptance Month instead of Autism Awareness Month, I would not have been so scared the day I received the news. I…
April 2, 2012
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Comments at March 14, 2008 IACC Meeting
…murder of an autistic child by her mother a mere four days after her statement. The inaccurate and incomplete picture of the autism spectrum that Autism Speaks has chosen to…
March 14, 2008
Comments on Proposed New Jersey Autism Registry
…citizens on the autism spectrum as defective. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network recommends that the term “birth defects” not be used in connection with an autism registry or any autism-related…
January 13, 2009
Joint Comment on the IACC Draft Strategic Plan 2008
…guidance in interpretation of results.” We strongly recommend that the federal agencies that fund autism research endorse this socially responsible position and mandate the involvement of individuals on the autism…
September 30, 2008
Autreat is Coming!
…that a rate of about 18% – 23% of teenagers who suffer from anorexia also meet the diagnostic criteria for an autism spectrum disorder. By contrast, the prevalence of autism…
May 8, 2012
ASAN, Disability Rights Organizations Urge Changes to Combating Autism Act
…Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the National Autism Spectrum Disorders Initiative, devoted entirely to implementing within HHS the “strategic plan” for autism research developed by the Interagency Autism…
June 2, 2014
Testimony on ADAAA Proposed Regulations
…for adults and youth on the autism spectrum seeking to find and maintain, and avoid discrimination in the context of, employment. First, we note that autism was included amongst the…
December 1, 2009
🌸ASAN March Update 🌸
…year, the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) will meet on Wednesday, April 17. It is more important than ever to make sure autism research reflects what matters to all of…
March 31, 2024
ASAN Condemns Presidential Appointment of Anti-Vaccine Activist Peter Bell
…to vaccines in the Inter-Agency Autism Coordinating Committee’s Strategic Plan for Autism Research. In response to Autism Speaks’ disconnect from mainstream science on this question, several senior executives resigned from…
January 12, 2012
January 2012 Newsletter
…Year Anniversary Celebration and our Symposium on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Autism Research, launched exciting new projects around higher education and health care and continued to deepen our…
January 17, 2012