
HHS Walks Back “Autism Registry” Plans
…seems that no one is listening, your voice matters. Public outcry seems to have caused HHS to change course and walk away from some of the most concerning aspects of…
…seems that no one is listening, your voice matters. Public outcry seems to have caused HHS to change course and walk away from some of the most concerning aspects of…
…the selection out of the “gene pool”, of a certain subset of the American population. Keep eugenics out of autism research. Ethical concerns must be kept foremost and the ethical…
…characteristics.” I have reformulated one of the Research Opportunities to: “Inclusion of bioethical and other ethical considerations into the diagnosis and screening process, including but not limited to consideration of…
…conscience and the lack of options for those who wish not to support this organization. Anyone who has ethical problems with Autism Speaks is now being forced to give money…
…long past time for ABAI to address the profound, ongoing, and systemic ethical problems fundamentally infused throughout their field. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network demands that ABAI renounce the reprehensible…
…we released key talking points for community members to use in their comments during the American Psychiatric Association’s public comment period on the DSM-5. Over the course of the last…
ASAN December Newsletter Dear friends, 2022 is nearly here! Thank you for spending 2021 with us, fighting for a better world for the whole disability community. During the course of…
…time today. Please consider supporting the inclusion of funding for home- and community-based services in the reconciliation bill. Download Stop The Shock Leave Behind Letter as a PDF here Download…
…to reach me, I can be contacted at [email protected] or at my office line at 202-596-1056. Endnotes: 1 http://www.stateofthestates.org/documents/Delaware.pdf 2 http://www.stateofthestates.org/documents/UnitedStates.pdf 3 https://risp.umn.edu/media/download/cms/media/risp/2013_risp_profiles/DE.pdf 4 https://risp.umn.edu/media/download/cms/media/risp/2013_risp_profiles/US.pdf 5 https://risp.umn.edu/media/download/cms/media/risp/2013_risp_profiles/MD.pdf 6 https://risp.umn.edu/media/download/cms/media/risp/2013_risp_profiles/NH.pdf…
…Read edition. The Easy Read version uses pictures along with large text, and has more white space. Easy Read Version Click here to download the Easy Read version of “Fighting…