This April, ASAN will be working with activists and community members across the country to help launch Autism Acceptance Month, a celebration of Autistic culture and community. We want you…
…their models and practices to come into compliance with the regulations. Contrary to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services’ belief, the Final Rule does not merely require states to ensure…
…– chicagolanddpocc@gmail.com Kentucky Louisville, KY Kentuckiana Autism Spectrum Alliance (KASA) Micah Peace – kyautisticalliance@gmail.com Louisiana Lafayette, LA The Autistic Penguins Tiffany Richard – tiffany_r@outlook.com New York Buffalo, NY Neurodiversity Network…
…aims to inform CMS’ decision-making and the disability community’s public comments. “Ensuring the integrity of Home and Community Based Services is a crucial component of protecting the rights of Americans…
…Toronto, ON Autistics for Autistics, rayashields@hotmail.com Burnaby, BC Autistics United Vancouver, vancouverautistics@gmail.com Kamloops, BC Brenda Anderson, timandbrenda90@gmail.com IRELAND Dublin, Ireland UCD Students, [email protected] UNITED KINGDOM Aberdeen, Scotland Topher Endress, topher.endress@gmail.com…
…have killed me outright had I not had a strong disability community fighting for me.” In return, sie fought for the community and community itself. Over the last few years,…
Today is Autistic Pride Day. For ten years, our community has come together on June 18th to celebrate who we are and affirm our right to build a culture and…
…culture, and we look forward to what our community comes up with next. But this December also saw great sorrow. The Autistic community joined our broader communities in mourning the…
…still coming out! There are a lot of rules we expect to be out very soon that will also be very important for our community. Here are some of the…
…Wright, “Depression common among men with autism, study finds,” Spectrum News (August 24, 2015), https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/depression-common-among-men-with-autism-study-finds/; Luigi Mazzone et. al., Psychiatric comorbidities in asperger syndrome and high functioning autism: diagnostic challenges,…
