The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), the nation’s leading advocacy organization by and for autistic individuals ourselves, applauds the recent announcement by the United States Department of Justice and Department…
ASAN is happy to announce that we are an official charity partner for the 2025 BMW Berlin Marathon. Our fundraising minimum is $3,000.00. Fill out an application here. If you…
…address in report language on the amendment. As it currently reads, the amendment will require coverage of “behavioral health treatment, including applied behavior analysis.” This language must be clarified to…
…frequently face barriers to receiving this lifesaving care. Doctors and transplant centers may refuse to approve organ transplants for people with disabilities who might need help in order to follow…
…FDA-2016-N-1111] Banned Devices; Proposal to Ban Electrical Stimulation Devices Used to Treat Self-Injurious or Aggressive Behavior: https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2016-09433.pdf [2] Quentin Davies, “Prisoners of the Apparatus: The Judge Rotenberg Center” https://autisticadvocacy.org/2014/08/prisoners-of-the-apparatus-the-judge-rotenberg-center/ [3]…
…a transplant center, and the center must approve them. Centers often have discriminatory policies regarding the candidates they will accept, and studies suggest that treating physicians discriminate in making appropriate…
…autistic children continue to go under-diagnosed, as do women and girls on the spectrum.” According to the latest CDC data, approximately 1 in every 68 children in the United states…
…to call in and read your message. Talk to your Members of Congress at town halls and other public appearances. From today through Monday, your Senators and Representative are back…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Autistic Self Advocacy Network applauds letter from Congressional champions urging increased representation of autistic adults in Autism CARES Act funded programs. WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Autistic Self Advocacy Network…
…care. Supreme Court appointments are for life, and the cases he hears will determine how laws are applied across the country. If placed on the Supreme Court, Judge Kavanaugh could…
