…to provide evidence and commentary to the International Commission on the Clinical Use of Human Germline Genome Editing. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) – a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created…
…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,…
…discussion draft further reduce the number of clear and comprehensive comments that the Committee is likely to receive. The “Your Comments” section of the public comment submission form limits responses…
…be a partner in Sesame Workshop’s “Sesame Street and Autism: See Amazing in All Children” initiative. Over the past year, ASAN has worked closely with Sesame Workshop to ensure that…
…you specific instructions about how long each speech should be and what the focus should be, and they even have a timer with colored cards to let you know when…
…because of differences–sometimes very profound differences–in communication, interests, and behavior. The adversity increases tremendously as we go through adolescence and face adulthood. Respite care, resources, and community support for non-Autistic…
…toolkit goes over what you should include in your comment. Anyone can submit a public comment! Public comments do not need to be long or complicated. The FDA wants to…
…different beat. Like many in our communities, my voice was silent and being silenced, often times without me having a complete awareness that it was even happening. The beat I…
…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,…
…disabled and non-disabled people live together. Some disabled people don’t live in their communities. They live in institutions instead. Institutions are places where a lot of disabled people live. People…
