…including developmental disabilities. The proposed changes include a revised definition of autism that will combine several existing diagnostic categories into one unified autism spectrum category. Visit the DSM-5 public comment…
…all of us can survive. So here we are. We come to mourn for the dead. We come to fight for the living. We come to lay down burdens and…
…endless. Being an ally goes further than “not actively adding to the oppressive crap this group lives with every day.” It’s more “actively combating the oppression.” Not giving to Autism…
…disability rights movement and to better serve the Autistic community. Gifts to ASAN are tax-deductible in the United States and can be made securely online. Donate to support our work….
…be given to research that helps us, like research on communication, community living, education, and health care for autistic people. Community Based Participatory Research ASAN supports Community Based Participatory Research…
…this bill. If they succeed, Medicaid waiver services that help us live in our communities will be cut, forcing many of us back into institutions. The Senate will spend Independence…
…up to in the last month, and of what we have coming up. We are thrilled that the work of our community over the last few years has already begun…
…people write letters to the editors for newspapers, magazines, or websites. An op-ed gets written more like news articles. Both op-eds and letters to the editor can be a good…
…comparing myself to the 18-22 year olds that I lived with 24/7; instead, I tried finding other interests to throw myself into, and I made friends with the professors, who…
…show that Mrs. McCollins complained frequently; that she and her son were not all that close (as evidenced by the fact that he called her “Cheryl” while he called his…
