…a vital human right. Autistic people may use a wide variety of possible forms of communication, including verbal communication, behavior as communication, and augmentative and assistive communication (AAC) devices. ASAN…
…/ BUD, butleradvocatesforautism@gmail.com Muncie, Indiana—In Person Aidan Draper, aidandraper51@gmail.com LOUISIANA Lafayette, LA The Autistic Penguins tiffany_r@outlook.com MARYLAND Churchville, Maryland—In Person Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Harford County, martina.kuzenski@gmail.com College Park, MD…
…world to take control of our own lives and the future of our common community, and seek to organize the autistic community to ensure our voices are heard in the…
…gated communities or villages or apartment complexes or, my favorite, “neurodiverse intentional communities,” are springing up, eager to take in the first generation of developmentally disabled young adults who grew…
…isolated fact. Muskie’s Institute for the Study of the Neurotypical was a lighthouse of bright and merry snark in the fog. The Neanderthal hypothesis, while not so compelling today, was…
…Indigenous children from their families and communities. However, the child welfare system often still removes Indigenous children from their families and communities. Indigenous children are often disproportionately represented in foster…
…the future of our common community, and seek to organize the autistic community to ensure our voices are heard in the national conversation about us. Nothing About Us, Without Us!…
…impact on the disability community, it’s unconscionable to leave out aid for programs like home- and community-based services and Medicaid. Also unconscionable is using autism as an excuse for hate…
…the IACC IACC Full Committee Meeting Minutes, Nov. 21, 2008 The following are the comments I gave. — Ethical Concerns in Autism Research: Presentation to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee…
…Toolkit on Improving Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Getting and Advocating for Community-Based Housing ASAN Position Statements and Work on Community Living ASAN to Nevada: Betty’s Village is Not Community…
