Plain Language Roundup: Autistic Lives are Worth Living
It is almost the end of Autism Acceptance Month. But the government keeps on hurting autistic and other disabled people. Last week, we joined other…
April 29, 2025
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ASAN Gravely Concerned by Administration’s Plans for Autistic People’s Medical Data
4/24/25: ClarificationAs of late this afternoon, HHS has released new information about the proposed autism database that we discussed in the statement below. We are…
April 23, 2025
Plain Language Roundup: What’s happening right now?
Last week was one long example of why Autism Acceptance Month is so important. There has been lots of news about Robert F Kennedy Jr….
April 21, 2025
Leading Autism Organizations Release Joint Statement on Upholding Scientific Integrity and Supporting the Autism Community
April 17, 2025, Washington, D.C. – As national organizations dedicated to advancing the well-being of Autistic individuals, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Autism Society of…
April 17, 2025
Plain Language Action Alert Roundup: How you can help this week!
This Autism Acceptance Month has had a busy start. The government is making lots of choices that can hurt disabled people. We want to make…
April 14, 2025
Trump and Kennedy Spouting Dangerous Autism Misinformation
Today in a cabinet meeting, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised that “by September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and…
April 10, 2025
ASAN Condemns Announcement of President’s “Make America Healthy Again” Commission and Harmful Ideas about Autism and Other Disabilities
On February 13th, the president issued an Executive Order saying that the administration would be establishing a commission to attempt to lower the prevalence of…
February 13, 2025
ASAN Disappointed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Confirmation to Lead HHS
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is disappointed by the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services….
February 13, 2025
ASAN Opposes Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Nomination to Head HHS
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network urges the Senate not to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services….
November 22, 2024
Comments for the July 10th IACC Meeting
These comments are available as a PDF here. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network appreciates the opportunity to submit comments for the July 10, 2024, Interagency…
June 24, 2024
Join ASAN and the Field Museum for an Autism Acceptance Month webinar!
This Autism Acceptance Month, we’re celebrating with a webinar to talk accessibility, autism acceptance, and dinosaurs! We’ll be joined by our special guests, Sue, the…
April 15, 2024
New HCBS Settings Rule Resources
The HCBS Settings Rule makes sure we have basic rights when we receive services. But before March 17th, 2023, a lot of people weren’t getting…
March 16, 2023