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
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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
Join us next week for a webinar on the HCBS Settings Rule!
This Friday, the Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings Rule will go into effect. This Rule is all about our right to receive services that…
March 14, 2023
Action Alert: Make Your Opinions on Autism Research Known!
Every year the federal government distributes funds for research on autism. The IACC makes recommendations about where those funds go and what research should be…
January 4, 2023
No Quiet Waters
Growing up with parents who were immigrants from Africa to the United States, I heard a lot of proverbs. I liked many of them, but…
February 14, 2017
Autistic Scholars Fellowship Recipients Announced!
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is very pleased to announce the recipients of our 2016 Autistic Scholars Fellowship! ASAN awards $5,000 tuition scholarships to 4 to 6…
January 12, 2016