ASAN Mourns the Loss of Steve Silberman
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network mourns the passing of Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes and a longtime friend of ASAN and the neurodiversity movement. In…
August 30, 2024
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Julia Bascom’s Speech for ASAN Gala 2023
Hello and welcome everyone. I’m Julia Bascom, and I’m the outgoing Executive Director here at ASAN. Thank you all so much for joining me today…
December 19, 2023
♿ ASAN July Update ♿
ASAN July Newsletter This has been a busy month for ASAN, full of advocacy and new resources to share. We celebrated the 33rd anniversary of…
August 1, 2023
New Resource: Roadmap To Transition
ASAN partnered with the Family Network on Disabilities to produce Roadmap to Transition: A Handbook for Autistic Youth Transitioning to Adulthood. This plain language handbook…
November 14, 2016
ASAN Praises Pennsylvania House Bill That Would Ban Disability Discrimination in Organ Transplants
ASAN applauds the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for passing House Bill No. 585, which would ban disability discrimination in organ transplants in the state. The…
June 30, 2016
Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, LGBT Groups Release Statement on Needs of Trans Autistic People
Today, the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, the National LGBTQ Task Force, and the National Center for Transgender Equality released a joint statement about the needs of…
June 22, 2016
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
Autism Acceptance, Flowering
by Meg Evans After a long chilly winter in the northern United States, springtime finally made its appearance, as the weather turned much warmer this…
April 10, 2013
Announcing the Launch of Autism Acceptance Month Website
We are excited to announce the launch of the new Autism Acceptance Month website for this April, as part of a history of campaigns by…
April 5, 2013
Want to Bring Autism Acceptance Month to Your Community?
This April, ASAN will be working with activists and community members across the country to help launch Autism Acceptance Month, a celebration of Autistic culture…
March 12, 2013
ASAN is Now Accepting Applications for the 2013 Summer Leadership Academy
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is excited to announce the Autism Campus Inclusion project is now seeking applications for its 2013 Summer Leadership Academy. The…
January 16, 2013
It’s Here! Loud Hands: Autistic People, Speaking on Amazon!
It’s here! A little less than a year since we started, the Loud Hands Project is proud to unveil our first anthology: Loud Hands: Autistic…
December 11, 2012