Update: 6/04/2025 After the release of our statement, it was reported that many of the sources the MAHA report relied on to make the claims…
On Monday, April 21st, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced plans to collect federal and private health data for upcoming autism studies….
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network report. This report estimates how many autistic 8-year-olds…
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is a national grassroots disability rights organization run by and for Autistic Americans, advocating for systems change and ensuring that…
ASAN August Newsletter Dear friend, We’ve been busy this month diving into policy and preparing for the work to come. Check out what we’ve been…
What people call “behavior supports” covers a wide variety of services, and not all of these services are truly helpful to people with intellectual and…
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ASAN January Newsletter Dear friend, The new year may just be getting started, but we’ve been hard at work! Check out what we’ve been up…
ASAN August Newsletter Dear friend, We may be reaching the end of summer, but there’s still some time left before we embrace the…
Today, the Centers for Disease Control released the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network report. This report estimates how many autistic 8-year-olds there are…
Submitting public comments is an important way for self advocates to make our needs and priorities known when it comes to public policy. This March,…
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network appreciates the opportunity to submit comments for the January 18th, 2023 IACC meeting. In our last comments to the IACC,…