HHS Walks Back “Autism Registry” Plans
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….
April 25, 2025
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ASAN Statement on Updated Autism Diagnosis Numbers Amidst Attacks on Autistic People
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…
April 15, 2025
Grow With Us: ASAN’s 2024 Annual Report
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…
October 30, 2024
🐋 ASAN August Update 🐋
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…
August 31, 2024
Beyond Coercion and Institutionalization: People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and the Need for Improved Behavior Support Services
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…
May 31, 2024
Before You Donate to Autism Speaks, Consider the Facts
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March 28, 2024
⛄ASAN January Update ⛄
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…
January 31, 2024
🏖️ ASAN August Update 🏖️
ASAN August Newsletter Dear friend, We may be reaching the end of summer, but there’s still some time left before we embrace the…
August 31, 2023
ASAN Statement on Updated Autism Diagnosis Numbers
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…
March 23, 2023
Make your voice heard! Submit your public comments on Autism Research and Telemedicine this March
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,…
March 7, 2023
ASAN IACC Meeting Comments for January 18, 2023
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,…
February 1, 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