ASAN Calls for Swift Passage of Keeping All Students Safe Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Crucial Legislation Will Limit the Use of Restraints in Schools This past December, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) proposed S. 2020, the Keeping…
July 13, 2012
Research
ACTION ALERT: Tell HHS to Stop “Creative Accounting” with Autism Research
On July 10th, the federal government’s Office of Autism Research Coordination (OARC) released a new report analyzing the distribution of autism research dollars in 2010….
July 10, 2012
ACTION ALERT: Tell HHS to Balance the Autism Research Agenda
On July 10th, the federal government’s Office of Autism Research Coordination (OARC) released a new report analyzing the distribution of autism research dollars in 2010….
July 10, 2012
ASAN expresses concern regarding new HHS report on autism research
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ASAN expresses concern regarding new HHS report on autism research New report uses “creative accounting” to reflect increase in services-research; confirms persistent…
July 10, 2012
ASAN Public Comment on DSM-5 ASD Criteria
Today is the last day to provide public comment to the American Psychiatric Association (APA) regarding the definition of ASD within the DSM-5, the manual…
June 15, 2012
ASAN Policy Brief: How Will DSM-5 Impact Services?
Over the course of the last several months, a lot of questions have been raised about how upcoming changes to the DSM-5 definition of the…
June 6, 2012
ELSI Symposium Goes Live
Over $1 billion has been spent over the course of the last decade on autism research funding. During a time of constant budget cuts and…
April 13, 2012
Grant reviewers needed
In response to our Symposium on Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Autism Research, funded by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, several key federal funders have offered to work with ASAN to identify Autistic adults and other people with disabilities interested in serving on forthcoming federal grant review panels.
December 13, 2011
Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Autism Research
Although research represents a huge component of the national conversation about autism, very little attention has been paid to the ethical issues posed by new developments in autism research and the ways in which this research is frequently conducted. ASAN has received a grant to conduct a new program
September 27, 2011
Autism NOW Center Seeks Input
The Autism NOW National Resource and Information Center has created a survey to find out what people think about values and ethics as they relate to autism, developmental and intellectual disabilities. The survey is part of a process to create a Core Values Statement for the Autism NOW Center.
August 4, 2011
Jewish Federations of North America Seek to Amend Combating Autism Act
Congress Urged to Amend Autism Legislation: The Jewish Federations of North America, along with ASAN, seek amendments to the Combating Autism Act to ensure the involvement of self-advocates and to fund more research on services and the needs of adults. The JFNA Action Alert contains information on how to contact key Senators.
June 8, 2011