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Before 2015, John Elder Robison was the only autistic person ever to serve on Autism Speaks's board of directors. He later resigned in protest against the organization. [61] In 2015, Autism Speaks made a commitment to provide better representation by appointing two autistic people to its 26-member board of directors.
Johnstown is a home rule municipality in Weld and Larimer counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. The population was 17,303 at the 2020 United States Census . [ 5 ]
As a graduate from the University of Pittsburgh, Benham is involved in the organization of a graduate student union. She facilitates meetings and phone banking, and serves as the editor-in-chief of the committee newsletter. [6] Since 2016, she has been active in the Zone 3 Public Safety Council of District 36. [6]
The number of registered behavior technicians has also rocketed, up from 328 a decade ago to more than 160,000 today. Some researchers question ABA therapy’s effectiveness.
The Autism Society of America (ASA) was founded in 1965 [5] by Bernard Rimland [1] together with Ruth C. Sullivan and a small group of other parents of children with autism. Its original name was the National Society for Autistic Children; [ 4 ] the name was changed to emphasize that autistic children grow up.
In 2019, Autism Speaks featured Julia from Sesame Street in PSAs promoting early autism screening. [23] In May 2015, Bob Wright resigned as chairman of the organization and was succeeded by Brian Kelly. [24] Co-founder Suzanne Wright took a leave of absence in November 2015, following a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. She died in July 2016. [25]
The Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Inc. (CARD) is an organization that provides a range of services based on applied behavior analysis (ABA) for children and adults on the autism spectrum. CARD was founded in 1990 by Doreen Granpeesheh. The Blackstone Group, a private equity firm, acquired CARD in 2018.
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