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The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization run by and for individuals on the autism spectrum.ASAN advocates for the inclusion of autistic people in decisions that affect them, including: legislation, depiction in the media, and disability services.
Aspies For Freedom (AFF) is a solidarity and campaigning group that aimed at raising public awareness of the autism rights movement.The aim of Aspies For Freedom is to educate the public that the autism spectrum is not always a disability, and that there are advantages as well as disadvantages. [1]
The magazine also reported that on Celebrity Rehab, Drew Pinsky deemed basketball player Dennis Rodman a candidate for an Asperger's diagnosis, and the UCLA specialist consulted "seemed to concur". Nora Ephron criticized these conclusions, writing that popular speculative diagnoses suggest autism is "an epidemic, or else a wildly over-diagnosed ...
American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (ACCD) (1975) – coalition of local, state and national disability organizations. [1] American Council of the Blind (ACB) – represents a diverse range of groups within the blind community. American Diabetes Association (ADA) (1939) – educates the public about diabetes.
Educator opens school for students with autism. Jessica Respus, founder of Beyond The Spectrum Institute, left to right, Tirea Sansbury, director of special education services; and Jessica Barkley ...
Earlier in December, a group of 11 students and seven staff members from the Charles County Public Schools District were denied dine-in service at the Cracker Barrel in Waldorf, Maryland ...