Autism acceptance is not just a buzzword — it is an action. It means changing how society thinks about autism, respecting the rights and humanity of all autistic people, and aligning advocacy and research priorities with the priorities of the autistic community. ASAN works to make our society more accepting and inclusive for autistic people and all people with disabilities.
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Changelings Curriculum in Human Studies
Written by Eli Rosa for the Autistic Self Advocacy Network ⁂ I can’t say when exactly I first noticed my differences. My de facto exclusion from the rituals that form human experience, bonding people together. How the identity of “fully human,” so all-encompassing and elusive to precise definition, can be revoked on an arbitrary whim…
A Love Letter to the Person with Disabilities No One Wants to Talk About: Community Building and Loving without Abandon
My dearest disabled relative, I hope you are having a wonderful day. I’m Margaret, an artist, academic and lover. As a queer and multiracial disabled person, I exist in many ambiguous spaces. At times, these grey areas I inhabit make it difficult to show the full range of my experience and feel understood. I’m here…
Reasons You Didn’t Realize You’re Autistic
by Diane J. Wright, Founder of Autastic®Photo credit: BeniamCreated for Autistic Self-Advocacy Network ⁂ This goes out to all of you who learned, or are learning, you’re autistic after decades of running in overdrive. How is it possible that your being autistic went under the radar all this time? Here are a few reasons that…