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People with autism do not need to be fixed. It’s not autism that is complicated. People are complicated. We all have quirks, challenges, temperaments, demands, traumas, and many other traits ...
In 2008, Wrong Planet began getting involved in autism self-advocacy, [vague] with the goal [dubious – discuss] intended to further the rights of autistic individuals living in the United States. Alex Plank, representing the site, testified at the Health and Human Services 's Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee .
The Autism Community in Action (TACA) (formerly known as Talk About Curing Autism) is a nonprofit organization founded in 2000 by Lisa Ackerman [3] and based in Irvine, California. The mission statement is "TACA provides education, support and hope to families living with autism". [ 4 ]
As they age out of special education programs and lack adequate housing, 87% of young adults with autism live with family at some point, according to the AJ Drexel Autism Institute.
The Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), [Fresno] - A specialized institution providing educational and therapeutic services to individuals with autism spectrum disorder. [ 2 ] Connecticut
Susan Boyle, comedian Dan Aykroyd and singer James Durbin -- just a few people who will change how you look at autism. Susan Boyle, comedian Dan Aykroyd and singer James Durbin -- just a few ...
NEXT for AUTISM is a non-profit organization founded in 2003 to address the needs of autistic people and their families. The organization was founded by Laura and Harry Slatkin and Ilene Lainer. One of NEXT for AUTISM's most well known accomplishments was opening the first charter school in New York to exclusively serve autistic students. [1]
There are various reasons, many of which involve where their money goes, the stances they take regarding issues that are important to autistic people, their outright refusal to have autistic adults on their board of directors (autistic people do not even have a token presence in Autism Speaks's leadership), their continual use of pity ...