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Communication Shutdown is a global fundraiser on behalf of autism-related organizations in more than 40 countries. [1] Beginning in 2010, the day is commemorated by individuals voluntarily refraining from using social media such as Facebook or Twitter for one day on 1 November.
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.
ASAN's early work mostly focused on fighting the use of aversives, restraint, and seclusion in special education; [10] [11] [12] in December 2007, they spoke out publicly against Autism Speaks, [13] and against the NYU Child Study Center's Ransom Notes ad campaign, which compared autism, ADHD, OCD, and eating disorders to kidnappers holding ...
Autreat was a United States retreat and conference hosted by Autism Network International for autistic people. The first Autreat was in 1996, [1] and was held at Camp Bristol Hills in New York. [2] In 1999, there were 80 attendees, with one woman traveling from as far as Japan. [4]
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In October 2016, Autism Speaks removed curing autism as a goal in its mission statement. The new mission statement removed words such as "struggle", "hardship" and "crisis" to instead read in part that "Autism Speaks is dedicated to promoting solutions, across the spectrum and throughout the lifespan, for the needs of individuals with autism ...
There is disagreement within the autism community on whether to use person-first terminology (e.g., person with autism) or identity-first terminology (e.g., autistic person). The autism rights movement encourages the use of identity-first terminology [122] to stress that autism is a part of an individual's identity rather than a condition they ...