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Autism Speaks Inc. is an American non-profit autism awareness organization and the largest autism research organization in the United States. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It sponsors autism research and conducts awareness and outreach activities aimed at families, governments, and the public. [ 4 ]
“Purposed with Autism is focused on advocating and empowering the autism community in Hillsdale, while providing awareness, events, support and sharing important resources to our autistic ...
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 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.
The charitable focus of the NCSA is the large fraction of people with autism who, whether due solely to autism or due to autism in combination with other disabilities, require continuous supervision and significant support. They often have intellectual disability (30% [3]), are nonverbal, engage in self-injury, or are aggressive.
The Golden Hat Foundation is a nonprofit organisation founded by actress Kate Winslet and Margret Ericsdottir in 2010. [1] [2] The two met while Winslet was filming the documentary A Mother's Courage: Talking Back to Autism, which focused on Ericsdottir's son Keli Thorsteinsson, who is autistic and non-verbal.
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.
A flyer distributed at Trinity Christian Academy shows the lineup of Autism Awareness events planned for 2024. The events were called off by the school's pastor.