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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]
Sinclair, along with Xenia Grant and Donna Williams, formed Autism Network International (ANI). [2] Sinclair became the original coordinator of ANI. [3] Sinclair is an advocate for the anti-cure position on autism, arguing that autism is an integral part of a person's identity and should not be cured. [4] Sinclair is intersex. [5] [6]
Jim Sinclair is credited as the first person to communicate the anti-cure or autism rights perspective in the late 1980s. [20] In 1992, Sinclair co-founded Autism Network International (ANI), which publishes newsletters "written by and for autistic people" with Donna Williams and Kathy Grant, who knew Sinclair through pen pal lists and autism ...
That was the challenge posed to the entertainment industry by Judi Uttal, president of the Orange County Aspergers Support Group, at the inaugural Autism in Entertainment Conference on Friday morning.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver – lifelong advocate for people with intellectual disabilities who founded Special Olympics International in 1968; Jim Sinclair – coordinator and founder of Autism Network International, advisor to Syracuse University's Disability Cultural Center; Satendra Singh – doctor with disability and founder of Enabling Unit [96]
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.
Southwest Michigan Ripple Effects Autism Center opens program for preschool children in Coldwater at 350 Marshall St.
Central to the autism rights movement's beliefs is the right to self-determine if one is part of the autism community, that autistic people should be seen as the primary voice for people with autism, and that autistic people have the final say in what language should be used when talking about autism.