From a recent tweet of Ms. McCarthy:

Stories circulating online, claiming that I said my son Evan may not have autism after all, are blatantly inaccurate and completely ridiculous. Evan was diagnosed with autism by the Autism Evaluation Clinic at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital and was confirmed by the State of California (through their Regional ( Read more... )

#1: Bad thing: Michele Bachmann's voice ( Read more... )

Once again I'm doing Autistics Speaking Day.  In case you haven't heard of it before, Autistics Speaking Day, or ASDay, is a day where Autistic people are encouraged to obssesively use social media sites to tell our stories, experiences and what we want non-Autistic people to know about Autism.  This can be done in any manner that feels the most ( Read more... )

Ari Ne'eman's nomination to the National Disability Council has finally been confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Unanimously.

Congratulations, Ari!

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2010/06/22/neeman-confirmation/9133/

Prism*Vox is a neurodiversity friendly podcast that is no-holds bar and in your face.

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I don't have a long intro post in hand (that may come later), though I do have a few questions.

1. Is there a Aspergers community just for girls?

And 2. This may be a little controversial, but I have a poll for the community.

Poll

This action alert is designed to tell the Obama Administration and Congress that health care reform is incomplete without including long term services and supports through passage of the Community Choice Act. The Community Choice Act would reform Medicaid to increase access to community-based services and supports for all Americans. It would ( Read more... )

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( Comments from Autistic Self-Advocate Robert Deemie at NY Assembly Republican Regional Forum )

From a few weeks ago, at the S-CHIP Signing, where I represented the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN):


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