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Ending Systemic Discrimination Against Severe and Profound Autism
These handouts address the widespread crisis of discrimination against severe and profound autism across the disability landscape: including Medicaid HCBS, housing, research, and medical care. Please download them and use them as may be helpful in local, state or national efforts.
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New! Language, Images and Depictions Concerning Severe Autism
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2024 Archive
3/27/24 Seizures and Epilepsy in Severe Autism here
2/28/24 Discrimination by Design here
2/15/24 Autism’s Rising Rates here
2/8/24 Reauthorization of the CARES Act here
2023 Archive
11/8/23 Autism & Psychiatry: Guide to Navigating Treatment here
10/11/23 Chasing the Intact Mind here
9/13/23 Intro to State Advocacy here
3/14/23 The Case for Profound Autism here
2022 Archive
1/11/22 The Crisis in Crisis Care here
1/27/22 Supported Financial Planning here
2/17/22 ABLE Accounts here
3/11/22 Homeless by Design here
4/14/22 After Parents Are Gone: Building a Circle of Support here
9/23/22 Autism Family Safety here
2021 Archive
2/19/21 What’s Wrong With Facilitated Communication? here
3/25/21 NCSA Policy Summit here
4/27/21 Treating Challenging or Dangerous Behaviors, Part 1: Medical Support here
5/27/21 Treating Challenging or Dangerous Behaviors, Part 2: Insurance here
6/24/21 Treating Challenging or Dangerous Behaviors, Part 3: Behavioral and Sensory Support here.
8/26/21 Transition Plans here.
10/13/21 Reforming the DSM here
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The evidence for autism’s true increase is Mt. Everest in scope compared to the molehill of contrary arguments. Jill Escher lays out the overwhelming volume and variety of data.