Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) is now on the hunt for a new Executive Director. https://dredf.org/2024/01/02/dredf-executive-director-search-profile/
https://time.com/6551520/loneliness-autism-essay/
My latest article in Time drew inspiration from a Keynote by US Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy at the fall PD Soros conference. Dr Murthy has highlighted the growing Loneliness Epidemic in the United States. This got me thinking about loneliness in another overlooked population - the disability community, especially autism.
Time: The Pervasive Loneliness of Autism
https://time.com/6551520/loneliness-autism-essay/
My article in Time where I discuss the paradox of independence and loneliness in Autism.
A blog post written by me many years back in early teens....
Consider:- Once upon a time, we were all babies. Our life track was defined - preschool, elementary school, middle school, high school, college, job etc. ....Some of those babies however, ended up on a path that wandered off into disability..... biologically, the bodies kept growing and voila, they became Teens with Disabilities!.... [Continue reading]
Thank you for your kind words about me Julia. We are sorry to see you leave ASAN which has been a big part of your life for 12 years.
https://autisticadvocacy.org/2023/12/julia-bascoms-speech-for-asan-gala-2023/
Applications are now open for the next cohort for INSAR's ARC.
The INSAR Autistic Researchers Committee (ARC) was launched in 2020 as a dedicated space within the society to serve the growing demographic of autistic autism researchers. This body, composed of autistic researchers across multiple career stages, serves to advance the interests of autistic researchers within INSAR and advocate for adequate inclusion of this group across all INSAR programs.
The aims of the Autistic Researchers Committee are as follows:Read on here.....[link]
https://www.newsweek.com/dual-approach-autism-opinion-1818062