Public Policy and Advocacy News and Notes   LEGISLATION WATCH Senate Unveils Health Care Repeal and Replace Bill  Today Senate leadership released its long-awaiting proposal to repeal and replace Obamacare. The plan, called the Better Care …

Autism has been described as an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people. In fact the word Autism derives from the greek word for self so essentially means Selfism …

Lately I have been sleeping a lot and when I say a lot I mean A LOT. Yesterday all seven jobs booked in rescheduled because thier lawns hadn't really grown, which is fair enough because it has been cold lately. So I slept. I went back to bed about 10am an …

I assume before I was born I was nothing and didn't exist but who knows how all that works, I certainly don't. They believe even randomness has some kind of mathematics behind it, maybe making some logic out of the illogical. Whether it was just a random e …

The Art of Autism Panel Discussion was held in Southern California on Feb. 2, 2017, moderated by filmmaker Keri Bowers and hosted by The Friendship Circle. It featured six young people on the autism spectrum who spoke about their lives and how they manage. …

The Art of Autism has now published a two-hour recording of its event, so that it can be watched on demand at your convenience - our thanks to Keri Bowers of The Art of Autism, and to the panelists involved. http://the-art-of-autism.com/aoalive-all-autisti …

I am an Autistic self advocate. As such I belong to a broad and diverse community comprising other Autistic self advocates, Autistic kids and adults, parents and family of Autistic kids (who may or may not be on the spectrum themselves), Autism support org …

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCn0_eU0uR_fiRP3e5L1_oBA This is my channel. (Gary's note:) I met Matt a few months ago and he told me he's making videos now about his life with autism. This is something we encourage and support and so we welcome him as a …

  Joanne Lara, author and founder of Autism Works Now, joins moderator Gary Jesch, to talk about how the election of Donald Trump may affect the autism community. Lara is producer of some special TV projects involving Temple Grandin and Los Angeles ce …

Replay - EMBRACING AUTISM - Live Webcast with Dr. Stephen Shore from Oct. 25, 2016 Dr. Stephen Shore, who holds a PhD from Boston University, is an Assistant Professor of Special Education at Adelphi University, and a Board Member of Autism Speaks provide …