Merry Sims

Hector Ramirez shares their truth about autism: “According to our Native and Indigenous peoples, we know of our stories that people with autism have been here before, even before Tylenol.”

We need a fully funded and staffed FDA, and regulations with teeth - and that's exactly what we don't have under Trump. To make things worse, the CDC is no longer tracking these outbreaks. We're on our own.

An ACI alum is recruiting for a research study about the online experiences of neurodivergent adults. If you are an adult who is autistic and/or has ADHD and want to participate, check it out here: https://ucsf.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5aV42x25eklLwA6

15 July 1944

The new work requirements rule may take health care away from millions of disabled people. Check out our plain language explainer to learn all about this new rule and how you can take action to protect health care by writing a public comment! https://autisticadvocacy.org/2026/07/medicaid-work-requirements-learn-more-and-take-action

Everyone deserves the right to live in community! This article is about recent administration actions that show they may try to take away that right. No matter what we're happens, ASAN will work to protect our rights to community living.

Stencils around Melbourne in solidarity with Chamel Abdulkarim, a warehouse worker accused of setting his workplace in California ablaze last month.

Applications are now open for the 2026 Teighlor McGee Grassroots Mini Grant Program! These grants are for self-advocates who are interested in making the world better for people with disabilities. Learn more and apply by July 31, 2026! https://autisticadvocacy.org/teighlor-mcgee-grassroots-mini-grants/

If I pay money to have a newspaper sent to my house, they don’t charge me extra when I show it to my dad. This password sharing thing isn’t just a Netflix problem; don’t be surprised if it shows up elsewhere in other forms. Stamp this idea out now or we’ll be stuck with it.

Women are rarely taken seriously, rarely believed, rarely stood up for, especially when their abusers are rich and famous.

At least one of these men, Thomas Partey, is currently actively awaiting criminal trial on seven charges of rape and sexual assault but was still able to play at one of the largest sporting events in the world.

yes, India made legal gender change impossible but I'm here, and I'm alive, and so are you and there are good people, people who care and don't let them make you forget that-- you are not alone.

Think about what you can do at your job or in your daily life to resist fascism when the opportunity presents itself!