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The Autism Schism
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A Full Semantic Toolbox for Autism Research
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SFASA Halloween in the News!
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PUBLIC NOTICE: Disability Advocates Encouraged to Attend Upcoming Budget Hearings
Reposted from: Jim Frazier, Director of Public Policy, The Arc & UCP California Collaboration Last week, Governor Newsom released his May Revise 2024-25 budget plan that maintained his January proposal to balance his budget with a $1 billion cut to funding vital disability services and supports, including an additional $25 million in cuts. This devastating…
Adult Children, Aging Out, & Self-Compassion
ROAR YOU that come to birth. And bring the mysteries, Your voice-thunder Makes us very happy. Roar, lion of the heart, And tear me open. ~Rumi It has taken me two decades to write this, and maybe that is because it has taken me this long to finally accept how disabled my autistic son is. …