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Autism Speaks | Testimony of Andy Shih, PhD (PDF Avail.) | May 31, 2011 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Testimony of Andy Shih, PhD Vice President, Scientific Affairs Autism Speaks House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights May 31, 2011 Thank you, Chairman Smith and members of the subcommittee for this opportunity to share with you Autism Speaks’ global perspective on autism. I am Andy Shih, VP of…
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Autism Speaks Joins the New Jersey Autism Community In Applauding State Senate Passage Of Autism Insurance Reform Legislation | June 18, 2009 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Autism Speaks Joins the New Jersey Autism Community In Applauding State Senate Passage Of Autism Insurance Reform Legislation New Jersey S.1651 Passed by State Senate in Overwhelming 35 to 0 Vote TRENTON, NJ (June 18, 2009) – Autism Speaks today joined New Jersey families, Autism New Jersey, and other autism advocacy organizations in applauding the members…
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Archive & Video | Bradley Whitford as Volunteer for Autism Speaks | #AutisticHistory #BanABA #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
Bradley Whitford testified at Autism Treatment & Research Hearing 2007. Autistics weren’t invited. Archive
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Video | The 2007 Autism Hearing That Didn’t Include Autistics But Did Include Autism Speaks Co-Founder Bob Wright, Pt. 6 #BanABA #AutisticHistory
Trigger Warning: This video includes ableism, bigotry, tragedy narrative, autistic conversion therapy/ ABA, Abuse, autism myth and propaganda, influence on legislation without Autistic representation, filicide/suicide ideation. #StopTheShock #BanABA #StopToxicCures #BanMMS #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #DisabilityRights #AutisticDignity #LegislationWithoutRepresentation Autism Speaks, Autism Society of America, Bradley Whitford, Tom Insel, Bob Wright, Marguerite Colston and other Autism organizations and influencers speak at the Autism Treatment and Research Hearing about…
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Video | The 2007 Autism Hearing That Didn’t Include Autistics But Did Include Senator Tom Harkin, Autism Society of America and Autism Speaks, Pt. 1
Autism Speaks, Autism Society of America, Bradley Whitford, Tom Insel, Bob Wright, Marguerite Colston and other Autism organizations and influencers speak at the Autism Treatment and Research Hearing about controversial therapies in 2007. Autistics weren’t included. There was a lot happening back in 2007. In the United States, the Combating Autism Act had just been…
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The Discover Magazine Article Bob Wright, Co-founder of Autism Speaks, Wanted The World To Read – So He Saved The Company, Bought Every Copy And Distributed Them Himself | #AutisticHistory 2007
Trigger Warning: Filicide, suicide, murder, ableism, exclusion, tragedy narrative, autism myth, othering and words like ‘kidnapped’ and more. In 2007 there was an Autism Treatment and Research Hearing in the United States. This hearing included a panel of parents of Autistics, and parents from parent-founded organizations. They brought in actor, Bradley Whitford, to speak on…
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Archived | Autism Treatment & Research Hearing: Prepared Statement of Mark van Voorst, CEO/President of Lifespire | Circa April 17, 2007 #NotAnAutisticAlly
Prepared Statement of Mark van Voorst, CEO/President of Lifespire Good morning/good afternoon. My name is Mark van Voorst. I am not a physician, scientist, geneticist, statistician, nor even a practicing clinician so my comments will not address the issue of the rise in the numbers of individuals diagnosed with autism, nor will I attempt to…
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