Blog Archive 2013

Who Should Define Autism? Who should represent the disability, and why it matters. By Daniel Person Wed., Jul 17 2013 at 04:51PM It’s 5:45 on a Friday afternoon, and members of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network’s Washington chapter are gathering cross-legged in a basement hallway on the University of Washington campus. Normally they would hold their […]

Shout out to WAAA in this column by Kate Riley in today's Seattle Times. Originally published Saturday, July 13, 2013 at 4:11 PM Childrens hospital bus ads expose a dialogue about autism Columnist Kate Riley writes that the recent dust-up over bus ads that mentioned autism provides an opportunity to talk about how society responds […]

The challenges of raising a son with autism can be mindboggling.  At first, you get the diagnosis, then comes the miracle-luring therapies, IEPs, and loads of out of the box stuff.   Out of the box is definitely where the comedy sometimes comedic-tragedy takes place.  Our son not only has autism, is non-verbal, has seizures, […]

Washington State Legislature has provided funding to help families navigate health insurance coverage   Washington State Legislature has provided funding to Washington Autism Alliance & Advocacy (WAAA) to help autistic individuals or families with autistic children navigate health insurance coverage as Washington State transitions to federal health reform. While many in Washington Sate are working […]