Washington Autism Alliance was excited to welcome Dr. Kim Kressin this year to be part of our WAA board. Dr. Kressin is autistic, a neurodiversity advocate and physician. She is working tirelessly to decrease barriers in health care for autistics. We feel very fortunate to have Dr. Kressin as the  Chair of our Health Care […]

The following decision tree from DOH is intended to assist local health officers and school administrators in deciding how to resume in-person instruction for public and private K-12 schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Six pieces of legislation we’re monitoring passed their Third Readings and have been read into opposite houses in the last week – well ahead of next Tuesday’s cut-off date. See below for the latest updates from 2/23/21 – 3/2/21 and stay tuned for next Tuesday’s deadline and bills that can still move forward in the […]

What health-related actions should be taken in response to a student removing their cloth face covering briefly or for a short period of time?  Removal of a cloth face covering briefly or for short periods of time of less than 10 minutes are relatively low risk, although not recommended.  School staff will want to remind […]