News & Announcements

The office of Commissioner Felblum of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has scheduled a meeting with representatives from the disability and business communities to discuss the use of personality tests as pre-employment screening tools. The Autism Women’s Network will be in attendance, represented by Lindsey Nebeker, AWN’s Washington DC Liaison. Lindsey would like to hear from anyone in…

Today, Senators Menendez and Enzi will be introducing legislation extending the Combating Autism Act for three more years. The Combating Autism Act was passed in 2005 without the involvement or consultation of a single Autistic person, let alone the broader self-advocate community. Without legislative action by Congress, the Act would expire on September 30th of this year. While…

The Academic Autistic Spectrum Partnership In Research and Education(AASPIRE) brings together the academic community and the Autistic community to develop and perform research projects relevant to the needs of adults on the autistic spectrum. AASPIRE’s partnership adheres to the principles of Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR or PAR), whereby researchers and community members serve as equal partners throughout…

Today is the kick-off to what looks like a really busy month for the autism community.  With that said, please let us know what you or your organization has planned for April, and we will add it to our announcements for our AWN Radio broadcasts throughout the month. Email us at:  [email protected]. We at Autism…

As AWN’s new Editorial Coordinator, I look forward to posting community news and tidbits, interviews, musings, and much more.  I am thrilled to be working in this medum, and it will be a pleasure to get to know you readers.  I am commited to improving the quality of life for individuals on the autistic spectrum in the…

Happy holidays and happy New Year everyone! I am the lead author of the book Girls Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum, which many of you are familiar with, in part because of your contributions of your experiences to the book. Again, thank you! I am currently writing a companion book for pre-teen and teen girls themselves…

Friday April 2nd is designated as World Autism Awareness Day for 2010.  The autism community will be celebrating this day by participating in various events around the world.  This year, the Autism Women’s Network will be adding to their list of celebratory activities, a trip to our nation’s capitol.   Sharon daVanport, Executive Director of AWN accepted…