Autism NOW Center Seeks Program Evaluator

The Autism NOW Center seeks an experienced program evaluation professional to design, implement and analyze a quantitative and qualitative analysis to assess services delivered by the center from October 2010 through September 2014. This program evaluation will be conducted to appraise and recommend improvements to Autism NOW Center delivered to people on the autism spectrum,…

Share Your Employment Stories

We are inviting you as a self-advocate to share your story with us about your employment experiences. We also welcome submissions from parents who wish share their child’s employment experiences. We will work with you to select a topic and send you specific questions to use as a basis for writing your story.

New Resource Available: Welcome to the Autistic Community

This handbook, produced by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network with support from the Autism NOW Center, offers an introduction to the autistic community and is a valuable resource for newly-diagnosed individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

Autism NOW Answer Series #27: What is cyberbullying?

Here is the twenty-seventh video in our Autism NOW Answer Series, embedded below.

Fact Sheets: The Autism NOW Center Provides Fact Sheets in Several Languages!

Autism NOW Center’s fact sheets on topics of importance to people with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities are a resource you and your family members, as well as educators, employers, physicians and others, can use to get information in an easy-to-read and understand format.  The fact sheets are available in English, Spanish, and…

Autism NOW Answer Series #26: What is Wings for Autism?

Here is the twenty-sixth video in our Autism NOW Answer Series, embedded below.

Autism NOW Answer Series #25: What is the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities?

Here is the twenty-fifth video in our Autism NOW Answer Series, embedded below.

Video: Building Relationships With Policy Makers

Nicole LeBlanc, Max Barrows, and Tracy Thresher of Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) discuss the topic of building relationships with policy makers.

Autism NOW Answer Series #24: What is the National Council on Independent Living?

Here is the twenty-fourth video in our Autism NOW Answer Series, embedded below.

Autism NOW Answer Series #23: What is a Plan for Achieving Self Support (PASS), and how can it be used for an individual with an I/DD?

Here is the twenty-third video in our Autism NOW Answer Series, embedded below.