Autism NOW Answer Series #14: What is self-advocacy, and how can individuals with autism participate?

Here is the fourteenth video in our Autism NOW Answer Series, embedded below.

Autism NOW Answer Series #13: “My adult son or daughter is nonverbal. What is the best way for him or her to learn to communicate?”

Here is the thirteenth video in our Autism NOW Answer Series, embedded below.

Autism NOW Answer Series #12: Is there a website where individuals with autism can interact with each other?

Here is the twelfth video in our Autism NOW Answer Series, embedded below.

Autism NOW Answer Series #11: What is applied behavior analysis?

Here is the eleventh video in our Autism NOW Answer Series, embedded below.

New Resource Available: A Curriculum for Self Advocates

The Self-Advocacy Curriculum is a tool that is intended to help individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities learn more about the self-advocacy movement; celebrate neurodiversity; cultivate local self-advocacy groups; and ultimately, become and remain empowered through self-advocacy.

Autism NOW Answer Series #10: What is a special needs trust?

Here is the tenth video in our Autism NOW Answer Series, embedded below.

Video: Presuming Competence

Max Barrows, Kyle Moriarty, and Nicole LeBlanc of Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) discuss the idea of presuming competence for people with disabilities.

Autism NOW Answer Series #9: What is a guardianship and how does it differ from a conservatorship?

Here is the ninth video in our Autism NOW Answer Series, embedded below.

Autism NOW Answer Series #8: What is a conservatorship and how is it established for an individual with an I/DD?

Here is the eighth video in our Autism NOW Answer Series, embedded below.

New Resource Available: Relationships and Sexuality

This anthology aims to take readers on a thought-provoking journey about relationships and sexuality through the eyes of self-advocates.