10 Ways to Take #AutismAction with NCSA

Written By Jill Escher, President

This month, you can help create a brighter future for our loved ones. Some are as simple as single "like," "follow" or "subscribe."

1. Join the new NCSA National Grassroots Network
Be part of a national movement to ensure that people with severe autism aren’t left behind.
Sign up here.

2. Subscribe to Autism Confidential
The new podcast from NCSA shines a light on the hottest issues in the world of autism.
Find it on Apple here. Find it on Spotify here
Find it (with video) on YouTube here

3. Tell your story on NCSA's blog
Help us raise #AuthenticAwareness by sharing your story or commentary. Bylines can be anonymous. Just email Jess with your pitch here.

4. Follow NCSA's Facebook page
Want to hear the latest news, commentary, events announcements and action alerts? Simply follow us on Facebook here.

5. Subscribe to NCSA's YouTube channel
Watch our past webinars and other videos and online events here.

6. Help us beef up our Resources
Thanks to crowdsourcing we have compiled helpful national resources, state-based resources, and even an Autism Makers' Guide. Please share your other tips with us.

7. Fight severe autism censorship
Check out our recent NCSA Position Statement on Language, Images and Depictions Concerning Severe Autism. Fight back against those who seek to keep severe autism in the shadows.

8. Prepare for emergencies
The September 26th Project is the annual emergency preparedness checkup for autism and special needs families. But you need not wait until September to go over our checklists.

9. Share our Position Statements
Toward fulfillment of its mission, the board of NCSA has adopted several position statements on pressing issues facing our community. These can help you with your advocacy too.

10. Donate to NCSA
Host a birthday fundraiser on Facebook, designate NCSA as your recipient for monthly giving, or just a one-time gift — all are appreciated here.

Jill Escher, President

Jill Escher is president of the National Council on Severe Autism and the mother of two children with nonverbal forms of autism. Through the Escher Fund for Autism she promotes and funds research on the genetic toxicology of autism and related neurodevelopmental conditions, and she has served on the governing council of the Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society, where she co-chairs its Germ Cell and Heritable Effects special interest group. She was president of Autism Society San Francisco Bay Area from 2013 to 2019 and, through her family business, Claradon Properties, provides housing to adults with developmental disabilities in the Bay Area. See more of her work at jillescher.com.

https://www.jillescher.com/
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