Autism affects about 1 in 28 children, or about 3.6% of children in metropolitan areas of the Garden State.
Read morePlease respond to urgent need for evidence-based services for adults with ASD
“For those of us in the trenches, living with and supporting an adult with severe autism, [lack of services] is an issue of how to stave off the suffering and misery that lie in his future when we can no longer protect him.”
Read moreA mother's prescient 2012 letter about the disaster of DSM-5 ASD
After 8 years of the DSM-5’s disastrously overbroad “Autism SpectrumDisorder," we can now safely say the doomsayers were correct. Here’s a letter written by a mom before the DSM-5 went into effect. NCSA is now calling for reform.
Read moreThe law must allow relatives to open group homes for the severely autistic
Public comment to the IACC: “This system breaks families apart.”
“Now that they are men with the intellect of young children, they need adequate housing and support, beyond our home.” But “there is a severe shortage of Res Hab homes for the profound population.”
Read more"The IACC needs to hold a session on inpatient and outpatient care options for the severely autistic who can no longer live safely at home"
Many public comments to the IACC stress the crisis in crisis care. Families endure years of trauma and desperation, with little support.
Read moreIACC 2021: A Potemkin Village of Autism?
See the fake-facade photographs of Zacharie Gaudrillot-Roy at https://www.cnn.com/style/article/zacharie-gaudrillot-roy-facades/index.html.
Despite some glimmers of serious intent, the “autism” discussed at the IACC was for the most part a mild difference, with members sometimes angling to swipe away severe autism with an Orwellian language eraser.
Read moreNCSA Calls for Categorical Recognition of Severe Autism in the DSM
Virtually all of the problems that recur … stem from, or are worsened by, the lack of a unique diagnosis for severe autism and the devastating symptoms that often accompany it.
Read moreTo Best Help Our Beloved Children, We Must Never Sugarcoat Severe Autism
“Families are desperate for help,” writes Katie Miniel. “To get that help we must spread AWARENESS of the REAL LIFE struggles so that policymakers can make this a PRIORITY.”
Read moreIn Search of My Autistic Son’s “Special Talent”
“I enjoy finding these little hidden talents in my son all of the time. I encourage you to look for the talents in those around you, too.”
Read moreAnnouncing The September 26th Project
A cooperative effort by many autism-serving organizations and led by the National Council on Severe Autism, the Project is intended to help keep our families safe in the event of emergency, and was created in honor of Feda Almaliti, past VP of NCSA, and her son Muhammed.
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