NCSA Public Comment to the IACC: Proportional Representation for Profound Autism — September 2023
NCSA's September 2023 public comment to the IACC argues that despite nearly 30% of autistic children having profound autism, the IACC devotes a disproportionate share of its time to higher-functioning individuals — and requests that 30% of each meeting be dedicated to profound autism and another 30% to intellectual disability.
NCSA Public Comment to the IACC: Federal Autism Priorities for the Severe Autism Community — July 2021
NCSA's July 2021 public comment to the IACC outlines the community's highest federal priorities: honest clinical language, rejection of anti-parent prejudice, acknowledgment of exploding autism prevalence, maximizing the full continuum of residential and vocational options, and urgent research on therapeutics for dangerous behaviors.