EVENTS

Asterisks (*) indicate AASCEND regular monthly meetings:

Feb
25
Sat
* Romance on the Spectrum
Feb 25 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Romantic Relationships On and Off The Spectrum

Mar
17
Sat
* The Politics of Autism @ CCSF Downtown Campus
Mar 17 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

The March 17 AASCEND meeting should be a lively one! Is it possible to have peaceful and inclusive discussion of questions like the following? Come share your thoughts:

  1. Do the changes to the definition of autism proposed for the upcoming DSM 5  help or harm the autism community?
  2. “The Autism Wars”: Can the Cure-Childhood-Autism and Celebrate-Adult-Autism contingents hear each other and speak with one voice when advocating for autism resources? How do the needs of self-advocating spectrum adults overlap those of families with severely impacted autistic children?
  3. Can adult autism advocates “own the puzzle piece” logo long associated with the cure-autism movement? Is there anything puzzling about autism?