Current Students

Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN)
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network seeks to advance the principles of the disability rights movement with regard to autism. ASAN believes that the goal of autism advocacy should be a world in which autistic people enjoy equal access, rights, and opportunities. They work to empower autistic people across the world to take control of our own lives and the future of our common community, and seek to organize the autistic community to ensure our voices are heard in the national conversation about us. Nothing About Us, Without Us!

ASAN's Autism Campus Inclusion Summer Leadership Academy
The Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI) Summer Leadership Academy, a project of the Autism Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), prepares autistic students to create systems change on their college campuses. Participants acquire valuable skills in community organizing, policy formation, and grassroots and campus-based activism. Alumni receive support and technical assistance in implementing their advocacy goals following the training. The ACI Summer Leadership Academy takes place in Washington, D.C., for one week in early to mid-June. Applicants must identify as autistic and be current college students with at least one year remaining before graduation. Travel and lodging are fully covered by ASAN.

Some of the resources listed below include titles or terminology that reflect outdated or medicalized language (e.g., references to “Asperger’s” or deficit-based descriptions). While these terms no longer align with the values of the Spectrum Support Program, the content within these materials remains relevant, useful, and affirming for many neurodivergent individuals. We’ve chosen to include them based on the strength of their insights, strategies, or lived experiences—while acknowledging that language matters and continues to evolve.