Ask your member of Congress to support the Autism Family Caregivers Act

Caregivers skills training (CST) programs provide proven tools for caregivers of children with autism and other developmental disabilities to use at home to improve communication, social and daily living skills. But access remains limited. The Autism Family Caregivers Act, currently before Congress, would help fix that. Ask your member of Congress to support this bipartisan bill to expand access to CST programs. Take action here.

Teach your child about citizenship and the power of their voice at the polls

Autistic people can and do vote. Yet less than half of those who are eligible do. There’s a lot at stake – and as a voting block they can determine local, state and national elections. Caregivers can play a vital role in getting them out to vote. Our Autism Votes Teaching Story can help with that. It includes easy-to-access information about registering to vote, how to vote, and learning about what’s on their current ballot.

Honoring our military: Supporting military families’ access to autism care

We have long supported efforts for TRICARE to include ABA as a basic health care benefit. The recent NASEM report marks an important milestone, and we urge the Defense Health Agency to adopt the report’s recommendations on how to improve high-quality, evidence-based autism care for all military families. Read about our efforts and the report on TRICARE.