SELF-ADVOCACY RESOURCES
ORGANIZATIONS
Advocating Change Together (ACT)
Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)
Autism Women’s and Nonbinary Network (AWN)
Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership (GRASP)
National Youth Leadership Network (NYLN)
Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
The Arc of the U.S. The Arc’s Self-Determination Scale
Wrightslaw Self-Advocacy (Lists additional organizations)
LITERATURE
AANE: Developing Self-Advocacy Skills: An Integral Aspect of Transition Planning
Be Your Own Best Advocate (PDF)
Navigating College: A Handbook on Self-Advocacy
Opening Doors to Self-Determination Skills Guidebook
Self-Advocacy for College Students on the Autism Spectrum
Self-Advocacy: Know Yourself, Know What You Need, Know How to Get It
Self-Advocacy: Strategies for All Ages
Speak Up! Guide 5: Self-Advocacy and Self-Determination
Speaking Out for Yourself—A Self-Help Guide
BOOKS
Your life is not a label: A guide to living fully with autism and Asperger’s Syndrome
Helping Your Child to Help Him/Her Self: Beginning Self-Advocacy
The Secrets of Self-Advocacy: How to Make Sure You Take Care of You
CHECKLIST/WORKSHEETS
Self-Determination Progress List
The ARC Self-Determination Scale
AIR Self-Determination Checklist for Students
MEDIA
American Autism Association: AMAZING DISABLED SELF-ADVOCATES ON YOUTUBE
Self-Advocacy: Panel of Adults with ASD Autistic Global Initiative AGI
Sef Scott from Texas delivered a powerful six-minute graduation speech on June 9, earning applause and cheers from his classmates. The impressive speech was particularly special for the teen’s friends and family though, because he normally doesn’t speak. He has autism and is mostly nonverbal.
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