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In the coming days, I will be in Tallahassee for Disability and Autism Days; an experience that, from the outside, can look like a few meetings, some handshakes, maybe a photo or two. In reality, what happens there is the culmination of months of preparation, research, coordination, and intention. Advocacy does not begin when you walk into a legislative office. It begins long before that—with data, with lived experience, with an understanding of systems, and with a clear sens

By Ashley Valdes --- an Autism Mom, Anthropologist, and Lifelong Advocate for Awareness and Connection, with select quotations from other Autism Moms who were willing to share. I still remember the moment I accepted that something was different. My father would forward me screenshots with highlights and circles around flags for developmental delays. As a first-time mom—and a first-time mom with twins at that—if I hadn't believed the science and ignored the warnings from exper

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According to the Congressional Management Foundation, 97% of Congressional staff say that in-person visits from constituents have “some”...