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I'm about to graduate college, and I'm looking to spend my gap year doing something useful. I've been studying the spectrum, autism history, and nonsense about autism written by morons since I was diagnosed, and I'd like to spend at least some of my time in the next year doing advocacy (legislative lobbying, educational outreach, etc.). I've been on autisticadvocacy.org and read their materials, but there doesn't seem to be much there beyond "contact our affiliates." (Not to mention, if you search "autism advocacy" without some very specific modifiers, 9/10 of the results are by Autism Speaks, and if I wanted to spend my gap year making the world worse for minorities, I'd just join the Trump reelection campaign.) Anyone know how to get into politics and advocacy?

Posting about it on social media. (Joke)

Are you wealthy, or hopelessly in debt?

If the former, then contact your state or provincial representatives.

If the latter, then you're on your own.

How to get involved in autistic self advocacy in New York?

Ask Michael John Carley:
https://www.michaeljohncarley.com/

Ask ASAN NYC:
https://www.facebook.com/nycasan/

Michael John Carley left NYC at least a few years ago.

I haven't contacted ASAN NYC via their Facebook page because I'm boycotting Facebook. They used to have a Meetup site but it's dead. Local rumor (heard in one of the support groups I attend) has it that they aren't very active at all anymore.

To Ersatz Einstein:

If you do hear back from ASAN NYC via their Facebook page, please let me know.

I'm interested in NYC-area-based activism too, so I would appreciate it very much if you could PM me.