Write for Autism Spectrum News — Summer 2026.
An unprecedented opportunity to represent the community of nonspeakers and their experiences in a quarterly issue dedicated to them. Article submissions due June 17, 2026.
About the issue
ASN's Summer 2026 issue is titled "Giving Voice to Non-Speakers: Communication, Advocacy, and Inclusion Across Life." It is designed to amplify the voices of nonspeaking and minimally speaking autistic individuals and to bring together perspectives from self-advocates, families, educators, and clinicians on communication, regulation, legal and educational rights, and autonomy across the lifespan.
Key dates
- Article and ad submission deadline: June 17, 2026
- Topic approval: contact ASN editors before writing to get your proposed topic approved.
Topic suggestions (selected)
ASN welcomes your own topic ideas. A partial list from their call includes:
- Choosing communication methods: speech, AAC, and other alternative approaches
- Presuming competence: why believing in abilities matters for nonspeaking autistic individuals
- Balancing the three pillars of evidence-based practice to support communication and autonomy in nonspeakers
- Revisiting ASHA's 2018 position statement and the research supporting it
- Apraxia, motor speech disorders, sensory issues, and anxiety — impacts on speller communication and mitigation strategies
- Determining appropriate accommodations for spellers and typers in standardized testing
- Addressing disproportionately poor healthcare outcomes among nonspeaking individuals
- Adapting CBT, DBT, and other therapies for spellers and typers
- Legal rights and advocacy: ensuring choice in communication modes
- Drivers of speller and typer success in undergraduate programs
- Nonspeaking self-advocates: stories in their own words
- Beyond a seat at the table — creating belonging for nonspeakers in speaker-dominated forums
How to submit
Email the ASN editors at dminot@mhnews.org to get your topic approved before writing. See the original call: