Somebody’s got to do it….it should someone from the autism community.

About this episode

Dr. Samuel Wang discusses his candidacy for Congress and the importance of representation for autism families.

In November, there will be many Congressional seats open. Wouldn’t it be great if it was someone with firsthand knowledge of the experiences of autism families and understood what they were facing? In NJ, that is happening. Dr. Samuel Wang, autism researcher and autism sibling, is running for Congress. Today’s podcast interviews Dr. Wang, why he decided to run, what he will do when elected and what he hopes to accomplish as a Congressmember. You can read more about him at www.samfornj.org

People in this episode

Host: Autism Science Foundation

Guest: Dr. Samuel Wang

Topics covered

• autism advocacy
• politics
• Congress
• autism research
• community representation

Keywords

• autism
• Congress
• Dr. Samuel Wang
• New Jersey
• advocacy
• politics
• autism community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Autism Science Foundation, www.samfornj.org

Places: New Jersey

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