 In response to a local chapter which protested billboards in Seattle that advocated "wiping out" autism, Arzu Forough of the organization Washington Autism Alliance & Advocacy claimed that coverage of this event could have misled people about the effects of autism.She claimed that ASAN promoted the idea that Autistics have trivial difficulties, obscuring the level of support that some autistics need.In 2017, supporters of ASAN criticized actor William Shatner for his support for Autism Speaks.