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As some of you know, I have a child with Autism. There are also a few others here who do as well. Here is something my wife found in regards to potential plans by candidates should they become President, on Autism research funding.
<http://www.autismvo x.com/the- candidates- autism-plans/>
http://www.autismvo x.com/the- candidates- autism-plans/
The Candidates' Autism Plans by Kristina Chew, PhD on November 24th, 2007
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton announced her autism plan in Sioux City. She
called for for $700 million in funding for autism research and education and
criticized President Bush for failing to fully fund legislation such as the
Combating Autism Act (CAA); Clinton noted that she co-sponsored the CAA and
also, earlier this year, the Expanding the Promise for Individuals with
Autism Act. Referring to autism as a "national health crisis" (as quoted in
the Associated Press), Clinton said that "'we don't know how to cure it, and
we don't even know the best ways to treat it.'"Autism initiatives that
Clinton proposed taking include:
Expanding research to identify causes of autism by doubling investments in
the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) efforts to identify the causes of
autism, and monitoring its impact across the country
Creating an Autism Task Force charged with investigating evidence-based
treatments, interventions, and services
Providing planning and demonstration grants for services for adults: Clinton
will provide funding for for a one-time, single year planning grant for
states and a multi-year service provision demonstration grant program to
increase access to appropriate services to adults living with autism,
including job training, housing, and transition services for young people
leaving school.
Improving access to post-diagnosis care, so that children can start
receiving services as soon as possible after they are diagnosed.
Providing teacher training: Clinton will provide funding for school
districts to ensure that teachers responsible for educating children with
autism receive specialized teacher training, including ways to engage in
appropriate interventions
Creating a National Technical Assistance Center that will gather and
disseminate information about autism treatments, interventions, and
services, and provide technical assistance; this information would be
accessible through the Internet.
Guaranteeing quality, affordable health care: Clinton's American Health
Choices Plan would enable individuals with autism and other developmental
disabilities to have access to quality, affordable health care for their
conditions.
Citing the costs of insurance and insurance premiums, Clinton pointed out
that her universal health care plan would enable families to afford health
care as good as that currently received by members of Congress. Her
initiatives do directly address some of my own main concerns regarding
autism, namely: Education and teacher trainings; services for adults who
need them; insurance coverage.
I'm not sure who I will cast my vote for in the 2008 Presidential Election.
Here are Senator Edwards' and Senator Obama's autism plans.
Prouddem316, who has an autistic son, posts about John Edwards' Autism Plan:
"Autism is a quiet crisis, affecting an astonishing 1 in 150 children and
four times as many boys as girls. Nobody knows why diagnoses have risen
tenfold just over the past decade. We need to find the causes so we can help
protect our children. The National Institutes of Health have concluded that
childhood vaccines are not the cause, but many families are not convinced.As
president, I will double funding for autism research, issue an all-hands-on
deck challenge and follow the results wherever the science takes us.
We also need to take better care of children affected today. My plan for
universal health care, guaranteed coverage of autism care in Medicaid and
private insurance, and better investments in special education and home
health workers will assist families to support and treat children with
autism and help children, and adults, reach their full potential.
We should also invest more in recruiting, training and paying sufficiently
teachers, therapists, psychologists and others working in the special
education field. It's time to finally get on a path to fully funding special
education.This is an area I've been involved with for a long time. I started
fighting to help families with autism when I first arrived in the Senate.
One of the very first bills I introduced and help make law was the Fragile X
Breakthrough Research Act, which provided new resources for a genetic
condition that results in autism for thousands of children. We passed the
bill into law, providing new resources for research devoted to Fragile X."
John Edwards
From Barack Obama on Creating a Healthcare System That Works:
Support Americans with Autism. More than one million Americans have autism,
a complex neurobiological condition that has a range of impacts on thinking,
feeling, language, and the ability to relate to others. As diagnostic
criteria broaden and awareness increases, more cases of autism have been
recognized across the country. Barack Obama believes that we can do more to
help autistic Americans and their families understand and live with autism.
He has been a strong supporter of more than $1 billion in federal funding
for autism research on the root causes and treatments, and he believes that
we should increase funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act to truly ensure that no child is left behind.
More than anything, autism remains a profound mystery with a broad spectrum
of effects on autistic individuals, their families, loved ones, the
community, and education and health care systems. Obama believes that the
government and our communities should work together to provide a helping
hand to autistic individuals and their families.
<http://www.autismvo x.com/the- candidates- autism-plans/>
http://www.autismvo x.com/the- candidates- autism-plans/
The Candidates' Autism Plans by Kristina Chew, PhD on November 24th, 2007
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton announced her autism plan in Sioux City. She
called for for $700 million in funding for autism research and education and
criticized President Bush for failing to fully fund legislation such as the
Combating Autism Act (CAA); Clinton noted that she co-sponsored the CAA and
also, earlier this year, the Expanding the Promise for Individuals with
Autism Act. Referring to autism as a "national health crisis" (as quoted in
the Associated Press), Clinton said that "'we don't know how to cure it, and
we don't even know the best ways to treat it.'"Autism initiatives that
Clinton proposed taking include:
Expanding research to identify causes of autism by doubling investments in
the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) efforts to identify the causes of
autism, and monitoring its impact across the country
Creating an Autism Task Force charged with investigating evidence-based
treatments, interventions, and services
Providing planning and demonstration grants for services for adults: Clinton
will provide funding for for a one-time, single year planning grant for
states and a multi-year service provision demonstration grant program to
increase access to appropriate services to adults living with autism,
including job training, housing, and transition services for young people
leaving school.
Improving access to post-diagnosis care, so that children can start
receiving services as soon as possible after they are diagnosed.
Providing teacher training: Clinton will provide funding for school
districts to ensure that teachers responsible for educating children with
autism receive specialized teacher training, including ways to engage in
appropriate interventions
Creating a National Technical Assistance Center that will gather and
disseminate information about autism treatments, interventions, and
services, and provide technical assistance; this information would be
accessible through the Internet.
Guaranteeing quality, affordable health care: Clinton's American Health
Choices Plan would enable individuals with autism and other developmental
disabilities to have access to quality, affordable health care for their
conditions.
Citing the costs of insurance and insurance premiums, Clinton pointed out
that her universal health care plan would enable families to afford health
care as good as that currently received by members of Congress. Her
initiatives do directly address some of my own main concerns regarding
autism, namely: Education and teacher trainings; services for adults who
need them; insurance coverage.
I'm not sure who I will cast my vote for in the 2008 Presidential Election.
Here are Senator Edwards' and Senator Obama's autism plans.
Prouddem316, who has an autistic son, posts about John Edwards' Autism Plan:
"Autism is a quiet crisis, affecting an astonishing 1 in 150 children and
four times as many boys as girls. Nobody knows why diagnoses have risen
tenfold just over the past decade. We need to find the causes so we can help
protect our children. The National Institutes of Health have concluded that
childhood vaccines are not the cause, but many families are not convinced.As
president, I will double funding for autism research, issue an all-hands-on
deck challenge and follow the results wherever the science takes us.
We also need to take better care of children affected today. My plan for
universal health care, guaranteed coverage of autism care in Medicaid and
private insurance, and better investments in special education and home
health workers will assist families to support and treat children with
autism and help children, and adults, reach their full potential.
We should also invest more in recruiting, training and paying sufficiently
teachers, therapists, psychologists and others working in the special
education field. It's time to finally get on a path to fully funding special
education.This is an area I've been involved with for a long time. I started
fighting to help families with autism when I first arrived in the Senate.
One of the very first bills I introduced and help make law was the Fragile X
Breakthrough Research Act, which provided new resources for a genetic
condition that results in autism for thousands of children. We passed the
bill into law, providing new resources for research devoted to Fragile X."
John Edwards
From Barack Obama on Creating a Healthcare System That Works:
Support Americans with Autism. More than one million Americans have autism,
a complex neurobiological condition that has a range of impacts on thinking,
feeling, language, and the ability to relate to others. As diagnostic
criteria broaden and awareness increases, more cases of autism have been
recognized across the country. Barack Obama believes that we can do more to
help autistic Americans and their families understand and live with autism.
He has been a strong supporter of more than $1 billion in federal funding
for autism research on the root causes and treatments, and he believes that
we should increase funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act to truly ensure that no child is left behind.
More than anything, autism remains a profound mystery with a broad spectrum
of effects on autistic individuals, their families, loved ones, the
community, and education and health care systems. Obama believes that the
government and our communities should work together to provide a helping
hand to autistic individuals and their families.
