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(4,959 posts) Fri Aug 1, 2014, 03:32 PM Aug 2014

Legislation authorizing $1.3B for autism research passes Senate, awaits president's signature

Source: By Nicole Mulvaney | Times of Trenton

on August 01, 2014 at 1:58 PM, updated August 01, 2014 at 2:05 PM

File photo of U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-4th District). (Courtesy of Chris Smith)

Legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-4th District) authorizing $1.3 billion over five years for federal autism research passed the Senate Thursday night.

The bill cleared the House of Representatives in June and is now awaiting President Obama’s signature into law.

“By passing this legislation, Congress assures individuals with autism and their families that they will not be left behind, and that we are working to assist and empower them,” Smith said in a news release.

The Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support or Autism CARES Act tasks federal agencies with examining and anticipating needs for adolescents with autism who are “aging out” of their school-based support systems, the release said.

Read more: http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/08/legislation_authorizing_13b_for_autism_research_passes_senate_awaits_presidents_signature.html

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Legislation authorizing $1.3B for autism research passes Senate, awaits president's signature (Original Post) proverbialwisdom Aug 2014 OP

I wonder how much will be spent anti-jennifermccarthying the country? Indydem Aug 2014 #1

I'm in Illinois right now, taking care of my autistic brother Skittles Aug 2014 #2

I wish you a good visit. My autistic daughter is travelling this weekend to see her dad. I'm a bit msanthrope Aug 2014 #4

he is 52 Skittles Aug 2014 #7

I understand. My daughter is starting in a new school district this year, and has a plan msanthrope Aug 2014 #8

you got it Skittles Aug 2014 #9

1.3 billion? pipoman Aug 2014 #3

I don't know where they came up with that number but we need to start somehwere. TIMETOCHANGE Aug 2014 #5

Many activist parents are upset. proverbialwisdom Aug 2014 #6

Indydem

(2,642 posts)

1. I wonder how much will be spent anti-jennifermccarthying the country?

Reply to proverbialwisdom (Original post)

Fri Aug 1, 2014, 03:42 PM

Aug 2014

I'm guessing about a billion.

Skittles

(153,169 posts)

2. I'm in Illinois right now, taking care of my autistic brother

Reply to proverbialwisdom (Original post)

Fri Aug 1, 2014, 03:43 PM

Aug 2014

while his caretakers go on vacation

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)

4. I wish you a good visit. My autistic daughter is travelling this weekend to see her dad. I'm a bit

Reply to Skittles (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 1, 2014, 04:29 PM

Aug 2014

apprehensive.

How old is your brother?

Skittles

(153,169 posts)

7. he is 52

Reply to msanthrope (Reply #4)

Sat Aug 2, 2014, 11:23 PM

Aug 2014

he functions fairly well with simple tasks but certainly needs supervision

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)

8. I understand. My daughter is starting in a new school district this year, and has a plan

Reply to Skittles (Reply #7)

Sun Aug 3, 2014, 07:46 AM

Aug 2014

designed to teach more meta-thinking skills that will, hopefully, allow for less supervision.

She's a genius, yet you have to remind her to eat and change her underwear.

Skittles

(153,169 posts)

9. you got it

Reply to msanthrope (Reply #8)

Sun Aug 3, 2014, 09:33 AM

Aug 2014

I long ago stopped despairing trying to get him to enter my world; instead, when I am here I adapt to his

you are right though - they CAN and do learn

pipoman

(16,038 posts)

3. 1.3 billion?

Reply to proverbialwisdom (Original post)

Fri Aug 1, 2014, 03:43 PM

Aug 2014

TIMETOCHANGE

(86 posts)

5. I don't know where they came up with that number but we need to start somehwere.

Reply to pipoman (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 1, 2014, 06:11 PM

Aug 2014

The rates of children born with autism is insane. I know folks who work with autistic children and its become an issue in my family law practice. We need some serious funding to discover the cause, prevent the cause, and treat those already afflicted. We got to start somewhere. Hopefully this is that start.

proverbialwisdom

(4,959 posts)

6. Many activist parents are upset.

Reply to pipoman (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 2, 2014, 10:37 PM

Aug 2014

...google for link (if you wish)

PETITION EXCERPT:

Last night the Senate passed by unanimous consent the re-authorization of the former Combating Autism Act (House Resolution HR 4631.) It allows $260 million per year for the next five years to be spent on research related to autism. The bill now goes to President Obama.

Our criticism of the bill is straightforward: the money to date has been misspent, and the overall level of effort is paltry compared to the scope of the epidemic. According to the CDC there are 1 million people in the US with ASD and the same number infected with HIV/AIDS. Unlike autism, official medicine knows the cause of AIDS, effective prevention methods are known, and highly effective treatments are available as well, yet we are still spending more than 10 times as much on HIV/AIDS research as autism. The Government Accountability Office issued a report showing that 84% of autism research is potentially duplicative. The epidemiology done by the CDC is designed not to be able to answer the obvious question: “Is the autism rate going up?” And we are spending eight times as much on dead-end genetic research than finding environmental causes.

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