Autism Speaks Co-Founder Asks, "What will it take before our elected officials wake up...?"

The autism crisis is not new. Healthcare reform is front and center in the U.S. Congress, and the CDC has just come out with new numbers again confirming the increase in autism rates. Yet, most Senators and Congressmen continue to be silent on addressing the autism crisis, even in the context of the current healthcare reform. The co-founder of Autism Speaks, Bob Wright, is asking what many of us have been wondering for quite a while now: "What will it take?"

Wright asks, "...what it will take to get our elected leaders to wake up and take on this crisis in an appropriate way? Must we wait until every member of Congress has a child or grandchild with autism, or until every household is impacted by this devastating disorder? With nearly 750,000 children on the autism spectrum, we need meaningful action now that acknowledges the scope of this problem and allocates the resources necessary to take the fight against autism to a new level. We cannot expect the millions of people impacted by this crisis to wait another 20 years for answers."

Read the full Autism Speaks blog post.

AutismCrisis.org will not support any healthcare reform bill that does not finally mandate insurance coverage of autism treatment, such as ABA therapy, for every individual with autism, regardless of age.

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