[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 67 (Wednesday, May 22, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S4726]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 116--TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE CONGRESS 
                          REGARDING DYSPRAXIA

  Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Breaux) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions:

                            S. Con. Res. 116

       Whereas an estimated 1 in 20 children suffers from the 
     developmental disorder dyspraxia;
       Whereas 70 percent of those affected by dyspraxia are male;
       Whereas dyspraxics may be of average or above average 
     intelligence but are often behaviorally immature;
       Whereas symptoms of dyspraxia consist of clumsiness, poor 
     body awareness, reading and writing difficulties, speech 
     problems, and learning disabilities, even though not all of 
     these will apply to every dyspraxic;
       Whereas there is no cure for dyspraxia, but the earlier a 
     child is treated the greater the chance of developmental 
     maturation;
       Whereas dyspraxics may be shunned within their own peer 
     group because they do not fit in;
       Whereas most dyspraxic children are dismissed as ``slow'' 
     or ``clumsy'' and, therefore, not properly diagnosed;
       Whereas more than 50 percent of educators have never heard 
     of dyspraxia;
       Whereas education and information about dyspraxia are 
     important to it's detection and treatment; and
       Whereas Congress as an institution, and members of Congress 
     as individuals, are in unique positions to help raise the 
     public awareness about dyspraxia: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) all Americans should be more informed about dyspraxia, 
     its easily recognized symptoms, and proper treatment; and
       (2) teachers, principals, and other educators should be 
     encouraged to learn to recognize the symptoms of dyspraxia 
     and similar disorders in the classroom so that these children 
     will have a better chance of receiving early and effective 
     treatment.

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