[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 60 (Friday, April 13, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E459]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING AND JOINING AUTISM COMMUNITY TOGETHER (ACT) FOR THE 11TH 
                      ANNUAL AUTISM AWARENESS FAIR

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                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 13, 2018

  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Guam's Autism 
Community Together (ACT) as they celebrate the 11th annual Autism 
Awareness Fair, appropriately themed ``Learn, Accept, Support Autism.'' 
As we celebrate Autism Awareness Month, ACT and organizations across 
the country work to provide every individual with Autism Spectrum 
Disorder with the opportunity to achieve the highest possible quality 
of life. This year ACT and their partners want to go beyond simply 
promoting autism awareness to encouraging friends and collaborators to 
become partners in movement toward acceptance and appreciation.
  There is still so much to be done to raise awareness of the issues 
surrounding people, particularly children with autism worldwide. Autism 
Community Together is one of Guam's local organizations leading the 
efforts to increase autism awareness across our community. Autism 
Community Together is an organization based in Guam as a support group 
for families with autistic children. Though we have made great progress 
as a nation to improve services and opportunities with peoples with 
disabilities, there are still improvement that can be made. ACT is 
dedicated to helping individuals and parents find resources, support, 
and training while making diligent strides to increase the awareness of 
autism spectrum disorders and advocating for effective services and the 
unique needs of individuals with autism and their families.
  I commend Autism Community Together as it hosts the 11th Annual 
Autism Awareness Fair World Autism Day. The Autism Awareness Fair is 
the largest outreach event hosted by ACT throughout the year and brings 
together government agencies, non-profits organizations, service 
providers, support vendors with the intent to provide information and 
resources on the various disability related programs and services 
available on Guam.
  On behalf of the people of Guam, I thank the Autism Community 
Together organization and all government agencies and community 
partners for their assistance to spread autism awareness and 
acceptance. I look forward to future contributions by Guam's Autism 
Community Together in opening more opportunities to those in our 
community living with autism.

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