[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 760]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING DR. MICHAEL ALESSANDRI FOR HIS WORK WITH AUTISTIC 
                     INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I have often spoken about the 
importance of funding research for autism and its related spectrum 
disorders. Today I congratulate a scholar who for over 20 years has 
been dedicated to working with individuals who have autism and their 
families, Dr. Michael Alessandri. Michael has consulted nationally and 
abroad on developing educational programs on autism spectrum disorder. 
But perhaps it is Dr. Alessandri's inherent commitment to educating 
individuals with autism that has enabled him to touch the lives of so 
many, especially in my congressional district. South Florida families 
living with autism are fortunate to have Michael leading the battle at 
the University of Miami Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, 
which under his direction was named the National Autism Program of the 
Year in 1999 by the Autism Society of America.
  Please join me in congratulating Dr. Michael Alessandri and the 
University of Miami's CARD for their contributions to the field of 
autism research.

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