[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21720]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO AUTISM SPEAKS

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                           HON. J.D. HAYWORTH

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 28, 2006

  Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, the incidence of autism is rapidly 
growing. By some estimates, one out of every 166 children born today 
will be diagnosed with autism. And science has not yet been able to 
determine a cause or treatment for autism. Efforts to treat children 
with autism have resulted in children being subject to chelation, 
hyperbaric chambers, massive allergy therapies, and restrictions in 
diet, to name a few. So many treatments, yet few have real scientific 
proof behind them and none has proven effective. With such a great 
number of children affected by autism, we need to find the cause and 
also a cure! To assist in these efforts, the people of Arizona are 
raising awareness through such events as the Lake Pleasant Bar-b-que 
Cook-off. The people of Lake Pleasant, Arizona will host Autism Speaks, 
a national organization that raises awareness about autism and is 
actively searching for the causes of and a cure for autism. Events like 
these are crucial to raising awareness about the prevalence of and lack 
of information on autism. I applaud organizations like Autism Speaks 
for raising awareness of autism and the need for more scientifically-
based information.

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