[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6091]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNIZING AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH

  (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. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize April as 
Autism Awareness Month and call for increased research into and 
treatment for this leading developmental disorder. Autism impacts more 
of our children every day, and it is becoming exceptionally prevalent 
in our American society.
  The number of American families who must learn to cope with autism is 
growing every day. An estimated one in 110 children born in the United 
States are now diagnosed with autism. We must invest in the research 
that will allow us to better understand and treat this serious 
disorder.
  For individuals already living with autism and those children who 
will be diagnosed this year, we must make this our priority. Autism's 
hold on our families, our children, and our country must be broken.
  I look forward to the day when children diagnosed with this 
developmental disorder can live full and healthy lives.

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