[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6383]
[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. Mr. Speaker, April is Autism Awareness Month, and I 
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 out of every 110 children born in the United States are 
now diagnosed with autism.
  We have got to invest in the research that will allow us to better 
understand and to treat this serious disorder. For individuals already 
living with autism and those children who will be diagnosed this year, 
we must make this a 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. Let's pass this 
bill before us today.

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