[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4913]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  DEVEREUX'S AUTISM ASSESSMENT CENTER

  (Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
congratulate Devereux, a national nonprofit behavioral health care 
organization, on the opening of their new Autism Assessment Center in 
Downingtown.
  The center is designed to help families get access to an autism 
spectrum disorder assessment and diagnostic services. It will help 
families facing the uncertainties of an autism diagnosis and will also 
help individuals from birth live with the challenges that autism can 
bring.
  With more children than ever now being diagnosed, experts agree that 
early diagnosis and intervention for autism is critically important. 
Currently, receiving access to diagnostic testing can involve waiting 
lists up to 18 months. That is why facilities, such as Devereux, can 
provide an important service to Chester County and the greater Delaware 
Valley region.
  I am excited to soon be taking a tour of the facilities and want to 
thank President Robert Kreider, Vice President Carol Oliver, the board 
of directors, administration, staff, and volunteers at Devereux, all of 
whom provide compassion and excellence in care and advocacy for so many 
who may be disabled but, indeed, are very able--able to live 
meaningful, productive lives filled with laughter, learning, and 
productivity thanks in part to the good work done, day in, day out, at 
Devereux.

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