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Obama Drafts Legislation

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

President-Elect Barack Obama Drafts Federal Autism Insurance Mandate Bill
Autism Speaks
President-Elect Obama has drafted comprehensive autism legislation, including a section addressing a broad based federal autism insurance mandate.
In his Presidential campaign statement on Autism Spectrum Disorders, President-Elect Obama committed to bringing autism insurance reform to the entire nation. The statement stated that Obama and Biden “will […]

Importance of ABA

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Autism agenda beckons
Washington Times
In their last debate, Barack Obama and John McCain both graciously expressed concern about children with autism.
Mr. Obama in particular then spoke about the need for more research funding to understand the causes of this prevalent handicap. We concur. But that is hardly the extent of what the candidates need to understand […]

Obama Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorders

Monday, October 27th, 2008

The Obama campaign today released Supporting Americans with Autism Spectrum Disorders, a plan that outlines how they will deal with the problem of Autism. To view the plan, click here. (Adobe Reader Required)
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Why I Support Senator Barack Obama
By Kareem Dale, National Disability Vote Director, Obama for America
BarackObama.com
Following is a statement by Barbara of […]

Palin’s Mixed Record

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Palin’s record on special needs kids is mixed
AP
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Sarah Palin is frequently seen at campaign stops cradling her infant son Trig, who has Down syndrome. Her decision to give birth to Trig even after learning her fifth child would have the condition has burnished her anti-abortion views with conservatives.
So viewers of Wednesday […]

Ellen Crosby: The Support the Palins Really Need

Friday, September 5th, 2008

The Support the Palins Really Need
Ellen Crosby | Washington Post
Ever since John McCain picked Sarah Palin to be his running mate, many have lavished praise on her decision not to have an abortion after she and her husband learned that their youngest child, Trig, would be born with Down syndrome. Do those telling Palin “attagirl” […]

Hillary’s Mention

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Hillary Said The Word Again
Barbara Fischkin | Huffington Post
Hopefully this will be the shortest post I will ever write. Hillary listened. We in the autism community asked her to recognize us. And she did. Yet again. At the the Democratic National Convention. She spoke about a mother with two kids with autism who also had […]

Mac Weighs In

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

John McCain Enters the Autism Wars
ABCNews.com
At a town hall meeting Friday in Texas, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., declared that “there’s strong evidence” that thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative that was once in many childhood vaccines, is responsible for the increased diagnoses of autism in the U.S. — a position in stark contrast with the view of […]

Hillary On Autism

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

Clinton Unveils Autism Plan
Amy Lorentzen | AP
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday pledged to help autistic families by boosting funding for research and education to $700 million a year.
“Driven by their love and devotion, mothers and fathers across the country have raised awareness, demanded funding, and opened our eyes to […]