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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY STACK, ORIE, BOSCOLA, KASUNIC, TARTAGLIONE, FONTANA, BAKER, STOUT, MUSTO, PIPPY, FERLO, ERICKSON, O'PAKE, LOGAN, WILLIAMS, PILEGGI, RAFFERTY, DINNIMAN, GREENLEAF, ALLOWAY, VOGEL, LEACH, WASHINGTON AND FARNESE, APRIL 13, 2010 |
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| INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 13, 2010 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Recognizing the month of April 2010 as "Autism Awareness Month" |
2 | in Pennsylvania. |
3 | WHEREAS, Autism is a severely incapacitating, lifelong |
4 | developmental disability resulting in significant impairment of |
5 | an individual's ability to learn, develop healthy interactive |
6 | behaviors and understand verbal, nonverbal and reciprocal |
7 | communication; and |
8 | WHEREAS, According to the Centers for Disease Control and |
9 | Prevention, about 1 in 110 American children has autism, which |
10 | has been called an urgent public health concern that is more |
11 | common than previously thought; and |
12 | WHEREAS, Autism is the result of a neurological disorder |
13 | affecting the functioning of the brain, but few members of the |
14 | general public understand this complex syndrome; and |
15 | WHEREAS, Although a cure for autism has not been found, |
16 | persons with autism can be helped to reach their greatest |
17 | potential through accurate early diagnosis, appropriate |
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1 | education and intervention; and |
2 | WHEREAS, Support groups such as the Autism Society of |
3 | America, Autism Speaks/Cure Autism Now, the National Alliance |
4 | for Autism Research, Unlocking Autism and other organizations |
5 | have dedicated years of service in their ongoing efforts to |
6 | advocate for the rights, appropriate treatment and education of |
7 | all persons with autism; and |
8 | WHEREAS, These groups remain committed to their cause and to |
9 | educating families, professionals and the general public to |
10 | better understand this lifelong disability; and |
11 | WHEREAS, Autism is a complex disability requiring increased |
12 | research to one day find a cure and prevention and requiring |
13 | greater recognition and understanding to ensure that persons |
14 | with autism are accurately diagnosed and appropriately treated |
15 | throughout their lives; therefore be it |
16 | RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the month of April 2010 |
17 | as "Autism Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania and urge its |
18 | observance throughout this Commonwealth. |
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