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So what do you do if your state passes autism legislation (as my state, New Jersey, did in September of 2007) and then it gets stalled by budget cuts—-when the bill gets passed but there’s no funding as it’s an austere buget year” ? In Florida, the Window of Opportunity Act was passed by the […]
Below is the press release about the new autism legislation that New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez unveiled this morning in Weehawken, in Hudson County in northern New Jersey. The legislation has three parts: The creation of “autism navigators” to help families “navigate” their way through services, treatment options, and much more; the development and […]
Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey will be announcing a new initiative for families dealing with autism spectrum disorders on Monday, April 28th, at 11am in Louisa Park in Weehawken, New Jersey. The legislation will combine guidance for families seeking autism spectrum disorder services and care, greater public awareness of autism spectrum disorders and support […]
Ever felt like you’ve been caught between a rock and a really hard place? And in particular (if you are a parent like me) trying to arrange and rearrange your finances to provide therapies for your autistic child?
Parents of autistic children in Wisconsin like Cindy Brimacombe have found themselves in such a situation in the […]
The New Jersey State Senate narrowly approved legislation on Monday that would make the state the third in the nation to grant employees the right to take paid leave to take care of a newborn or sick relative. The bills now goes to the Assembly and is expected to be approved on March 13; Governor […]
Education and advocacy. Education and advocacy and legislation, and how to make these happen in order to make a real and practical impact on the lives of autistic persons and of their families in New Jersey, and how COSAC—–the New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community—might best achieve this: This was […]
The Wisconsin Senate has passed a bill requiring insurance companies to cover autism, but the bill still has to pass the state’s Assembly. And in Oklahoma, families with autistic children are calling on the state Senate to pass “Nick’s Law, which would require health insurance policies cover diagnosis, treatment and therapy for autism spectrum disorders.
Here […]
Last September, New Jersey Governor Joseph Corzine signed a package of seven bills relating to autism; go here for details about the bills. Next Monday, the New Jersey State Legislature will consider a second round of autism bills, again sponsored by Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts, D-Camden. Under the new legislation, New Jerseyans with autism would […]
Autism mother gets on her soapbox.
Written by Kristina Chew, PhD [email] for b5media.
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