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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois State Board of Education has reported |
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| that today there are more than twice as many children in |
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| Illinois diagnosed with autism as there were only five years |
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| ago; and
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| WHEREAS, It is estimated that fewer than one in ten |
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| children with autism receive the level and type of services |
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| recommended by the National Research Council; and
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| WHEREAS, Families of children with autism bear an enormous |
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| financial burden of providing needed services and healthcare; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Public entities such as the Illinois Autism |
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| Training and Technical Assistance Project and private entities |
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| like Giant Steps of Illinois provide educational and |
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| therapeutic services to enable children with autism to achieve |
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| their maximum potential and strive to improve a child's ability |
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| to interact, communicate, and develop academic and daily life |
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| skills; these groups work cooperatively with local school |
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| districts to reintegrate students with autism into their home |
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| school on a full-time or part-time basis based on the |
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| individual needs of the student; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we name the month of April 2006 as Autism Awareness Month in |
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| the State of Illinois, and we recognize and commend the parents |
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| and relatives of children with autism for their sacrifice and |
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| dedication in providing for the special needs of children with |
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| autism and for absorbing significant financial costs for |
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| specialized education and support services; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we support the goals of expanding supports |