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Clinton Has Autism Plan

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November 24, 2007 5:36 PM

Eloise Harper reports: Hillary Clinton said she would expand research to help families with autistic children -– by pledging to fund research and education to $700 million a year.

Speaking at the Boys Club in Sioux City, Iowa, Clinton spoke about her commitment to this cause.

According to a statement released by the campaign: "Over the last 15 years, the number of autism diagnoses has skyrocketed, from 1 in 10,000 in 1993 to 1 in 150 in 2007. About 25,000 children are diagnosed with autism each year, and 1.5 million Americans and their families are affected by autism today. Autism affects people from all racial, ethnic and social groups, though it is four times more likely to strike boys than girls. This national health crisis is costing the United States at least $35 billion each year."

Clinton said if elected she would do things including expanding research to identify the causes of autism, improving education and early detection and intervention, and improving training for teachers to instruct children with autism.

Sen. Clinton said about autism, "We don't know how to cure it, and we don't even know the best ways to treat it."

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Mrs Clinton sure has alot of plans with taxs payers money oh I forgot she has to raise taxs frist. Thats her plan for for the future is more taxes for the poor and less for the rich, right on track making promise's she want keep.

Posted by: Curtis Bartley | Nov 24, 2007 10:23:49 PM

I hope you don't have a son or a daughter that has autism. Bush has spent zilch on this issue. Instead, he spends our money on Iraq. That makes sense!

Posted by: Thuy Truong | Nov 24, 2007 10:30:26 PM

Personal responsibility only goes so far, Mr. Bartley. If autism turns out to be caused by one of the many untested chemicals (from plasticizers in baby bottles to indoor air pollutants), the unprecedented exposure to un-natural stimuli during critical phases of brain development (cartoons and video games), or some other new feature of our rapidly-changing world, the whole country needs to support research to find the cause.

Posted by: Mary Arneson | Nov 25, 2007 12:15:52 PM

I believe that a primary symptom of autism is the inability of the victim to relate to reality and to communicate with the outside world. If I am correct, and I really don't pretent to know for sure, H. Clinton is about to cure this condition as it exists in the current administration.

Posted by: Supercritic | Nov 25, 2007 12:18:16 PM

I believe that a primary symptom of autism is the inability of the victim to relate to reality and to communicate with the outside world. If I am correct, and I really don't pretent to know for sure, H. Clinton is about to cure this condition as it exists in the current administration.
Rather than cure this condition she will drag the whole country into a North American Union and you can kiss ALL individual rights goodbye.

Posted by: John | Nov 25, 2007 1:00:42 PM

Supercritic, don't insult autistic people by comparing us to Hillary Clinton. Most of us are savvy enough to know what her pandering amounts to, and she won't get a single vote from any autistic adults. In March, she promised to "prevent and cure anything along the autism spectrum."

Posted by: abfh | Nov 26, 2007 11:11:26 AM

@abfh, nice job on taking Clinton's comments way out of context. She never promised to "prevent and cure anything along the autism spectrum".

I think what she said was...

"I am excited about this, I am looking forward to working with all of you to move this legislation forward, urrr because we have have to continue our duel efforts, urr we have to continue on the track of greater research and understanding, so we can get to a point where we can prevent and cure anything along the autism spectrum..."

Posted by: S1nF0ny | Dec 4, 2007 10:24:28 AM

None of you know anything about autism or how an ASD child or adult thinks as they are all different. Clinton never said she would find a cure, as NO ONE has ever said that. Research is all that can be done besides great educational programs, no denial, and opportunities for the future. Stop bashing anyone who has hopes as the rate is now 1 in 150 kids and 1 in 94 boys. You all better hope someone helps with ANY dollars to help as our country is going down the tubes and we need the brilliance of many of these kids to help. Think about "Rainman".

F.

Posted by: Freda | Feb 11, 2008 11:56:04 PM

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