Dear Advocate, 

Autism Caucus Co-Chairs, Congressmen Mike Doyle and Chris Smith are
requesting that their colleagues in the House of Representatives join
them in asking for increased federal funding for autism research and
services, and they need your help!

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There is no shortage of challenges that are faced every day by
autistic individuals and their families, and it is time for Congress
to make the investments in research and services that we know are
necessary! Whether it's improving access to an autism diagnosis,
access to interventions and services, personalized health care for
co-occurring conditions or addressing the significant gap in services
for transition-age youth and autistic adults - increasing the
federal investment in autism research and services could go a long way
to help address these challenges. 

The time is now for Congress to step up to the plate and take action!

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The federal advisory committee responsible for coordinating autism
research and activities - the Interagency Autism Coordinating
Committee (IACC) - has recommended increased investments in
order to address some of the significant challenges faced by autistic
individuals and their families. However, current federal funding is
approximately $150 million short of the IACC's recommendations.

The appropriation requests that Representatives Doyle and Smith are
leading will help align the federal investment in autism with the
IACC's recommendations. The deadline is Monday, April 25 for
House members to sign-on to Doyle and Smith's appropriations
request letter so WE MUST ACT NOW!

PLEASE take just two minutes and click the following link to contact
your legislator. Ask your representative to sign-on in support of
increased investment in autism research and services.

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Thank you,
David Sitcovsky
Senior Director of Policy & Federal Government Affairs

 

 



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