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THIRD READING
Bill No: SR 13
Author: Correa (D)
Amended: As introduced
Vote: Majority
SUBJECT : Autism Awareness Month
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution designates April 2013 as California
Autism Awareness Month.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1.Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) now impact one out of every
50 children in the United States, with an incidence rate that
is four times greater in boys, and are the fastest growing
serious developmental disability, making these disorders more
common than pediatric cancer, diabetes, and acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome combined.
2.The prevalence of autism is increasing by 10 to 17 percent
annually and ASDs cost the nation over $35 billion per year,
and is estimated to exceed $200 billion in 10 years; and most
school districts in California have seen a doubling of
students with ASDs in the past five years. The number of
Californians with ASDs who are served by the State Department
of Developmental Services now exceeds 60,000, which is a
number that has increased fivefold since 1998, and is more
than 12 times what it was in 1987.
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3.Current scientific research demonstrates that the early
identification of and intervention with children with ASDs can
result in significant positive outcomes in many children with
ASDs.
4.The Senate Select Committee on Autism and Related Disorders
has appointed regional autism taskforces that are comprised of
consumers and their family members, advocates, providers,
researchers, and other experts in the area of ASDs, and other
stakeholders, to provide assistance to, and to support the
work of, the select committee.
This resolution designates April 2013 as California Autism
Awareness Month and
supports the goal of increasing research to learn the root
causes of autism and identify the best methods of early
intervention and treatment, expand programs for individuals with
autism across their lifespan, and promote understanding of the
special needs of people with autism.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
JL:ej 4/17/13 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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