Re: CNN: Autism Questions & Presidential Candidates' Stances on Autism

[Guest guest]

Obama has, about both adults and children, under I

think health care.

He also passed laws in IL for more services for

parents, it wasn't till he was running for Senate that

he really knew about adult autistics.

Kassiane

--- Muench Seidel wrote:

> Eventhough one in every 150 children has an Autism

> Spectrum Disorder

> politicians are dreadfully slow to react. I have

> looked at all the

> candidates websites for their stance on Autism. In

> Dennis Kucinich's

> site, I found 2 sentences about some Autism charity

> work he had done,

> but no plan for dealing with the Autism crisis as

> President.

> , however has posted a plan:

>

http://www.johnedwards.com/iowa/issues/healthcare/autism/index.html

> No other candidate (Democrat or Republican) appears

> to have posted

> anything on their site about Autism. I know a lot

> of us have been

> sending in Autism related questions for tonight's

> MSNBC Debate. We

> don't have cable, so can someone tell me if they

> asked an Autism

> question of the candidates. BTW, if you want to

> take a moment to get

> more media attention for ASD, CNN is also taking

> viewer questions:

>

>

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/01/11/blitzer-what-should-i-ask-the-de\

mocrats-in-south-carolina/

>

> So you can submit an Autism related question there

> as well.

> One last thing, if any of you have the ability to

> post to YouTube video

> of any discussion from the debate about Autism, that

> would be much

> appreciated by those of us who don't get cable.

> Peace be with you!--- Muench Seidel

>

>

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> There is no such thing as " false hope " !

> http://www.autismtreatmentcenter.org/

>

>

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> speaking about Sen.

> said " ...he was the

> single most optimistic person I'd ever known. He

> honestly believed that

> if people of good will put their effort in

> something; if they worked

> hard enough, anything was possible... "

>

> In my heart, I believe that too!

> http://www.johnedwards.com/

>

>

>

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