Combating Autism Act Passes House

The National Autism Association (NAA) and SafeMinds are calling the passage of the Combating Autism Act an important step forward for the one in 166 children now diagnosed with autism. The two groups have been involved for the past year and a half with the legislative process to ensure that three main concerns were addressed in the bill:

• Research provisions for investigating the link between environmental factors and the development of autism.
• Greater research oversight from the autism community
• Treatment of those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders.

In the report language accompanying the bill, Congressman Joe Barton stated, “..the legislation rightfully calls for renewed efforts to study all possible causes of autism—including vaccines and other environmental causes.” Barton also states, “..these provisions will insure continuation and intensification of crucial research at NIEHS so that it is able to conduct all necessary research to determine the environmental factors in autism.” child-autism-parent-cafe

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