Full Text of HR0269 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Autism spectrum disorders can affect all | 3 | | individuals regardless of racial, ethnic, economic, and social | 4 | | groups; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 6 | | (CDC) estimates that one in seven children in the United States | 7 | | have a developmental disability, ranging from mild | 8 | | disabilities such as speech and language impairments to serious | 9 | | developmental disabilities, such as intellectual disabilities, | 10 | | cerebral palsy, and autism; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Autism spectrum disorders are more common than | 12 | | pediatric cancer, diabetes, and AIDS combined; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Studies in Asia, Europe, and North America have | 14 | | identified individuals with an autism spectrum disorder, with | 15 | | an average prevalence of about 1%; a recent study in South | 16 | | Korea reported a prevalence of 2.6%; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, According to estimates from CDC's Autism and | 18 | | Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, about one in 68 | 19 | | children has been identified with an autism spectrum disorder; | 20 | | and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The cause of autism spectrum disorders is still | 2 | | unknown, but research strongly suggests that it is caused by | 3 | | certain factors that affect brain development; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Autism spectrum disorders have increased tenfold | 5 | | in the last decade and now occur in some form in one in 42 boys | 6 | | in the United States; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Autism, which is five times more common among boys | 8 | | than girls, usually appears during the first three years of | 9 | | life; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Early diagnosis, research, training, education, | 11 | | and therapies are vital to reducing the effects of autism; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Current research suspects that there is not a | 13 | | single cause that will ultimately be discovered, but rather a | 14 | | cluster of factors which include genetics, pregnancy/birth | 15 | | complications, viral infections, metabolic disorders, | 16 | | congenital anomaly syndrome (birth defects), and environmental | 17 | | toxins; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 19 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 | | declare April of 2017 and 2018 as "Autism Awareness Month" in | 21 | | the State of Illinois for the purpose of urging both government |
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| 1 | | entities and the citizenry to become aware and educated on the | 2 | | subject of autism spectrum disorders; and be it further | 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to The Autism Program of Illinois.
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