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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 656
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WHEREAS, Autism spectrum disorders can affect all persons, |
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regardless of race, religion, socioeconomic status, or |
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geography; and |
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WHEREAS, Autism spectrum disorders currently affect one in |
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110 children and one in 70 boys, affecting four times as many boys |
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as girls in the United States; and |
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WHEREAS, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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have called autism a national public health crisis whose cause |
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and cure remain unknown; and |
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WHEREAS, Autism Speaks, the nation's largest autism |
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science and advocacy organization, is dedicated to funding |
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research into the causes of autism, effective methods of |
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prevention and treatment, and finding a cure for this disorder; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Autism Speaks advocates for the needs of |
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individuals with autism and their families; and |
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WHEREAS, Autism Speaks strives to increase global |
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awareness of autism spectrum disorders and to that end advocated |
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for the establishment of the annual United Nations-sanctioned |
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World Autism Awareness Day on April 2; and |
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WHEREAS, On December 18, 2007, the United Nations General |
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Assembly adopted a resolution establishing World Autism |
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Awareness Day by unanimous consent, encouraging United Nations |
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member states to take measures to raise awareness about autism |
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throughout society and to promote early diagnosis and early |
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behavioral intervention; and |
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WHEREAS, The resolution designates World Autism Awareness |
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Day as a United Nations Day to be observed every year starting in |
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2008 to raise global awareness of autism; and |
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WHEREAS, The aims for World Autism Awareness Day are to |
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inform the general public about the global health crisis of |
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autism, stress the importance of early diagnosis and early |
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intervention, and celebrate the unique talents and qualities of |
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individuals with autism; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby recognize World Autism Awareness Day on |
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April 2, 2011; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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honor of World Autism Awareness Day. |
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| Lucio |
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Zaffirini |
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Dewhurst, President of the Senate |
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________________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 4, 2011. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |