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The President signed into law the Autism CARES Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. The bill will renew and expand federal support for research, services and training related to autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities. Autism CARES is the main source of federal funding for autism research, services, training and monitoring.
The CARES Act includes over $2 billion in authorized federal spending on autism research and training programs for the next five years and requires the Government Accountability Office to issue a study and report on how to increase the number of developmental behavioral pediatricians among other measures.
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Professionally Identified and joined WP August 26, 2013
DSM 5: Autism Spectrum Disorder, DSM IV: Aspergers Moderate Severity
“My autism is not a superpower. It also isn’t some kind of god-forsaken, endless fountain of suffering inflicted on my family. It’s just part of who I am as a person”. - Sara Luterman
30 Dec 2024, 7:59 pm
