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Take Action: Give Support for Adults with Autism!
Show your support for the Autism Services and Workforce Acceleration Act. Sign the petition today.
If you previously signed this petition on The Child Health Site, your signature has been sent to the corresponding senators. If you know someone who is interested in this cause, please direct them to sign the petition! Thank you!
Goal: 20,000
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Progress: 4,129
Sponsored by: The Autism Site
Families in the United States are struggling more than ever in the face of autism insurance discrimination as well as a lack of resources, assistance, and support. It's no secret that families dealing with autism are exceedingly underrepresented.
A new piece of legislation called the Autism Services and Workforce Acceleration Act, if passed, would create a national initiative to provide more comprehensive support for people with autism. It is intended to provide critical educational and vocational services to adults — a demographic where autism support falls drastically after primary education. It also aims to give residential assistance to adults.
We cannot underestimate the importance of providing support to those who are dealing with autism. Sign the petition in support of the Autism Services and Workforce Acceleration Act today.
Dear Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Bob Casey (D-PA), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY):
I am writing to thank you for your continued dedication to families in America who are facing autism today. You recently introduced the Autism Services and Workforce Acceleration Act to Congress. This important piece of legislation aims to provide more comprehensive services to those with autism, such as postsecondary education, employment assistance, and help with housing.
Today, much of the autism support offered in childhood drops off drastically as the child becomes an adult. Programs and services to help adults with autism lag far behind those offered through the primary school system.
Please continue to fight on behalf of people with autism.
Thank you!
Petition Signatures
May 14, 2013
Megan Campesi
The Autism Services and Workforce Acceleration Act must be passed to help adults with autism. Both children and adults with autism need help. Please continue to fight on behalf of them because they are our friends and neighbors. It's a common disorder.
May 13, 2013
Joanne George
May 13, 2013
kimberly mason
May 12, 2013
Marianne Good
May 10, 2013
luxcika krishnapillai
May 10, 2013
Vicki Butterfield
May 7, 2013
Mary Thomas
May 7, 2013
Gwen Blanchard
I have a son who has aspbergers,pf which has just been diagnosed.
May 6, 2013
Lynn High
May 3, 2013
Janet Neihart
May 1, 2013
Bill/Lynn Voorhies
We must fight for all people with autism, including adults!
Apr 29, 2013
Shannon Cowett
Apr 29, 2013
Rozanne Zibricky
Apr 28, 2013
Alexis Curtis
Apr 27, 2013
Karolina Kunka
Apr 26, 2013
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Apr 26, 2013
Lori O'Dell
Apr 25, 2013
Noel Knittel-Gilder
So many of us parents fear for our children when they grow up. What happens when we are gone? They need continued support.
Apr 25, 2013
Hillary Tietsworth
Apr 24, 2013
Nakia Jackson
Apr 24, 2013
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Apr 24, 2013
Sherri Ruteldge
Apr 24, 2013
jill rodriguez
Apr 24, 2013
Katherine Sweet
Apr 23, 2013
Joni Field
Apr 23, 2013
Franny Fosdyck
Apr 21, 2013
Heather Nelson
Apr 20, 2013
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Apr 20, 2013
Jennifer Hoffman Gessler
As a person who worked as a program manager in a vocational rehab facility for adults with intellectual disablities and mental illness, I know personally how difficult it is for adults with autism, and for their families who need services and support too.
Apr 20, 2013
Debby DePrati
Apr 20, 2013
Stephanie Marshall
Apr 19, 2013
Brian Shope
Apr 19, 2013
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Apr 19, 2013
Ashley Williams
Apr 19, 2013
Arlo Jones
Apr 18, 2013
MARILYN TOM FINNELLI
Apr 18, 2013
ryan mckenzie
Apr 16, 2013
mandy ashe
Apr 14, 2013
Dianne Doochin
Apr 14, 2013
Shawn Fitzgerald
Apr 14, 2013
Tara Timms
Apr 13, 2013
Jeannette Paxton
Apr 13, 2013
Ximena Ortiz
Apr 12, 2013
Amelia Bundy
Apr 11, 2013
Charlotte Gem
It is vital that adults with autism and their families continue to receive the same amount of help as children with autism.
Apr 8, 2013
Dawn Johnson
Apr 8, 2013
Klaudia Nowak
Apr 7, 2013
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Apr 6, 2013
(Name not displayed)
Always hoping for the best for our child's future. We may not be there for him. Please make a difference for training and teaching our young adults with autism.
Apr 6, 2013
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