Comments on: 6 Autism Bills to go to NJ State Assembly

By: NJ Governor Signs Bills on Autism

NJ Governor Signs Bills on Autism — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:45:53 +0000

[...] 6 Autism Bills to go to NJ State Assembly [...]

By: Autism Vox » A Common—Not a Rare—Condition

Autism Vox » A Common—Not a Rare—Condition — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:34:24 +0000

[...] is how an editorial in the Feburuary 14th Bergen Record refers to autism. Calling on New Jersey to “show the way” in providing education and services and in researching treatments for autistic persons—such as those referred to in the six autism bills being presented to the State Assembly next week—the editorial makes it clear that there are a lot of autistic persons—1 in every 94 children in New Jersey—and a lot that can be done. [...]

By: Jez Rourke

Jez Rourke — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:37:51 +0000

I read The Record today and I was kind of struck by number 3 on the list: Require pediatricians to screen for autism…. Um, isn’t that what they’re supposed to do? Isn’t a large part of pediatrics noticing developmental “markers.” I do recall my pediatrician poo-pooing my concerns with the catch phrase “all children develop differently.” Blah blah blah. If a pediatrician is not going to notice autism (which they don’t), who will???? If the state of New Jersey pays them extra money, they’ll notice? It’s absurd when you think about it. The physicians we put our children’s health in the hands of are clueless. The implication is that unless mandated by the state, autism is not the business of a pediatrician?

By: Kassiane

Kassiane — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:40:51 +0000

I don’t like the crisis language, but I do like where theyre going with this.

Maybe in a few years Charlie can communicate to them that he isn’t a crisis, and his needs and wants for his future. His family is sure doing their best to give him the tools to do that, and he is already an engaging young man.

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:17:08 +0000

My error, thanks Mike!

It’s all $$$ wisely spent—hope others can understand this.

By: Club 166

Club 166 — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:04:48 +0000

Let us hope that this “epidemic of attention to autism” remains positive, and we don’t have a backlash of people decrying the “wasting” of money on the disabled.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:44:18 +0000

“the prevalence rate for autism in children in New Jersey is 1 in 194″

Should that be 1 in 101 or something closer to that?