Re: O/T now both McCain and Hillary Clint...

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ah yes, you're right, she's blaming the carpets not the vaccines!!

but hey, it's a start

PEOPLE

Clinton Stresses Commitment To Autism

By s for the desmoinesregister.com.

http://tinyurl.com/35eaen

Sioux City, Ia. - People with autism would see $700 million a

year in

spending for more research for cures and services if Hillary Clinton is

elected, the Democratic presidential candidate said today.

" It's time we had a government and a president that recognized the

seriousness of autism and addressed it head-on, " Clinton told a crowd of

more than 300 in Sioux City, a town evenly divided between Democratic,

Republican and independent voters. " We can help people with autism

live rich

and full lives. "

The alarming increase in autism in America was the topic of

Clinton's

first post-Thanksgiving visit to Iowa, a state where she plans to devote

much more time between now and Christmas.

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Clinton said she would like to see an autism task force, grants for

services for adults, teacher training, and a new national assistance

center.

The number of people with autism is growing far faster than the

options for treatment, Clinton said. She said she wants to invest more on

tracking the possible causes of autism.

" I believe there are environmental triggers, " she said.

Clinton said people are exposed to thousand of chemicals. " They

are in

the carpets. They are in the paints. They are in the clothes we wear, " she

said.

Democrat Sally Pederson told the audience that when her 24-year-old

son, Autry, was diagnosed when he was 2, she'd never heard of

autism.

The number of diagnoses have jumped from 1 in 10,000 in 1993 to 1 in

150 in 2007, said said Pederson, a former lieutenant governor of Iowa.

now has his own apartment and a job and recently

purchased his

first car.

" Thank you for your leadership, " said Pederson, who intends to

caucus

for Clinton.

Clinton's plan would include a task force, that would include people

from the autism community, that would be charged with identifying gaps in

evidence-based biomedical research, behavioral treatments, and

services for

children and adults with autism.

A grant program would offer money for adults with autism, including

for job training, housing, and transition services for young people

leaving

school.

She would expand access to care immediately after diagnosis.

Intensive

intervention as soon as possible following diagnosis yields the best

outcomes, but too often, children have to wait for months, Clinton said.

There would be more money for school districts to provide teacher

training. " A lot of teachers get no training whatsoever, " Clinton said.

And the national technical assistance center would be a

clearinghouse

of information about autism treatments, interventions and services. The

information would accessible to the public through the Internet.

One of Clinton's on-stage guests in Sioux City was Jane Seely, whose

daughter Sara Seely has autism. The younger Seely asked Clinton a question

about pollution and deforestation during a campaign stop earlier this week

in Vinton.

Jane Seely said Sara hopes to be invited to Washington, D.C. if

Clinton is elected.

" You will be invited to the inauguration, no doubt about it, "

Clinton

answered, laughing.

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> In a message dated 01/03/2008 13:56:54 GMT Standard Time,

> neno@... writes:

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> when did say anything re vaccines? I missed that

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> >>It was her that mandated the rise in the number of vaccines, many

> americans think she is one of the causes behind the epidemic

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> Mandi x

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