Article in Texas Tribune.org (Austin)

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I am the grandmother to Elise, a 6-year-old precious girl who was born with

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I ran across this article today and wondered if anyone knew anything about the

information. I have tried to join the Autism Legislative group, but my

membership has not yet been approved.

Anything we can do to improve services to our kiddos is worth our time.

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Will Texas adopt new ways to educate children with autism?

Officials and educators in Texas are considering ways to meet the academic needs

of a growing number of children with autism. Many teachers have little training

to work with students who have the disorder, but a proposal to increase

specialized training recently failed in the state legislature. Other

possibilities such as creating special-education charter schools within public

schools or universities also face an uphill battle amid the state's budget

concerns.