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e-Speaks || March 25, 2006

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Public Service Ad Campaign, Special Events, Highlight Autism Awareness Month Autism Speaks announced a series of special events from an exclusive Dennis comedy performance to the introduction of a new Build-A-Bear Workshop teddy bear and a nation-wide fundraising initiative with TJ Maxx for National Autism Awareness Month in April. April will also mark the launch of Autism Speaks' ambitious public service advertising (PSA) campaign in conjunction with the Advertising Council. Read more.

The Week in Washington: Appropriations Letters in Congress

In an effort to secure additional funding for autism research during Federal Fiscal Year 2007, Reps. (R-NJ), Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) are circulating two letters among their House colleagues aimed at increasing funds for autism research. Visit our website to learn more and to contact your congressmen and ask them to sign a letter which requests $10 million for autism research in the Fiscal Year 2007 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill. Read more.

In Their Own Words: A Diagnosis Thank You

The importance of early diagnosis for autism was brought home in this letter to Autism Speaks, sent to us recently in the wake of a television appearance by our co-founder, Suzanne . The letter has been edited to maintain the privacy of the family.

"Back in January I watched Suzanne on The View. We were suspecting that our son, at 23 months, had something wrong. Suzanne's presentation sent me to your web site, and my husband (who is a physician) got our son into the developmental pediatrician within three weeks." Read more.

Keeping in Touch with Autism Speaks: Updated Contacts Page

In the wake of the merger with NAAR, we've updated the Autism Speaks staff contact list to include Autism Speaks staff in all of our offices. You'll find phone and e-mail information for more than sixty staff members around the country. Read more.

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