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Media Relations

Autism surging; funding falling

Lawmakers fail to make the grade for special education

Times of Northwest Indiana
Nov. 13, 2006

By Susan Brown

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this year declared autism an urgent public health issue, concurring with major studies showing autism is on the upswing. While the number of children diagnosed with autism is rising, funding is declining. "The reality is we have been dealing with decreased funding for sending people to training events," said Cathy Pratt, director of the Indiana Resource Center for Autism at Indiana University in Bloomington. "The education budget has really gone down, whether it's in general or special education," she said.

Read the entire story here: http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2006/11/13/news/top_news/0109ea3cb63fc5a2862572250002cfd5.txt

Learn more about the Indiana Resource Center for Autism: http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/irca/

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