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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 12 | 12 | | House Resolution 1 |
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| 13 | 13 | | A resolution recognizing April 2022 as "Autism 2 |
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| 14 | 14 | | Awareness Month" in Florida. 3 |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, the symptoms of autism, also known as autism 5 |
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| 17 | 17 | | spectrum disorder (ASD), typically appear in children before the 6 |
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| 18 | 18 | | age of 3 and are often accompanied by abnormalities in cognitive 7 |
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| 19 | 19 | | functioning, learning, attention, and sensory processing, and 8 |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Florida has one of the highest rates of ASD in the 9 |
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| 21 | 21 | | nation at 4.88 percent of th e state's population, and 10 |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, according to the most recent statistics released 11 |
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| 23 | 23 | | by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 12 |
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| 24 | 24 | | approximately 1 in 44 children in the United States is living 13 |
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| 25 | 25 | | with ASD, and 14 |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, the CDC reports that althoug h ASD can affect 15 |
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| 27 | 27 | | anyone regardless of race, ethnicity, or other factors, it is 16 |
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| 28 | 28 | | four times more likely to occur in boys than in girls, and 17 |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, early intervention significantly improves outcomes 18 |
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| 30 | 30 | | and reduces the level of funding and services needed to t reat an 19 |
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| 31 | 31 | | individual with ASD later in life, and 20 |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, parents and relatives of individuals with ASD 21 |
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| 33 | 33 | | dedicate endless hours in providing for the special needs of 22 |
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| 34 | 34 | | their loved ones, and 23 |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, the United States House of Representatives and the 24 |
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| 36 | 36 | | United States Senate passed House Concurrent Resolution 303 on 25 |
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| 45 | 45 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 47 | 47 | | February 25, 2008, which emphasized the need to support 26 |
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| 48 | 48 | | individuals with ASD as well as their family members, teachers, 27 |
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| 49 | 49 | | physicians, and caregivers, and 28 |
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| 50 | 50 | | WHEREAS, many family members and caregivers work tirelessly 29 |
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| 51 | 51 | | to give individuals with ASD the opportunity to realize their 30 |
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| 52 | 52 | | ambitions and lead rewarding lives, NOW, THEREFORE, 31 |
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| 54 | 54 | | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of 33 |
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| 55 | 55 | | Florida: 34 |
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| 57 | 57 | | That April 2022 is recognized as "Autism Awareness M onth" 36 |
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| 58 | 58 | | in Florida. 37 |
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