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Council outlines legislative priorities
(Texas Council on Autism) Jan. 26, 2012
In a letter to Texas Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Thomas Suehs, Chairman Frank McCamant outlined the Texas Council on Autism's priorities for the 83rd Texas Legislature. Read the letter in PDF format.
Autism fact sheet in multiple languages
(Texas Council on Autism) Dec. 2, 2011
The University of Southern California Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at Children's Hospital Los Angeles has translated the CDC "Learn the Signs. Act Early"Autism Fact Sheet into multiple languages.
For translations in Arabic, Armenian, Farsi, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese, click here. For English and Spanish versions, click here.
Missouri Releases Plan on Autism Spectrum Disorders
(Texas Council on Autism) Dec. 1, 2011
The Missouri Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorders has released “The Show-Me State Plan on Autism Spectrum Disorders.”
The Commission was created in 2008 by Senate Bill 768, and charged with “making recommendations for developing a comprehensive state plan that would consistently focus Missouri on the priorities and means for enhancing resources required to provide the full complement of ASD services necessary in the state.”
Texas Council on Autism 2011 Annual Report
(Texas Council on Autism) Nov. 15, 2011
The Texas Council on Autism 2011 Annual Report is now available on the Texas Council on Autism website. For more information, please contact Ron Ayer.
Texas Autism Research and Resource Center Website Launched
(Texas Council on Autism) Feb. 11, 2011
The Texas Autism Research and Resource Center (TARRC) unveiled its website today. The TARRC's primary purpose is to coordinate resources for individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their families. Required by House Bill 1574 (81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009), the website launch is the first step in the long-term development of the TARRC. For more information, contact TARRC Coordinator Alice Antilley.
Texas' School-to-Prison Pipeline
(Texas Council on Autism) Jan. 24, 2011
From the recently released report, Texas' School-to-Prison Pipeline: "disrupting class, using profanity, misbehaving on a school bus, student fights, and truancy once meant a trip to the principal’s office. Today, such misbehavior results in a Class C misdemeanor ticket and a trip to court for thousands of Texas students and their families each year"... | read more
LBB to State: Improve Disability Care, Close 1 Facility
(Texas Tribune) Jan. 19, 2011
The way Texas is currently providing care for people with disabilities —keeping all its state institutions in operation, despite increasing demand for community-based care — is not cost effective, and should be changed, according to an analysis released by the Legislative Budget Board... | read more
Did you know that…
(Texas Council on Autism) Jan. 21, 2011
- ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world. You can learn about a trial's purpose, search for trials in Texas, find out who may participate, and get phone numbers for more details. This information should be used in conjunction with advice from health care professionals... |see the current trials in Texas
- Autism Treatment Network is the nation's first network of hospitals and physicians dedicated to developing a model of comprehensive medical care for children and adolescents with autism. The ATN offers families care from doctors highly experienced in helping individuals with autism and providing treatment for associated conditions such as gastrointestinal and sleep disorders...| read more
Likelihood of Autism Triples When Pregnancies Are Closely Spaced
Disability Scoop, Jan. 10, 2011
The risk of a child developing autism increases by as much as threefold when pregnancies occur close together, researchers said Monday. In a study looking at birth records of more than 660,000 second-born children in California, researchers found that the likelihood of autism was nearly three times as high for children conceived within 12 months of their older sibling’s birth as opposed to those conceived after three years...| read more
Study Linking Autism to Vaccines ‘Elaborate Fraud’, Journal Says
Disability Scoop, Jan. 6, 2011
A now-discredited study that first suggested a link between vaccines and autism was based on falsified data that was manipulated for financial gain, a prominent medical journal charges...| read more
Medicaid Buy-In for Children Launched
Texas Health and Human Services Commission(HHSC), Jan. 1, 2011
Medicaid Buy-In for Children can help pay medical bills for children with disabilities. This program helps families who need health insurance, but make too much money to get traditional Medicaid. Families “buy in” to Medicaid by making a monthly payment (premium)... | read more
Council special projects
Texas Autism Research and Resource Center
Required by House Bill 1574 (81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009), the Texas Autism Research and Resource Center launched its website in February 2011. The Council has contributed $100,000 to the development of the project. For more information, contact Alice Antilley.
Texas Strategic Plan for Autism Services
The Council continues to work with agencies to implement the 2010-2014 Texas State Plan for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (PDF format). For more information, contact Ron Ayer.
Study on the Costs and Benefits of Initiating a Pilot Project to Provide Services to Adults with ASD and Related Disabilities
Required by House Bill 1574 (81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009), the Study on the Costs and Benefits of Initiating a Pilot Project to Provide Services to Adults with ASD and Related Disabilities (PDF format) was delivered to state leadership in September 2010. Production of the study was partially funded by the Council. For more information, contact Ron Ayer.
Calendar
State Agency/Council Meetings
- Texas Council on Autism
- Health and Human Services Commission
- Department of Aging and Disability Services (Click on Calendar tab)
- Aging and Disability Services Council
- Department of Family and Protective Services
- Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
- Department of State Health Services
- Texas Education Agency
- Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities
Other Events & Meetings
Please visit the Texas Autism Research and Resource Center for a schedule of events around Texas.
E-mail updates
If you would like to receive occasional e-mail updates from the Texas Council on Autism that may not appear on this website, e-mail Ron Ayer.
If you want to receive an e-mail about updates to the Council on Autism website, click here.
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Contact
You are welcome to directly contact any Council member, including those appointed by the governor, state agency representatives, and regional representatives to the Council. For contact information, click here.
For information pertaining to this website, meetings or general questions, please contact Ron Ayer.