- Signatures: 287
- Goal: 3,000
- Deadline: 11-10-2006
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Email this Petition| Number | Date | Prefix | Name | Age | Gender | City | State | are you personally affected by this epidemic | Picture | Report |
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| 287 | 8:33 pm PDT, Oct 3 | Ms. | meghan dixon | 16 | Female | Cleburne | Texas | i have autism and i need help i cant get no help because my family has no money to help me and i have no friends and had to drop out of school and everyday thangs get worst and worst everyday i strive every second to live upto peoples standards but people treat me like its never going to be good enough! the only ones who care and help me are horses |  |
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| 286 | 2:08 pm PST, Feb 27 | Ms. | Anonymous | 0 | Female | Arizona | Yes, my daugher is 21 years old and one of my fears is who will take care of her when my husband and I are not there. | |
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| 285 | 12:48 pm PST, Feb 26 | Anonymous | 0 | Female | Arizona | Supporting of autism research. | |
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| 284 | 10:14 am PST, Feb 26 | Lou Romero | 54 | Male | Mesa | Arizona | No | |
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| 283 | 10:36 am PST, Feb 11 | Ali Mellott | 19 | Female | Newark | Delaware | yes |  |
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| 282 | 12:14 pm PST, Feb 4 | Mrs. | Krista Thrasher | 23 | Female | Fort Polk | Louisiana | I am almost positive my son is autistic I just haven't had him evaluated yet. |  |
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| 281 | 2:03 am PST, Feb 4 | Dee Reising | 0 | Female | Georgia | Help! Can no longer afford services on our own for our son who has AS. | |
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| 280 | 12:23 pm PST, Jan 26 | Stephanie Lamb | 30 | Female | Tyler | Texas | My twin boys are Autistic and have adhd and sensory issues. It's heartbreaking to see your children struggle so hard with everyday things and you can do nothing about it. It's like your child is trapped and you can't help him. We need help. |  |
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| 279 | 6:38 am PST, Nov 6 | Ms. | Anonymous | 40 | Female | Wallaceburg | My son has autism and it is a very hard ordeal for our family everyday. Some things like helping him get ready for school and meal times are often a struggle. | |
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| 278 | 8:56 pm PDT, Oct 2 | MEGAN COOKUS | 0 | Female | FORT WORTH | Texas | My son is 5 and non-verbal. And it is hard because we are limited on what is offered to us. I wish that he would talk more than anything. |  |
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| 277 | 1:49 pm PDT, Sep 23 | Mrs. | Jennie Richardson | 30 | Female | San Antonio | Texas | My son is autistic. When he is receiving services, he speaks, whenever they are interrupted because insurance does not want him to get them, he stops again. He gets it at school and we do it at home, but he needs that little bit extra. | |
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| 276 | 9:32 pm PDT, Sep 10 | Carol Duarte | 0 | Female | Roseville | California | My son is PDD-NOS with severe sensory processing disorder and dyspraxia. We struggle everyday to fit and need understanding and tolerance every where we go. It's hard getting the right help and the support of our neighbors. |  |
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| 275 | 4:22 pm PDT, Jun 25 | DeAnne Bothwell | 38 | Female | Gadsden | Alabama | No,but my youngest son does have a learning disability and I know what we go through all the time just to make sure he has as much help as we can find. Good Luck! | |
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| 274 | 5:39 pm PDT, Jun 18 | Ms. | caryn meehan | 36 | Female | st. petersburg | Florida | No | |
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| 273 | 8:48 pm PDT, Jun 13 | Judy Eason | 68 | Female | Fort Worth, | Texas | Yes, I am. My great grandson has been diagnosed with Autism. | |
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| 272 | 4:57 pm PDT, Jun 10 | Ms. | Vicki Bryant | 46 | Female | Fort Worth | Texas | Yes,my beautiful grandson is autistic | |
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| 271 | 12:49 pm PDT, Jun 10 | Mrs. | Heather Macias | 26 | Female | Fort Worth | Texas | Yes. My son has been diagnosed with Autism. | |
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| 270 | 4:21 pm PDT, Apr 9 | Greg Bostwick | 28 | Female | Alabama | My daughter is autistic | |
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| 269 | 7:46 am PDT, Mar 31 | Kari Edwards | 0 | Female | Illinois | at work | |
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| 268 | 7:02 am PDT, Mar 10 | Mrs. | Mae Sell | 41 | Female | Brookneal | Virginia | Unfortunately yes. My precious three year old grandson has Autism. |  |
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| 267 | 11:00 pm PDT, Mar 9 | Ms. | Anonymous | 35 | Female | Scottsdale | Arizona | My daughter has autism My deepest fear is that I will never really know her-- the depth of who she is because she is non-verbal and has a hard time communicating anything other than basic needs. I want so badly for her to be able to communicate more with me. I wonder how much further she will go with therapy. I am torn between hope and acceptance. | |
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| 266 | 10:14 pm PST, Mar 1 | Ms. | Nicole Perrot | 37 | Female | Los Angeles | California | no. But it is sad to see people suffering. | |
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| 265 | 7:09 am PST, Mar 1 | Hope Donah | 32 | Female | Keeseville | New York | My seven year old son is autistic | |
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| 264 | 11:46 am PST, Feb 25 | Mr. | JEREMY BROWN | 32 | Male | HIGHLANDS RANCH | Colorado | My son who is 3. Was diagnosed recently. The options for therapy are very limited. | |
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| 262 | 3:35 pm PST, Feb 21 | Jessica Shirley | 25 | Female | Tucson | Arizona | I have two nephews that are effected and their mother does her best but help for them would help her make their lives even better. | |
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| 261 | 3:13 pm PST, Feb 21 | Mr. | COLE BATY | 29 | Male | MCDONOUGH | Georgia | IT EFFECTS MY FAMILY. | |
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| 260 | 10:00 am PST, Feb 21 | Jeffery A. Mayor | 40 | Male | Abilene | Texas | suspect my son is affected | |
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| 259 | 1:24 pm PST, Feb 20 | Ms. | kallie rasar | 20 | Female | stockbridge | Georgia | No, I am not personally affected but I know someone who is and they are very close to me | |
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| 258 | 10:28 am PST, Feb 20 | Laura Mcearchern | 34 | Female | jackson | Georgia | I have an autistic son and another son who is asperghers...they need these things covered to help give the a better life. |  |
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| 257 | 6:18 pm PST, Feb 13 | Anonymous | 0 | Female | Bellville | Ohio | yes | |
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| 256 | 9:10 am PST, Feb 13 | Ms. | Megan Hanford | 31 | Female | Bellville | Ohio | Yes. My daughter has Autism. We just want to get her the help and support she needs. | |
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| 255 | 1:27 pm PST, Feb 10 | Ms. | Gerri Allgood | 57 | Female | Salt Lake City | Utah | My grandson has autism and I think that insurance companies should be made to cover these children's medical expenses |  |
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| 254 | 7:29 pm PST, Feb 9 | Ms. | Lana Stockell | 38 | Female | Fairfield | Connecticut | I am the parent of an autistic child |  |
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| 253 | 9:13 am PST, Jan 30 | Anton Oscar Iorga | 25 | Male | Regina | Yes | |
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| 252 | 1:09 pm PST, Jan 26 | Lisa Gliever | 45 | Female | Roseville | California | Yes...I have 3 year old twin boys, both diagnosed with Autism. |  |
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| 251 | 9:16 pm PST, Jan 18 | Ms. | Jennifer Rogers | 40 | Female | Senoia | Georgia | I teach special education for children with severe emotional and behavioral disorders which at times includes Autism/Asperger's. | |
Autism - Support - Health Insurance - Research/Studies
Applied Behavioral Analysis, change in diet, and vitamin supplements are some of the strongest and most recognized aides (by parents) in helping autistic patients are not clinically studied and or recognized. Our government should put forth the same effort it does with any other condition. Especially now that there seems to be an epidemic. From 1 in 10,000 some years ago to 1 in 166 today. This should be everyone’s concern. We need health coverage for our children but can not get any because no formal studies are being done on what works and what just pacifies the conditions on the spectrum. The claim is always "there are no clinical studies to prove..." Well, why not? Why is it we have to come out of pocket with no support and try things until we find what is good for our child. Why is it that we get no guidance and help from the same people who administer treatment to other conditions? Is autism not recognized? Make the government stand up and do something.....Please. We need funding for research so we can have a direction to go. They say there is no treatment or cure, but parents around the world will attest to similar benefits from same treatments learned from other parents. Do we have to do this on our own? Help us please. Parents, friends and associates of people on the spectrum.
Kim Polk, mother of autistic child
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