The Program “Autism: Inside and Out” is a program about Autism Spectrum Disorders and the individuals, families and professionals who live and/or work with Autism every day. Approximately one out of every 100 children today is diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. With the high rate of diagnosis, if you don’t know someone with Autism today, it won’t be long until you do. Having one or more children diagnosed with Autism can be a very frightening and daunting experience, and it is a constant learning curve. We hope that with this program we can offer some useful information to parents as well as to the general public.

Current Episode Autism Awareness Day at the Capitol Each year in April we celebrate National Autism Awareness month and this year was no exception as many events were held throughout the nation. On April 12th, 2011 the Autism Advocacy Coalition of Minnesota held an event at the State Capitol called “Stand Up Speak Out - Autism Awareness Day in Minnesota.” Many people gathered in the capitol rotunda for the event which featured numerous speakers including state legislators, Autism advocates and individuals living with Autism. The event encouraged advocacy as this year there were numerous legislative bills of interest to the Autism community including bills regarding Autism insurance coverage, the Autism Task Force Reauthorization, and of course the deep budget cuts to disability services and supports. We were at the capitol for the “Stand Up Speak Out” event and had the opportunity to speak with a few of the presenters as well as take in many of the presentations.

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