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Illinois General Assembly Passes Autism Insurance Bill

In yet another key victory for children with autism, on November 20, the Illinois General Assembly passed Senate Bill 934, an amendment that requires private health insurance companies to provide coverage of evidence-based, medically necessary autism treatments and therapies. To learn more about Senate Bill 934 and to find out what you can do to help the bill become law, click here. To stay informed about 2009 federal and state autism insurance reform legislation, sign up for action alerts here.
IAN REPORTS ON SPECIAL DIET
The Interactive Autism Network (IAN), which collects information via the Internet from families of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) throughout the U.S., surveyed parents on the use of special diets as treatment. In this report, IAN researchers share data on what parents have reported about their use of special diets, including the gluten-free/casein-free diet. Read more.

2008 Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting Spotlights Autism Treatment
Washington, D.C. played host to more than 30,000 neuroscientists from around the world, including many Autism Speaks grantees, for the five-day Society for Neuroscience meeting November 15-19. Amidst many exciting developments in all fields of neuroscience, a theme of treatment of the component features of autism emerged. Read an overview of this year's conference here. Read more about progress in autism brain tissue research with highlights of Autism Tissue Program researcher projects here.

"Train 4 Autism" and Raise Money for Autism Speaks"
Running in a race or training for a triathlon? Join Train 4 Autism and help raise much-needed funds for autism research! Click here to learn more.
Share Your Holiday Tips with Our Community!
In our latest "In Their Own Words" essay, a mother tells how her son with autism spread a message of autism awareness and acceptance by starting an Autism Speaks Student Club at his middle school. Read more.
Share Your Holiday Tips with Our Community!
Do you have ideas or anecdotes that may help other families with autism prepare for the upcoming holiday season? Send them to us at editors@autismspeaks.org. We will include these in our next issue of e-Speaks.
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