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 Kansas Governor's Commission on Autism
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- A growth rate of over 500% in the school age population in the last nine years
- Insufficient early and intensive intervention services necessary, prior to age ten to make a significant difference in functional abilities, improving the quality of life as recommended by the NIH
- Lack of diagnostic and training/treatment centers, resulting in extended delays in evaluation and loss of crucial time when treatment has been proven to be most effective
- The absence of specialized services and training in the field for families, educational personnel and service providers
- The need for increased funding for early intervention inorder to meet and support the intensive needs of children with autism spectrum disorder
- Many families and individuals in need of support, training, and assistance are floundering and frustrated. Most of these are cases where families are without resources, contacts, and/or knowledge of how to access the system or they are stuck on waiting lists or excluded. Investment early in life can make a difference in the quality of life for the individual and family in terms of independence and integration versus dependence and/or institutionalization.
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