Bill Text: TX HR279 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing April 2023 as Autism Awareness Month.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR279 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR279-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 279 | ||
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| WHEREAS, April 2023 is Autism Awareness Month, and this | ||
| occasion provides a fitting opportunity to promote education about | ||
| autism and issues within the autism community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Autism spectrum disorder encompasses a range of | ||
| health conditions that can cause social, communication, and | ||
| behavioral challenges; people experience the disorder to varying | ||
| degrees, and symptoms can include being nonverbal, engaging in | ||
| atypical speech patterns and repetitive behaviors, and having | ||
| significantly high or low levels of sensitivity to various sensory | ||
| stimuli; ASD lasts throughout an individual's life, and early | ||
| diagnosis can ensure that those affected receive the treatment and | ||
| intervention services they need, such as speech therapy, social | ||
| skills training, and assistive technology; and | ||
| WHEREAS, According to the United States Centers for Disease | ||
| Control and Prevention, approximately 1 in every 44 children is | ||
| affected by autism, compared with 1 in 125 in 2004; although the | ||
| cause of the disorder is unknown, the CDC outlines numerous factors | ||
| that increase the risk of a child having ASD, including genetic | ||
| conditions, family history with autism, and certain medications | ||
| taken during pregnancy; and | ||
| WHEREAS, More work remains to be done in understanding this | ||
| complex health issue, in improving procedures for diagnosis, and in | ||
| supporting individuals with autism, and the observance of Autism | ||
| Awareness Month unites Texans in their commitment to these efforts; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize April 2023 as Autism Awareness Month | ||
| and encourage all residents of the Lone Star State to learn more | ||
| about autism spectrum disorder. | ||
| Reynolds | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 279 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
