Action Alert

This Action Alert comes from Washington Autism Advocacy

Today Centers for Disease Control announced there was a 57% prevalence increase in ASD's from 2002 to 2006. CDC is NOT attributing the increase solely to improved diagnostics. "...These results indicate an increased prevalence of identified ASDs among U.S. children aged 8 years and underscore the need to regard ASDs as an urgent public health concern. Continued monitoring is needed to document and understand changes over time, and concerted efforts are needed to provide support for persons with ASDs, their families, and communities to improve long-term outcome." What better way to provide support for persons with ASD's than to make sure evidence based healthcare based on National Standards and sound scientific findings are covered by insurance. Law makers are coming back to face a REALLY tough session. Some of them KNOW autism is an urgent public health concern. 81 agreed it's time for private insurance to do it's share. We agree, we're making our message simple: My name is ______________ and I am your constituent. I am calling to wish you a peaceful & joyous holiday season and to ask you a favor. Will you please cosponsor Shayan's Law, Autism Insurance Parity. Shayan's law will not cost any money. It will save the state millions in efficiencies & will potentially create 2400 new jobs. Thank them for their work-- (Be polite, positive, and succinct: they work very hard and long hours until the end of session) If the legislative aid asks you any questions that you can't answer, please don't make a guess, refer them to me: Arzu@WashingtonAutismAdvocacy.org. We need to make contact, by calling every single legislator in the state and ask them to cosponsor Autism Insurance Parity. 3 phone calls! Followed up by 3 e-mails to send them our AIP Brief-fact-sheet. Click here for Contact information. I am so grateful to all of you to giving us your voice and your continued support. Please let me know as soon as you hear "I Do!" These lawmakers cosponsored Shayan's law last session, we need their continued support. If you don't see your legislator's name below, be sure to contact them, if you don't hear yes, find out their questions/concerns & let us know.

Representatives Williams, Roach, O'Brien, Kirby, Anderson, Pettigrew, Appleton, Dick erson, Dunshee, Darneille, White, Pedersen,Goodman, Campbell, McCune, Rodne, Haler, Priest, Sells, Green, Morrell, Hunt, Blake, Upthegrove, Wood, Orwall, Conway, Ericks,Moeller, Flannigan, Kenney, Ormsby, Hasegawa, Eddy, Rolfes, Liias, Roberts, Takko, Seaquist, Chase, Hurst, Sullivan, Wallace,Carlyle, Clibborn, Springer, Kelley, Ross, McCoy, Maxwell, Miloscia

Senators Hobbs, Pflug, Fairley, Haugen, Swecker, Rockefeller, Tom, Marr, Pridemore, King, Delvin, Murray, KohlWelles, Regala,McAuliffe, McDermott, Kastama, Becker, Kline, Jarrett, Oemig, Brown, Kauffman, Fraser, Shin, Parlette, Kilmer, Brandland, Roach Thank you very much in advance for this. With my warmest regards, Arzu Visit our Family Forum for resource on insurance & Medicaid coverage of ASD treatments http://www.washingtonautismadvocacy.org/family/ Stay informed- Join WAA in support of state & federal legislation improving lives of individuals with autism

Best regards,

Arzu