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Cure Autism Now: President Clinton Signs Children’s Health Act, Will Provide $200 Million for Autism Research | Oct. 17, 2000 #AutisticHistory
President Clinton Signs Children’s Health Act, Will Provide $200 Million for Autism Research CAN Parents were Key to Success “At 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 17, 2000 President Clinton signed the Children’s Health Act of 2000 into law. The United States government has spoken with compassion and vision for a large group of suffering Americans,…
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Cure Autism Now: A Message from The Founders | Winter 2001 #AutisticHistory
CURE AUTISM NOW ADVANCES NEWSLETTERS Thanks to You! Cure Autism Now Advances Autism Research It has been five years since we started Cure Autism Now. Things were very dark then, and they really are a bit brighter now. More talented scientists are dedicating their lives to solving autism. There is more money available to pay…
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Cure Autism Now | Autism Group Works Toward Brightening the Future | 2001 #AutisticHistory
Autism Group Works Toward Brightening the Future By ROSIE MESTEL, Times Medical Writer Jon Shestack, left, with family members Miriam, 7, Gabriel, 3, mom Portia Iverson and 8-year-old Dov, who is autistic. On a recent Monday morning, 8-year-old Dov Shestack is off to Culver City, backpack full of snacks and a change of clothes. After…
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Cure Autism Now | Law moves children one step closer to cure | Nov. 1, 2000 #AutisticHistory #StopBigAutism
Law moves children one step closer to cure By Evelyn Tan PowersUSA TODAYNov 1, 2000 The quietly overwhelmed parents of children with autism found new reason for hope in mid-October when President Clinton signed the Children’s Health Act of 2000. The law is a victory for one parent in particular: Jonathan Shestack, producer of the…
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Cure Autism Now(CAN) Funds research in search of answers | Fall/Winter 1997 #AutisticHistory
Cure Autism Now(CAN) Funds research in search of answers COSAC Outreach, Fall/Winter 1997 by Jon Shestack The Cure Autism Now (CAN) foundation was established in California almost two years ago by a group of parents, clinicians and researchers. In looking for answers for their own children and patients, they were shocked to find how little…
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Cure Autism Now | Families Make the Critical Difference in the Pace of Autism Research Via The Advocate | April 1997 #AutisticHistory
March-April 1997The Advocate By Portia Iversen & Jonathan Shestack Families Make the Critical Difference in the Pace of Autism Research Families of people with autism have taken the lead in genetic research by forming AGRE, the Autism Genetic Resource Exchange. This is the world’s first truly collaborative gene bank for autism. It is administered with the highest scientific…
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