The prevalence of autism is continuing to rise, with an increasing number of families facing the reality that there will be cuts to both services and programs affecting people with autism unless we all take action. Tax revenues continue to decline during the current economic woes and the budget reserves are drained. Most states in America are proposing sweeping and deep budget cuts that will affect families through reductions in services that are proven and needed.
The cuts that are proposed are coming at a time when the experience of autism has become a national health care crisis, something that affects every single community in the nation. The current delivery system for services
is often times unresponsive, ineffective, inefficient, and
inappropriate where provision of quality and seamless services over a
person with autism’s lifespan is concerned. The evidence is particularly
noticeable in the adult services sector.
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