Assemblyman Thomas Abinanti fights against redefining autism
Photo credit: Angela Gaul | Adrian Ponce, 7, of Yorktown, visits the sixth annual Autism Information Fair with his service dog Carly at the Westchester County Center in White Plains. Carly is trained to provide safety and companionship to children with autism through Guiding Eyes for the Blind's Heeling Autism program. (April 22, 2012)
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Autism information fair in White Plains
A bill to pre-empt controversial proposed changes to the definition of autism by the American Psychiatric Association was introduced last week by a Westchester County assemblyman.
Assemblyman Thomas Abinanti (D-Tarrytown), whose 12-year-old son has a diagnosis on the autism spectrum, wants to write the current definition of autism into state law. The bill is co-sponsored by Assemblyman Felix...
