Daily Health Care

On the eve of World Autism Day which were held April 2, Members Fasquelle Daniel and Jean-François Chossy filed a bill aimed at making autism the great national cause in France in 2011. The objectives are to improve early detection of disease, develop work with children with autism and their integration and retention in schools.

Members recalled that 150 children, according to the High Authority for Health (HAS), is suffering from a disorder belonging to the autism spectrum (or pervasive developmental disorders). The screening is reached on average at the age of 6 years, “while the diagnosis is possible from two years”.

Making the great national cause autism would also “raise funds” to finance many activities such as educational programs so that children with autism have access to a school “ordinary”.

For 2010, the label great national cause was attributed to a group of 25 organizations fighting against violence against women. In 2009, the donation of organs, blood, platelets and bone marrow had been chosen.