Assemblyman Jim Conte (R,C,I,WF-Huntington Station)
presents an Assembly Resolution proclaiming April
as Autism Awareness Month in New York State at the
Coalition of Health and Wellness in the Early Years
Public Forum on Autism recently held at the DeMatteis
Center at St. Francis Hospital.
Assemblyman Conte, a member of the Assembly Republican
Task Force on Autism, has sponsored legislation
to allow the state to do an in-depth study on the
number of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum
Disorders (ASD’s), provide training to school
personnel on how to interact with children with
autism, and provide recreation and social outlets
for children and respite programs for families.
Pictured from Left to Right are Assemblyman Joseph
Saladino, George Melillo, Founder of the Melillo
Foundation, Dr. Joel Bregman, Medical Director of
the Fay J. Lindner Center for Autism and Developmental
Disorders at North Shore-LIJ Health Systems, Jill
Rooney, Chair of the Coalition, Assemblyman Conte,
Evelyn Ain, Publisher, Spectrum Publications, Senator
Craig Johnson, and Assemblyman Andrew Raia.
