UN forum focuses attention on autism
September 27th, 2008From the International Herald-Tribune, CNN:
More than a dozen of the world’s first ladies gathered at the UN Friday to call for a global effort to improve research, treatment and acceptance for people with autism.
“Not too long ago, those affected by autism-related disorders were set aside, placed in institutions, or dismissed as untreatable lost cases,” said Ban Soon-taek, wife of U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. “Today, sadly this reality is still prevalent in some parts of the world.”
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