Janet Grillo, former board member of the Cure Autism Now Foundation, says in a Huffington Post column that she was moved to tears by Sarah Palin’s pledge to be an advocate for people with disabilities. Still, she says, Palin’s presence on the Republican ticket is no guarantee that John McCain will help people with autism. An excerpt:

Senator Obama told us that every autism advocate he has met, stresses the urgent need to increase funding for medical research. He was right to tell the American people that this essential work will cost money. … Piecemeal tax rebates will not cover health costs for our families, as they contend with this lifelong neurological disability. Tonight, John McCain told us that Governor Palin “knows more about autism than any other American I know.” Perhaps he should get out more.

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