Development of Family Centered In-Home and Community Interventions for Persons with Autism

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Project Name:	Development of Family Centered In-Home and Community Interventions for Persons with Autism
Project Address:	Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Amount Requested:	$1,200,000
Federal Department or Agency:	Department of Health and Human Services
Individual or entity requesting this appropriation:	Eastern Michigan University
Value to Michigan’s 15th Congressional District and the American taxpayer:
FY2010 funding will address the crisis in autism treatment and increase the capacity of highly trained professionals to serve families with autism by implementing an innovative model of comprehensive interventions. EMU will implement a unique program of intensive, family-centered intervention to deliver multidimensional services in the context of daily life in the home and community for children of all ages: occupational therapy, speech therapy, special education, psychology, and social work.

Representative John Dingell