2. Lizette Ramos Undergraduate CSU, Monterey Bay December 2013

3. Situation  Program availability  Staff specialist  Awareness

4. Why now?  Increase of autistic children  New health law (Data & Statistics, 2013)

5. Solutions and Recommendations  Meetings  Community involvement  Raising awareness  pamphlet

6. Effects  Improved Education  Benefit  Child  Parents

7. References  Data & Statistics. (2013, June 27). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/data.htmlhttp://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/data.html  Butrymowicz, S. (2010, September 1). National crisis: Not much training for some special-ed teachers. Hechinger Report National crisis Not much training for some specialed teachers Comments. Retrieved from http://hechingerreport.org/content/national-crisis-not-much-training-for- some-special-ed-teachers_4189/ http://hechingerreport.org/content/national-crisis-not-much-training-for- some-special-ed-teachers_4189/  Children (Approximate Ages 4-11). (2012, November 21). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/parents/children/index.html http://www.cdc.gov/parents/children/index.html