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After years of asking Troy to consider pursuing excellence in educating children with Autism the District appears to be embracing this goal. As part of this movement forward they have hired a high school teacher and will start a program at Athens! After two years of being housed in another district our child can come [...]

Please write the Troy Board of Education for Troy, Michigan Schools and express your support for the pursuit of excellence in educating Troy, Michigan’s children with autism at:
troy.board@troy.k12.mi.us
Troy Board Members are:

Carol Pochodylo President
Wendy Underwood Vice President
Ida Edmunds Trustee
Paula Fleming Trustee
Gary Hauff Trustee
Nancy PhilippartTrustee

May 05, 2009
To the Board of Education and
Dr. Barbara Fowler, Superintendent of Schools
Troy School District
4400 Livernois Road
Troy, Michigan 48098
Dear Board Members and Dr. Fowler
Imagine –
“Troy School District recognized by the Autism Society of America in recognition of their commitment to the autism community. The District’s recognition was announced at ASA’s National Conference and Exposition on [...]

May 11, 2007
Dr. Barbara Fowler
Superintendent of Schools
Troy School District
4400 Livernois Road
Troy, Michigan 48098
Dear Ms Fowler,
Imagine –
“Troy School District recognized by the Autism Society of America (ASA) in recognition of their commitment to the autism community. The District’s recognition was announced at ASA’s National Conference and Exposition on Autism Spectrum Disorders”
This would be an outstanding addition [...]

This History and Background of our Experience with Troy Schools and Autism
As a background note – we have three boys who are now through or in college attend Troy, Schools. Our experience then, as with most children in Troy was that the school district was what it advertised to be – excellent. This is why [...]

Through her tears, my daughter was crying, “Daddy, I want to go to my school!, I want to go the school with my friends, I want to go to my brother’s school!”
Life is confusing enough for a child with autism. These children have trouble seeing, hearing and understanding the world around them. Routines are important. Relationships [...]

Independent actuarial and economic studies done in other States indicate adding coverage would modestly increase policy costs, often significantly less than 1%.
 
According to the Autism Society of America, 90% of costs are in adult services and life-long care can be reduced by two-thirds with early diagnosis and intervention.
 
The benefit to the State, businesses, taxpayers, [...]

Over the lifespan, the average societal cost of caring for 1 person with autism is $3.2 million. (Harvard School of Public Health, 2006).
 
Today, 1 in 150 individuals is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), making it more common than pediatric cancer, diabetes, and AIDS combined. It occurs in all racial, ethnic, and social groups.
In [...]

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Angerer Spearheads Fight
to Support Children
with Autism
Last Edited: Friday, 27 Feb 2009, 5:11 PM EST
Created On: Friday, 27 Feb 2009, 5:05 PM EST
- February 27, 2009 LANSING – House Majority Floor Leader Kathy Angerer (D-Dundee) introduced a package of bills Thursday to support the growing number of families struggling to cope with the costs of [...]