An Open Letter to the CIHR Concering the New Autism Symposium

Published: September 27, 2007, 1:50 am

Tags: cihr, autism symposium, autism disorder, autism society new brunswick

September 27, 2007CIHR Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and AddictionScientific DirectorDr. R mi Quirion Assistant Director, OttawaDr. Barbara Beckett Project Officer Asimina SaikaleyDear CIHR DirectorsI have been active in autism advocacy in New Brunswick, and federally, for 9 years, since my son was diagnosed with Autism Disorder at the age of 2. Prior to the previously canceled Autism Symposium I contacted your office with respect to your procedures for selecting community representatives as delegates to the symposium. The symposium was canceled at the last minute. Now I am aware that you are inviting representatives from the "autism community" to attend the newly scheduled "Autism Symposium without input from the provincial societies. At least, you did not contact the Autism Society New Brunswick and request the name or names of delegates to attend at the Toronto airport symposium in early November. Instead you picked the delegates who would attend on behalf of the

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