Bold Proposals Stemming from Marco Rubio’s 100 Ideas Foundation Statewide Discussion on Autism

Report by the Autism Wellness Foundation,

We were pleased to be invited to past Speaker Marco Rubio’s 100 Ideas Foundation conference in Orlando. Rubio brought together the leaders from across the state in the struggle to cure autism and to provide better alternatives for children and caregivers.

Much of the conference was devoted to group discussions on plans to bring people with autism into the workforce. Autism Wellness Foundation Chairman Yomin Postelnik shared his idea for non-profits to incentivize corporations and local businesses to hire employees with special needs by featuring such hirings in their newsletters, in tandem with a plea for readers to patronize those businesses. Other organizational leaders and advocates shared their experiences and proposed solutions for a wide range of problems faced by the special needs community.

Discussions centered around the need for programs that mainstream kids with autism into standard classrooms. The need to facilitate the transfer of new information on autism to pediatricians and other health care professionals was another key issue raised in group discussions.

The Autism Wellness Foundation viewed Speaker Rubio’s 100 Ideas conference as extremely beneficial to promoting better options for children with autism, not least because of the conference’s goal to implement the best of ideas raised (the top 100 of them, to be precise). Bringing together leaders and people with hands on experience and putting their thoughts into action is the exemplification of leadership and the 100 Ideas Foundation and Marco Rubio deserve credit for doing just that.

The Autism Wellness Foundation is also committed to holistic approaches in the treatment and prevention of autism. Chiropractics, which treat the nerves, have been shown to provide remarkable benefit in children with autism. Diet and motivational programs have also made huge impacts in the lives of these special children. It is our hope that as ideas to treat autism are considered, agencies that currently lead the way in providing treatment and education will look to these methods as well. By enhancing access to all treatment and prevention methods we can ensure a better tomorrow for the special needs community.