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Monday, 7 September 2015 - Strasbourg

Annex 3 - Autism (written declaration)

Written declaration No 18/2015 submitted under Rule 136 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure by Nicola Caputo, Enrico Gasbarra, Miriam Dalli, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Ivan Jakovčić, Renata Briano, Péter Niedermüller, Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Daniel Buda, Barbara Kappel, Lampros Fountoulis, Milan Zver, Ivo Vajgl, Tibor Szanyi, Kostas Chrysogonos, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Biljana Borzan, Marek Plura, José Blanco López, Ivan Štefanec, Dubravka Šuica, Eleftherios Synadinos, Demetris Papadakis, Igor Šoltes, Eduard Kukan, Eva Kaili, Momchil Nekov, Marlene Mizzi, Laurenţiu Rebega, Mara Bizzotto and Georgios Epitideios on autism1 (minutes of 7.9.2015, item 9) and signed by 418 Members.

Text of the written declaration:

1.   Autism is a lifelong complex brain disorder that appears during early childhood, and affects around 1 per cent of the population. The effects of autism can range from mild to severe impairments of a person’s ability to understand everyday information, communicate and interact socially with other people. The causes of autism are still being investigated.

2.   There is currently no cure for autism, but it has been demonstrated that early and intensive intervention can help overcome the symptoms of autism and significantly improve the level of independence of people with autism.

3.   Despite the importance of early diagnosis to provide adequate support and education, early detection is still lacking across Europe.

4.   The Commission and the Council are called upon to support accurate detection and diagnosis of children and adults with autism.

5.   The Commission and the Council are also called upon to adopt a strategic and holistic approach to respond to the challenges faced by people with autism throughout their lives. A European strategy should aim at encouraging research on autism, prevalence studies and exchange of best practices regarding evidence-based interventions for children with autism, as well as support and habilitation services for adults.

6.   This declaration, together with the names of the signatories, is forwarded to the Council and the Commission.

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1 Pursuant to Rule 136(4) and (5), of Parliament's Rules of Procedure, where a declaration is signed by a majority of Parliament's component Members, it shall be published in the minutes with the names of its signatories and forwarded to the addressees, though it shall not be binding on Parliament.

List of signatories:

Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, Daniela Aiuto, Marina Albiol Guzmán, Nedzhmi Ali, Lucy Anderson, Martina Anderson, Eric Andrieu, Gerolf Annemans, Maria Arena, Pascal Arimont, Marie-Christine Arnautu, Margrete Auken, Petras Auštrevičius, Inés Ayala Sender, Pilar Ayuso, Georges Bach, Guillaume Balas, Zigmantas Balčytis, Zoltán Balczó, Burkhard Balz, Nikolay Barekov, Hugues Bayet, Heinz K. Becker, Ivo Belet, Bendt Bendtsen, Brando Benifei, Joëlle Bergeron, Goffredo Maria Bettini, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Dominique Bilde, Mara Bizzotto, José Blanco López, Reimer Böge, Franc Bogovič, Simona Bonafè, Michał Boni, Mario Borghezio, David Borrelli, Biljana Borzan, Victor Boştinaru, José Bové, Lynn Boylan, Paul Brannen, Mercedes Bresso, Renata Briano, Steeve Briois, Daniel Buda, Gianluca Buonanno, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Jerzy Buzek, Soledad Cabezón Ruiz, Alain Cadec, Wim van de Camp, Nicola Caputo, Matt Carthy, David Casa, Daniel Caspary, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Lorenzo Cesa, Dita Charanzová, Nessa Childers, Caterina Chinnici, Ole Christensen, Lefteris Christoforou, Kostas Chrysogonos, Alberto Cirio, Carlos Coelho, Sergio Gaetano Cofferati, Lara Comi, Therese Comodini Cachia, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Richard Corbett, Ignazio Corrao, Silvia Costa, Javier Couso Permuy, Andrea Cozzolino, Andi Cristea, Ryszard Czarnecki, Miriam Dalli, Rosa D'Amato, Seb Dance, Viorica Dăncilă, Arnaud Danjean, Nicola Danti, Michel Dantin, Rachida Dati, Paolo De Castro, Angélique Delahaye, Andor Deli, Karima Delli, Fabio De Masi, Mark Demesmaeker, Isabella De Monte, Jean-Paul Denanot, Gérard Deprez, Albert Deß, Mircea Diaconu, Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Anneliese Dodds, Diane Dodds, Herbert Dorfmann, Damian Drăghici, Ian Duncan, Pascal Durand, Angel Dzhambazki, Frank Engel, Georgios Epitideios, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Jill Evans, Tanja Fajon, José Inácio Faria, José Manuel Fernandes, João Ferreira, Santiago Fisas Ayxelà, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Lorenzo Fontana, Vicky Ford, Eleonora Forenza, Jacqueline Foster, Lampros Fountoulis, Eugen Freund, Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Mariya Gabriel, Kinga Gál, Iratxe García Pérez, Enrico Gasbarra, Jens Geier, Elena Gentile, Arne Gericke, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Adam Gierek, Neena Gill, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Michela Giuffrida, Sylvie Goddyn, Charles Goerens, Ana Gomes, Tania González Peñas, Esteban González Pons, Beata Gosiewska, Sylvie Goulard, Luis de Grandes Pascual, Maria Grapini, Ingeborg Gräßle, Nathalie Griesbeck, Theresa Griffin, Françoise Grossetête, Andrzej Grzyb, Roberto Gualtieri, Enrique Guerrero Salom, Sylvie Guillaume, Antanas Guoga, Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto, Marian Harkin, Heidi Hautala, Brian Hayes, Hans-Olaf Henkel, Esther Herranz García, Krzysztof Hetman, Maria Heubuch, Iris Hoffmann, Monika Hohlmeier, György Hölvényi, Mary Honeyball, Richard Howitt, Danuta Maria Hübner, Ian Hudghton, Pablo Iglesias, Iliana Iotova, Cătălin Sorin Ivan, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Ivan Jakovčić, Ramón Jáuregui Atondo, Benedek Jávor, Danuta Jazłowiecka, Marc Joulaud, Karin Kadenbach, Eva Kaili, Jarosław Kalinowski, Kaja Kallas, Barbara Kappel, Othmar Karas, Rina Ronja Kari, Krišjānis Kariņš, Karol Karski, Tunne Kelam, Afzal Khan, Jude Kirton-Darling, Dieter-Lebrecht Koch, Jeppe Kofod, Kateřina Konečná, Ádám Kósa, Dietmar Köster, Stelios Kouloglou, Andrey Kovatchev, Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Barbara Kudrycka, Eduard Kukan, Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Kashetu Kyenge, Merja Kyllönen, Miltiadis Kyrkos, Georgios Kyrtsos, Alain Lamassoure, Philippe Lamberts, Gabrielius Landsbergis, Marju Lauristin, Giovanni La Via, Jérôme Lavrilleux, Constance Le Grip, Jo Leinen, Jeroen Lenaers, Philippe Loiseau, Sander Loones, Verónica Lope Fontagné, Javi López, Paloma López Bermejo, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Sabine Lösing, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Peter Lundgren, Krystyna Łybacka, David McAllister, Linda McAvan, Mairead McGuinness, Ivana Maletić, Andrejs Mamikins, Ramona Nicole Mănescu, Thomas Mann, Louis-Joseph Manscour, Marian-Jean Marinescu, David Martin, Edouard Martin, Fulvio Martusciello, Jiří Maštálka, Barbara Matera, Marisa Matias, Gabriel Mato, Fernando Maura Barandiarán, Emmanuel Maurel, Costas Mavrides, Georg Mayer, Joëlle Mélin, Roberta Metsola, Miroslav Mikolášik, Francisco José Millán Mon, Marlene Mizzi, Angelika Mlinar, Sorin Moisă, Csaba Molnár, Sophie Montel, Nadine Morano, Luigi Morgano, Elisabeth Morin-Chartier, Alessia Maria Mosca, Siegfried Mureşan, József Nagy, Victor Negrescu, Momchil Nekov, Norica Nicolai, Luděk Niedermayer, Péter Niedermüller, Liadh Ní Riada, Maria Noichl, Andrey Novakov, Franz Obermayr, Jan Olbrycht, Younous Omarjee, Artis Pabriks, Urmas Paet, Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Massimo Paolucci, Demetris Papadakis, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Aldo Patriciello, Eva Paunova, Emilian Pavel, Vincent Peillon, Alojz Peterle, Marijana Petir, Florian Philippot, Pina Picierno, Tonino Picula, Bolesław G. Piecha, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Kati Piri, Georgi Pirinski, Julia Pitera, Andrej Plenković, Marek Plura, Miroslav Poche, Salvatore Domenico Pogliese, Stanislav Polčák, Maurice Ponga, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Soraya Post, Cristian Dan Preda, Franck Proust, Emil Radev, Jozo Radoš, Paulo Rangel, Laurenţiu Rebega, Michel Reimon, Christine Revault D'Allonnes Bonnefoy, Sofia Ribeiro, Frédérique Ries, Dominique Riquet, Robert Rochefort, Liliana Rodrigues, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Claude Rolin, Paul Rübig, Tokia Saïfi, Massimiliano Salini, Matteo Salvini, Lola Sánchez Caldentey, Anne Sander, Alfred Sant, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Petri Sarvamaa, David-Maria Sassoli, Christel Schaldemose, Elly Schlein, Claudia Schmidt, Jordi Sebastià, Olga Sehnalová, Remo Sernagiotto, Ricardo Serrão Santos, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Pedro Silva Pereira, Siôn Simon, Branislav Škripek, Davor Škrlec, Michaela Šojdrová, Igor Šoltes, Renate Sommer, Renato Soru, Barbara Spinelli, Maria Spyraki, Bart Staes, Ivan Štefanec, Jutta Steinruck, Helga Stevens, Davor Ivo Stier, Catherine Stihler, Dubravka Šuica, Patricija Šulin, Neoklis Sylikiotis, Eleftherios Synadinos, Tibor Szanyi, Antonio Tajani, Hannu Takkula, Charles Tannock, Claudia Tapardel, Marc Tarabella, Indrek Tarand, Keith Taylor, Pavel Telička, Josep-Maria Terricabras, Eleni Theocharous, Isabelle Thomas, Patrizia Toia, Ruža Tomašić, Romana Tomc, Yana Toom, Estefanía Torres Martínez, Nils Torvalds, Evžen Tošenovský, Ulrike Trebesius, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Mihai Ţurcanu, Claude Turmes, Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski, Traian Ungureanu, Ernest Urtasun, Viktor Uspaskich, Inese Vaidere, Ivo Vajgl, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, Adina-Ioana Vălean, Elena Valenciano, Kathleen Van Brempt, Tom Vandenkendelaere, Derek Vaughan, Hilde Vautmans, Miguel Viegas, Harald Vilimsky, Daniele Viotti, Henna Virkkunen, Axel Voss, Jarosław Wałęsa, Julie Ward, Renate Weber, Bogdan Brunon Wenta, Cecilia Wikström, Glenis Willmott, Iuliu Winkler, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Janusz Wojciechowski, Anna Záborská, Theodoros Zagorakis, Pablo Zalba Bidegain, Flavio Zanonato, Tomáš Zdechovský, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Joachim Zeller, Janusz Zemke, Roberts Zīle, Jana Žitňanská, Kosma Złotowski, Damiano Zoffoli, Carlos Zorrinho, Inês Cristina Zuber, Milan Zver, Tadeusz Zwiefka.

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