Rep. Dan Burton

Autism Light #22 is Rep. Dan Burton.

Congressman Dan Burton

Congressman Dan Burton represents Indiana's 5th District in the United States House of Representatives.  He has served Indiana since 1983. His grandson Christian Sarkine has autism. He is an Autism Light because of his efforts in the political arena to advocate in Washington DC for those with autism, especially by working to assure better access to health care and treatments for those with autism.  He has also been tireless on calling for prevention, research, and safer vaccines.

Here is a YouTube video showing part of an interview with Dan Burton on Autism.

In 2003 he wrote a powerful Letter to President George W. Bush on Autism.  His efforts on autism in Congress are outlined on a special section on his website at http://burton.house.gov/issues/autism.  On this page he writes:

My only grandson is autistic, so this is an issue that is very close to my heart.

The following are some links related to Dan Burton's work.

• Congressman Burton's YouTube Channel
• Congressman Burton's Wikipedia Page
• Congressman Burton's Official Website

Thanks to Dan Burton for being an Autism Light.

Autism Light honors diverse heroes to the world of autism. 

Photo Information: The above photo of Dan Burton is in public domain and Wikipedia Commons because it is the official public photo of a United States governmental official.