What is the PUNS database? And, is your child on it?

PUNS stands for Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services. 

The Illinois General Assembly has created a cross-disability database for services for people with disabilities. The database is an important tool used to accurately gauge the needs of individuals with disabilities and their families in the state. Currently, Autism is under-representative, do not be a family that misses out. As of February there were fewer than 300 families on the database representing autism as a primary disability. Yet, there are at least 8,200 children in Illinois in special education under the primary eligibility category of autism.

Make sure your child is counted. It is important to be on this DATABASE. There may potentially be a service available right now to access, and if not, you can guarantee access to them when as Illinois puts more money into services for individuals with Autism.  

Call your PAS agency today… click here for contact information.

Complete the PUNS Questionnaire… click here to download a copy.