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Parenting is a tough job for anyone, but raising children with autism, who often have behavioral or communication problems, can be especially…
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Comedy can come from unexpected sources, for example, parents of children who have autism. It can be hard for these parents to talk about their particular…
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Just after picking him up from day care, Wendy Santillan serves her son, Raoul, milk and cookies. Raoul, a 3-year-old with a crew cut and big brown eyes,…
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The Kansas House member who last session championed a bill that expanded insurance coverage for autism treatment said it may be adjusted in the upcoming…
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Insurance companies will begin covering autism services next January for a limited number of children in Kansas. A bill mandating such coverage has been…
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A bill awaiting Kansas Governor Sam Brownback’s signature would require health insurance sold in the state to include coverage for autism services--at…
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At the beginning of 2014, Kansas House Bill 2531 was introduced. This bill proposes insurance coverage for autism therapy for children , but many believe…
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To call raising kids with with autism or autism spectrum disorder a challenge would probably be underselling it ... by quite a bit.For many parents of…
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One of the problems of autism is that its origins are still fairly mysterious. But a more pressing, everyday concern for parents is how to pay for therapy…
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The Missouri Department of Insurance has issued its largest penalty to date, to health insurance company, Aetna. The state’s insurance director, John…
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A survey by the Interactive Autism Network found that nearly two-thirds of children with autism spectrum disorders have been bullied at some point. And it found that these kids are three times as likely as typical kids to have been bullied in the past month.
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Half of the mothers in the study had a child with an autism spectrum disorder, while the rest had a child with a developmental delay unrelated to autism, or no developmental problem. But an author of the study says it's not clear whether there's any connection between rising obesity rates and the increasing number of children diagnosed with autism.