MICHIGAN: Final autism hearing in senate
Advocates told a state Senate panel Tuesday that Michigan is heading for serious problems and expenses if it does not require insurance companies to cover autism treatment.
Lorri Unumb is with the advocacy group Autism Speaks, and is the mother of a 9-year-old child with autism. She told lawmakers that about 15-thousand children in Michigan have been diagnosed with autism, and that number is growing.
Read more here: MICHIGAN: Final autism hearing in senate (2010-10-06).
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Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts is founder of Support for Special Needs and has been a regular contributor since its inception in May 2010. A mom to two kids with special needs, she didn't want other parents to feel what is the often isolating world of raising a child (or two!) with disabilities. Her kids had kidney transplants at the age of eight and will need liver transplants in the future as a result of ARPKD/CHF. They both have vision disorders and learning disabilities.