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Progress and Challenges in Accessing Treatment for People with Autism

  • By: Amy Weinstock, MArch, BA Autism Insurance Resource Center, Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, UMASS Medical School
  • January 1st, 2017
  • 1430    0

Debora Thivierge, BCaBA, CBAA, attended her son’s high school graduation last spring, and looked on with pride as he started college this fall. This rite of passage was not something doctors who diagnosed her son with autism 16 years ago would have encouraged her to strive for. It’s a sign of...

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