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Published: September 26, 2008

Autism study doesn't focus on insurance
Health: Discussion at Capitol frustrates some parents

By Michael McNutt

A House committee wrapped up its interim study on autism Thursday, hearing about a pilot project to teach autistic children, a proposed autism research center and an early diagnosis program in Shawnee that its founder says can spot neurological disorders in the first year of a child's life.

Only one person talked about insurance coverage of behavioral and therapy programs for children with autism, which frustrated ma...

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