CNN noticed your autism stories

Posted by Beth Finke on March 31st, 2008

A huge thank you to all of you who read Lisa Tate’s blog last week and then contacted CNN. The network’s chief medical/health producer phoned Easter Seals Headquarters last week to tell us she’d been touched by several of your autism stories.

CNN plans to continue covering autism far beyond this Wednesday (when CNN Medical News will devote …Read More » »

Today’s the deadline: share your ideas with autism committee

Posted by Beth Finke on January 4th, 2008

In December, Patricia Wright wrote about Dr. Stephen Shore’s appointment to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.
I had the pleasure of meeting Shore at our 2007 Easter Seals Training Conference in April. Shore is a well-known public speaker, and at the conference he provided a personal perspective on …Read More » »

The cost of treating autism

Posted by Ellen Harrington-Kane on November 13th, 2007

In a previous post titled “Autism…should health insurance cover treatment?” – I blogged about a parent who pushed through legislation in South Carolina to provide insurance coverage for autism services in that state. Now, a bill in the Ohio House would require health insurance companies …Read More » »