Many parents are struggling with long wait times and a shortage of speech therapists.
The recent layoffs at Texas Children’s Hospital exposed an underlying problem in the autism community., but assured worried patients that this would not impact their care.Benjamin Zimmerman’s son, Artie, has trouble communicating due to an autism diagnosis. Zimmerman said they’ve seen Artie show progress since starting speech therapy , so he was heartbroken when he found out about the layoffs.
Thankfully, our reporting led to a positive outcome for this family. After initially putting him on a waitlist, TCH said they found a new speech therapist for Artie and booked him an appointment.As a parent to an autistic child myself, I know all too well what the Zimmermans are going through.
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