EasterSeals Midwest is utilizing a tool to help diagnose autism at a very young age. Alisa Nelson talks to Jeanne Marshall, the president of the organization, who says the technology takes roughly 20 minutes by tracking the eye movements of the...
A statewide commission has been working to develop a roadmap to help Missourians who are living with autism. Alisa Nelson gets an update on the commission’s work from Dr. John Montavani, the chair of the group.
Whether Gov. Mike Parson will give his blessing to the Missouri Legislature’s $49 billion state budget proposal remains to be seen. He has until the end of this month to decide if he backs the entire plan or if he will veto line items in the proposal. Missouri...
Missouri could be getting two new autism centers. Valerie Huhn, the director of the Missouri Department of Mental Health, says the state Legislature passed a state budget proposal that would open two centers in southwest Missouri. “Right now, we do not have an autism...
The names of more than 2,300 Missouri kids are sitting on a waiting list to determine if the children have autism. Gov. Mike Parson has requested $4.2 million in the next state budget to wipe out the waiting list for screenings at Missouri’s autism centers. The...
