Autism Vox

April 2nd, 2008

How Do You Pay For What You Need?

After their now-7-year-old son Ryan was diagnosed with autism 5 years ago, Lorri and Dan Unumb “they sold their house, downsized and sacrificed to cover costs,” an April 1st CNN story reports. Intensive behavior therapy for Ryan costs between $70,000 and $80,000 a year which is lawyer and law professor Lorri Unumb’s “entire salary.” The […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 17 comments

February 26th, 2008

Register for NYU Child Study Center Online Town Hall at 9am TODAY

Update, 3.10pm: For a transcript of the Town Hall forum, you can go here.
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Today from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., the NYU Child Study Center is […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 35 comments

February 24th, 2008

NYU Child Study Center to Hold Town Hall Meeting, Post “Ransom Notes”

Back in December, the New York University Child Study Center launched a public awareness advertisement campaign called “Ransom Notes,” in which. The campaign was pulled a few weeks later, in no small part due to the work of disability rights advocacy groups, parents, and many concerned individuals, who questioned the negative portrayal of autism […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 5 comments