Woman’s Dream of Autism Center Doused by Officials
Countywide
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Courtni Laughlin says requirements to install sprinklers have prevented her from opening a much-needed center for adults in Placentia.
Disabled Children Caught in the Middle of Switch to Obamacare
Countywide
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Children with autism and others with special needs are losing services as they are transferred out of the Healthy Families program.
Law Meant to Shift Autism Care to Health Insurers Has Caused Turmoil
Health & Wellness
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The state law, passed last year, was intended to shift the cost behavior health therapies to insurance companies but has led to barriers of service for families.
OC’s Top School Nurse on the Wisdom of Vaccinating Kids
Countywide
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Many parents believe that childhood vaccines are harmful. Pamela Kahn, a public health expert and head nurse of the Orange County Department of Education, says those parents are misinformed.
Grants Will Create New National Autism Center in OC
Health & Wellness
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The $15-million Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders of Southern California is expected to be a leader in fight against autism.
The Challenges of Treating Autism
Healthy Communities
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Dr. Joseph Donnelly, who heads the county’s leading autism center, discusses the disorder’s many conundrums.
Vaccination Rates Across Orange County Slipping
Healthy Communities
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Fear over autism is believed to be fueling lower vaccination
rates in wealthier South County school districts.