Does Utah's Medicaid Autism Pilot Need Higher Standards?

Nicole VanBuskirk walks with her
6-year-old autistic son, Austin.

Carol Embry and her husband have full-time jobs with health insurance, but neither their salaries nor their policies cover the cost of the autism treatment their 5-year-old son needs.

They’ve tried other therapies. They’ve borrowed money and tapped into retirement funds.

Salt Lake City Co. Donates iPads to Autism School

Congrats to Apartment Management Consultants in Utah for making such a difference.

SALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake school for kids with autism lacked the funding to get iPads to increase the learning for their students. But a local Salt Lake company saved the day by donating the iPads.

Teachers have found that iPads really help autistic children to learn. With the colors, sounds and hands-on technology, the children stay more focused on their work.

Teen Connects Everything to Music

TOOELE, Utah — Despite the faulty wiring in his brain, Kodi Lee is a genius.
Even at age 11, when his story was first publicized, he blew people away with his music.
Now, despite deficits with autism, Kodi has advanced to Stansbury High School and soon may be on his way to a specialized college of music.
For this teenager from Tooele, there are no books, no teaching. All comes naturally from a part of his brain that dishes out reams of music.