Glaring gaps. Why mental health care can be a struggle for autistic youth
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- Publish Date:
- August 27, 2024
- Author(s):
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- Reyes, Emily
- Source:
- Los Angeles Times
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Summary
Alison D. Morantz, director of the Stanford Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Law and Policy Project, called it a “scandal” that amid a scarcity of psychiatric beds for youth, “if a family member discloses that their child is on the autistic spectrum, they can say, ‘No thank you.’”
“It puts parents in impossible situations,” she said.
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