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Autism in Minnesota
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First of a two-day series
Autism's $100,000 question
Advocates say intensive therapy helps kids. Skeptics ask whether it's really effective and worth public cost. Updated Apr. 4, 2011
Elisa Roiko with twins Elijah (middle) and Seth
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A customized approach
Article By: MAURA LERNER ,Star Tribune Publish April 3, 2011 2:00 AM / Update April 2, 2011 11:49 PMA few years ago, they thought their children might spend the rest of their lives unable to talk or care for themselves. Yet today, their eldest son, Joshua, is mainstreamed in kindergarten and headed for a gifted classroom next fall.
And they have high hopes for all their sons, thanks in part to a day treatment program at the Fraser Child & Family Center in Minneapolis. "We see progress every day," said Alexander Fernandez.
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Autism payments are under scrutiny
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