From a series on National Public Radio called “The Autism Chronicles,” the story of Amy Thompson. She’s a single mother from Michigan who is trying to get an appropriate education for her 6-year-old son Kolin.

Marguerite Colston of the Autism Society of America says in an interview that services for children with autism are uneven and inadequate, leaving families in the lurch. Autism often bankrupts families, she says, and many families move from state to state in search of appropriate services for their children.

Colston offers suggestions on how families can learn their rights and get the services to which their children are entitled. Parents should not be deterred by school officials who say they just don’t have the resources to help.

“What we need to do is make autism a national priority so that families … don’t have to move, and don’t have to suffer.”

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