When it comes to cash, Wright reported Gov. Ed Rendell said that Pennsylvania is ahead of other states. In his term as governor, the commonwealth went from zero funding for autism to spending $20 million. He said that funding will actually save taxpayers money in the long run. "If we get a 2-year-old and are able to diagnose with autism, studies have shown we can avoid $1.9 million by doing that early diagnosis," Rendell said.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
TV Report on Autism Costs
Pittsburgh's WTAE-TV has a report on the costs of autism (link takes you to video, but embedding is not available).
