Tennessee Mom Shares Emotional Journey to Get Autism Diagnosis for 5-Year-Old Son
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU, TENNESSEE – Lakotah Frye wants her story to be told in order to help others. Not too long ago, Lakotah was in many of your shoes, reading patient stories on AsYouAre.com to soak up as much as she could about the process. In fact, other moms who shared their experiences helped her make […]
With Limited Options for Autism Evaluations, South Jersey Mom Finds Answers for Her Daughter Through Telehealth
SOUTH JERSEY – Koriann Ausburn spent months tirelessly calling places searching for an autism evaluation for her 3-year-old daughter, Addilyn. Living in South Jersey, she found that her options were either going to be in Upstate New Jersey or having to travel out of state for an appointment. “I was calling around to different places […]
Unable to Find an Autism Evaluation for Her Son in Pittsburgh, This Local Mom Turns to Telehealth
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA – There are parents all over the country sitting on extremely long waitlists for autism evaluations for their kids, but Jessica from Pittsburgh was running into issues even joining a waitlist. She was having a hard time finding an appointment for her 2-year-old son, Kyle. She said, “The wait times here were just […]
After Spending Years on Autism Evaluation Waitlists for Her Son, the Wait is Over When Kentucky Mom Finds Virtual Clinic
GEORGETOWN, KENTUCKY – For nearly two and a half years, Renee Romero from Kentucky struggled to find an available autism evaluation appointment for her 7-year-old son, Ezra. She’s had his name on three waitlists these past couple of years without any indication of how long she’d have to continue to wait for answers. “I’m not […]
‘They Don’t Just Treat You Like a Number’ Texas Mom Describes Her Experience with Virtual Clinic for Autism Evaluations
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS – Marquita waited nearly two years on waitlists for autism evaluations in her area for her now 4-year-old daughter, Cassie. After being told about a virtual clinic by Cassie’s therapy center, and then coming across that same clinic while scrolling on Facebook, she took it as a sign to give it a try. […]
Virginia Mom Says Telehealth was ‘Much Easier’ than She Expected When It Came to Her Son’s Autism Evaluation
UNIONVILLE, VIRGINIA – Kristal Rusk spent months trying to get an autism evaluation for her 2-year-old son, Mattis. Being put on multiple waitlists, having their spot on a waitlist canceled, being told by several places they have no set timeframe available… these are all the struggles Kristal had faced during the process. “I was warned […]
New Jersey Mom Describes How She Knew Her Son Had Autism, Even Before Getting Diagnosed
BRICK, NEW JERSEY- Theresa Dakoury knew in her heart that her son, Adam, would eventually be diagnosed with autism. She and her husband would talk about certain behaviors that stood out to them: like how Adam still wasn’t talking at 4 years old, how he wouldn’t respond to his name, how he’d have a meltdown […]
Big City, Few Options: Pennsylvania Mom Felt Alone Searching for an Autism Diagnosis Until Finding As You Are
MARS, PENNSYLVANIA– Alyson Zawitz lives 30 minutes from Pittsburgh in a town called Mars that fully embraces an out-of-this-world theme. But when Alyson couldn’t get an autism evaluation for her 9-year-old daughter Roree, in a city as big as Pittsburgh, she felt like she was living on another planet. All three waitlists she put her […]
Kentucky Twins Put On a Waitlist for 3 Years for Autism Evaluations Until Mom Finds Virtual Clinic
SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY- Where Rebekah Fugate lives, the resources for autism diagnostic services are few and far between. The mother of four couldn’t believe there were only two options in her area: one of them being three hours away, and the other being over an hour away. So when she suspected her twin daughters, 5-year-olds Laya […]
‘It Was a Weight Lifted Off My Shoulders’ Pennsylvania Family Leaves 2-Year Waitlist for an Autism Evaluation After Finding a Quicker Option
SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA- Imagine tirelessly trying to find an autism evaluation for your child when the closest option is an hour and a half away. You are then put on a waitlist for 2 years, and you encounter constant rejection, delays and miscommunication with diagnostic service providers. That’s exactly what happened to Scranton, Pennsylvania mom of […]