Illinois

The Illinois Autism Training and Technical Assistance Project is working with IL school teachers this summer to prepare them to work with autistic students during the school year. 

An Illinois teen who never quite seemed to "catch up", was finally diagnosed with Asperger's. 

Easter Seals has opened the Illinois Valley Autism Center, a one stop resource for parents of children with autism. 

Alexander Leigh Center for Autism opened in Lake in the Hills, IL, to fill a gap seen by parents of children with autism.

MeetUp is a way for parents of children with autism to get support and therapy information. 

Walk On Equine Assisted Activities, in Barrington, IL, offers therapeutic horseback riding (hippotherapy) to children with autism and other disabilities. 

The Easter Seals Autism Therapy School opened in Waukegan, IL to serve students 3-22 years of age.

...requires insurance to add 20 additional speech therapy hours per year for children with autism.