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in india u wudnt get a speech therapist free during ur lifetime...i doubt whatever insurance is there provides for this. so basically families have to pay for it on their own. how many can afford it?

No speech therapist will work for free................after all it is his livelihood. But there are many who do give concessions.

absolutely right skep...we are raising this point in the story as t why autism is not covered under medical insurance

thts too costly..... i wonder hw people afford it.....

Originally posted by: monishsekhri

absolutely right skep...we are raising this point in the story as t why autism is not covered under medical insurance

I really feel the financial stress when I watch the show. It's well done.

Is there any state funding or any private charities people can apply to for developmental disabilities? There are options like that in the US, available to low income families. Autism is very expensive--therapies, dedicated childcare (cannot just send them to any old school, plus not just anyone can take care of them if parents have to go out), extended diapering, special foods and supplements, sometimes medications, adaptations people have to make to their homes, etc etc. Though one feels bad to say it, it can be a crushing financial burden. We don't qualify for much based on income, and we just have to cut back on other stuff to make it all work.

Mahika.