Autism/undiagnosed autism

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Expert: - 2/12/2011


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I live in Georgia, USA.  My two sons are 13 years old and I suspect strongly that they have some form of Autism, however, they are both undiagnosed.  I have very few means financially speaking, but both of my boys have Georgia Medicaid.  Where, in Georgia or Southeast Tennessee (we are very near Chattanooga, TN) can I take my boys for testing to confirm or rule out an Autism Spectrum Disorder?  There seems to be no place to get them the help they need.

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Hey Bruce,

Thank you for your interesting question.

I am not sure but I believe virtually every state in the union have an Autism society. So I think you can look one up in Georgia and in Tennessee. This would be a good place to start. Also major Autism Web sites like OASIS has places they can be referred in your local area to serve your sons.

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