House bill would free up Medicaid spending for autism treatment
Listen to this article SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS â Braxton Lear is 5 years old and tall for his age. He runs â not walks â from his scooter, to the swing set, to the trampoline in his great-auntâs backyard in Caseyville, about 12 miles east of St. Louis. Braxtonâs mom, Shannon Lear, asks him whatâs his name, how old is he, and whatâs her name. He answers. âHe couldnât do that a year ago,â Lear said. Braxton was diagnosed with autism around his third birthday. For the past year and a half, heâs been receiving autism behavioral therapy from th...