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Parent pushes for funding for autism services 		   
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Parent pushes for funding for autism services

The first year of her life, Mike Wasmer's daughter Kate developed normally.

"At one year of age she had three words. She was saying mommy, daddy, and kitty,” Wasmer said.

Right after her first birthday, her parents noticed a drastic change.

“She started losing her speech. She was limited to just saying kitty, everything was kitty. She would look at me. I was kitty She would look at my wife, she was kitty. And then she lost that altogether,” Wasmer explained.

“Her private therapy cost us approximately $35,000 a year,” Wasmer said.

But Mike says his family was lucky. They could afford it. Many can't and are desperate.

“The most difficult thing as a parent is a sense of isolation,” Wasmer said.

That's why Mike is urging the state to approve more funding, more services and more outreach for families like his.
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09/22/2007by: shannonj
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