Trump Puts Autistic Kids in the Spotlight and Cuts Agencies Built To Protect Them By Claire Sibonney Aug. 26, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/race-and-health/education-department-civil-rights-office-autism-diagnosis-support-discrimination/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9-aonCx8NWtvm46ILP0QKMTdLR_h3koDKejy4JH4Xaerc7hUWlsY2EauVQ3iGR4EdSB9g8rDScyWb8nSwcG8b2Bejl9g&_hsmi=435310199&utm_content=435310199&utm_source=hs_email KFF Health News: Trump Puts Autistic Kids In The Spotlight And Cuts Agencies Built To Protect Them At Chain of Lakes Elementary School in Winter Haven, Florida, Josette Smith’s 9-year-old son, Ethan, gets to do what he loves most: crafts, math, and science. That is, when he isn’t being pulled out of class. Ethan has autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. He was diagnosed with autism in kindergarten after displaying behavior that concerned his relatives: He paced, flapped his arms, and became consumed with highly specific interests, such as Martin Luther King Jr. and dachshunds. (Sibonney, 8/26)