Breakthrough for autistic kids with catatonia jeopardized by Congress - Nashville Banner

Breakthrough for autistic kids with catatonia jeopardized by Congress - Nashville Banner

Wendy Stotsenburg didn’t know what was happening to her son. Her second-born, Lukas, had been diagnosed with profound autism when he was 10 years old. He could neither read nor write nor carry on a conversation. But, in the five years since his diagnosis, he had made encouraging progress. Thanks to the help of Wendy and her husband, Rod, and physicians near their home in Old Hickory, Lukas could eat with utensils and say simple phrases, such as …