Stories of overbilling by autism service providers have prompted cutbacks by states and Medicaid managed care plans. Side effect: a number of autistic kids won't be getting all the help they need. http://www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/03/aba-funding-turmoil.html

A new study profiles four autistic state lawmakers. http://www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/03/autism-and-political-careers.html

Study: gaps in legal training might hinder effective defense strategies and limit access to justice for autistic defendants. http://www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/03/lawyers-and-autistic-defendants.html

RFK Jr. built his brand on the lie that vaccines cause autism. Now the White House suddenly sees he’s a political liability. Too late. Measles is exploding, and Republicans will pay a price at the ballot box. http://www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/03/vaccines-and-midterm.html

An important Wall Street Journal report focuses on abusive Medicaid billing practices by autism service providers. There's a flip side to that coin. There are good providers, but scammy ones don't give autistic kids the high-quality help they need. https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/autism-therapy-medicaid-payments-640aa435?st

The Inter-Agency Autism Advisory Committee has not met since July 10, 2024. It has now scrubbed its March 2026 meeting. That's probably just as well, since RFK Jr. has stacked it with antivaxxers who subtract from the sum total of human knowledge. http://www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/03/iacc-cancels-meeting.html

A Wall Street Journal editorial attacks Medicaid fraud by autism service providers. Don't dismiss such concerns. Scammy providers really are a big problem, and their victims are poor autistic kids who don't get the help they need. http://www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/03/fraud.html

Like everything else about autism, the concept of educational inclusion is complicated and contested. http://www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/03/inclusion-its-complicated.html

Trump's bogus warning about Tylenol apparently persuaded pregnant women to take less. More lies mean more pain. Words matter. http://www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/03/trump-got-pregnant-women-to-take-less.html

New data show that the number of students with disabilities increased between 2023 and 2024. Autism accounted for 40% of the total increase. It now accounts for about 15% of all school-age students with disabilities. http://www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/03/idea-autism-numbers.html