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Family Wins Suit for Autistic Son's Health Care
   
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Family Wins Suit for Autistic Son's Health Care
by Larry Abramson

Two years ago, Jacob Micheletti was diagnosed with autism.

His parents say Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) has transformed their son from a boy who was retreating into darkness into a precocious, gregarious kid.

Jake's father, Joe Micheletti, who works for the state of New Jersey, assumed the family's insurance company would cover the treatment costs. They were not, which came as a shock, Micheletti said. So he took the case to the state's highest court — facing off with fellow co-workers along the way — and won.
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10/02/2007by: shannonj
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