Contrary to popular fears that half of autistic children will never speak, new findings by the University of Michigan show just 14 percent of autistic children are unable to talk by age 9 and 40 percent can speak fluently.

WESTCHASE –When Kimmie Fine’s son Jacob was diagnosed with autism at age 2, she had no idea the amount of doctor visits, therapy sessions and medical bills she faced.

Roughly 17 percent of children under the age of 18 are affected by a developmental, behavioral or learning disability. Now a Westchase family is doing something to help.