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Committee discusses recruiting neurologist and training for pediatricians to speed autism diagnosis
Laredo Community Disability Committee · January 29, 2026
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Summary
Members discussed recruiting a childhood neurologist to brief the committee and exploring provider training after members said some pediatricians delay autism referral; one participant called delayed referrals "time the child is losing without getting services."
Committee members described efforts to secure clinical expertise and provider training to reduce delays in autism diagnosis and referral.
Speaker 1 said the committee would try to negotiate with a childhood neurologist from Corpus Christi to meet with the medical committee and provide details on autism spectrum…
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