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Parents across Long Island are struggling to find adult support programs for one of the fastest growing childhood afflictions in the nation. 

The U.S. Department of Education says there has been a 900 percent increase in autism over the past 10 years, and that one out of every 166 babies is stricken with the disability. Sea Cliff resident Marian Boehm says her 20-year-old son, Alex, was diagnosed with autism at age four. She says he has received excellent care and specialized treatment at the Genesis School in Plainview, but adds there is no law that requires agencies to provide services to autistic adults. 

Experts say adult programs are tough to come by and many parents simply take what they can get. Genesis School Executive Director Joanna Gerenser says the wrong program and the wrong support system could set a patient back 20 years. 

Related Information: The Cody Center - (631) 632-3070 Young Autism Program - (631) 205-1750 or (631) 580-4000 Autism Today Autism Society of America Cure Autism Now 

Parents across Long Island are struggling to find adult support programs for one of the fastest growing childhood afflictions in the nation.   The U.S. Department of Education says there has been a 900

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I'm meteorologist Rich Hoffman through hyperlocal weather forecast. The rest of today. A little breaks of sunshine. We have a couple of spotty rain or snow showers moving on through. We've had a few flakes flying out over the east end. Now, through the rest of today, still that chance of a rain or snow shower. Now, in Huntington through this evening it's cold. We top out to a high of 41. By the time we're coming home from work around five o'clock, 39 degrees, we're in the thirties, skies will clear overnight and tomorrow morning, cold temperatures around 25 to 30 degrees. So out the door today this afternoon, 41 degrees, it's cold that rain and snow shower, wind chills have been in the twenties and thirties. So if you're outside the gloves, the hat, the warm boots and also the scarf and keep yourself warm. The rest of today, take a look. Now, tomorrow. So it's cold today. Tomorrow, the chance of a rain or snow shower in the afternoon hours of Thursday, a high of only 40 to start off hot for Thursday night, slight chance of a rain or snow shower early and then overnight hours of Thursday into Friday, skies will start to clear and weather will be improving on your Friday. How about a temperature near 50 degrees? So, changes coming our way towards the weekend, Saturdays dry Sunday. We're watching the storm. It will have strong winds and the timing of the rain looks to be during the afternoon and evening hours of Sunday. If it gets delayed a little bit more, it's more towards Sunday night. So the threat of some brief heavy rain, Sunday night into early Monday morning and some strong winds, we could have winds on Sunday night, 40 to 50 MPH. Recapping today. Temperatures, low forties that rain in passing snow shower tonight, turning colder lows 25 to 30. It's a cold start to your Thursday morning. Saturday looks good at 54. Then that rain and wind Sunday night into Monday morning.

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LI parents struggle to find adult care for autism patients