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Changing Stories Autism Services and Consultation, one of the many autism service centers open in the Houston Bay Area, opened a new facility in Webster in mid-January, expanding its behavioral services and outreach to the community. (Courtesy Elizabeth Hewatt)

Local service centers in Houston Bay Area open to help rising autism rates

By Haley Velasco

As the number of children diagnosed with autism increases, local autism centers offering services for families has followed suit.

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A photo of Leah Barton, Harris County's interim public health executive director
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A photo of UTHealth Houston's interim president LaTanya Love.
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