Parents receiving an autism diagnosis for their child can be overwhelmed with emotions and questions. What does the diagnosis mean? How should they support their child? Who should they tell? For the past six years, MIT undergraduate students have worked to help individuals and families navigate those challenges by collaborating with Boston Medical Center’s Autism Program. Through the initiative, which is organized and funded by MIT’s PKG Public Service Center, students spend four weeks in January working full-time for BMC as it provides patient care, education, and community-based outreach to…
