Family Wins Suit for Autistic Son’s Health Care
Two years ago, Jacob Micheletti was diagnosed with autism.
His parents say Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) has transformed their son from a boy who was retreating into darkness into a precocious, gregarious kid.
Jake’s father, Joe Micheletti, who works for the state of New Jersey, assumed the family’s insurance company would cover the treatment costs. They were not, which came as a shock, Micheletti said. So he took the case to the state’s highest court — facing off with fellow co-workers along the way — and won.
