{"id":386563,"date":"2026-08-31T22:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T22:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/386563\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T22:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T22:50:09","slug":"why-parents-fear-an-autism-screening-and-why-theyre-wrong-miami-autism-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/386563\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Parents Fear an Autism Screening, and Why They\u2019re Wrong | Miami Autism Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Miami Autism Dad Victor Antunez interviews autism dad Jeffrey T King, RN, President of TMCS Community Care, about the gap families fall into when they know something is wrong and have no idea how to get help. Founded in 1999 at the suggestion of a church member, TMCS Community Care has connected hundreds of Miami-Dade families to the healthcare, social, and community services they need. In 2023, he won a grant to bring early autism screenings to Miami-Dade. He explains how a screening works, why so many parents fear it will only bring bad news, and what it really is: a tool that opens doors instead of closing them. He shares the story of a mother of 5 whose health plan covered transportation but couldn\u2019t fit 4 car seats, and how a church van solved what the system couldn\u2019t. And he talks about the mom who called him after a screening changed her son\u2019s life, and the sentence he\u2019ll never forget: \u201cI always knew something was wrong, but I didn\u2019t know how to get help.\u201d His message is 3 sentences long. Healthcare is complicated. We can all use help. Get help when you need it.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Subscribe to get Miami-Dade\u2019s best disability resources, local events, and community news delivered to your inbox, FREE: https:\/\/miamidadedisabilitynews.com\/<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 And if you\u2019re a special-needs family weighing a move, selling an inherited home, or planning for the next 30 years, that\u2019s my work as a Real Estate Professional here in Miami-Dade. I\u2019m uniquely qualified to help. Call or text me directly: 305.401.6224<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Connect with Jeffrey at TMCS Community Care: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmcscommunitycare.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.tmcscommunitycare.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    Connect To Your Customers &amp; Grow Your Business&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"link-button connect-customer-business\" href=\"https:\/\/communitynewspapers.com\/request-information\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Bugle-Boy.jpg\" scale=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Miami Autism Dad Victor Antunez interviews autism dad Jeffrey T King, RN, President of TMCS Community Care, about&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":386564,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-386563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/386564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=386563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=386563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}