The House of Delegates put money into the budget to help families dealing with autism. Autism activists suffered a big disappointment earlier this session when a mandatory insurance bill failed to pass. They say this surprise budget move shows some progress is being made.

Cory Bush, 6, plays with his mom Sarah and his service dog. When he was 17-months-old, Cory was diagnosed with autism. Cory and his family have already gone through the year-long program at the West Virginia Autism Training Center in Huntington. The House of Delegates wants to provide the center with an extra million dollars to help more children like Cory get off of a waiting list and into treatment. A broader bill to mandate insurance coverage for autism treatment didn't pass this session, but delegates say they're still looking at it. Cory remains on a waiting list to try and get a Medicaid waiver. His mom says with mounting medical debts, her family and others across the state are struggling to take care of their children.

For the West Virginia Autism Training Center at Marshall to get the money, the Senate still has to approve the idea. Those discussions will take place next week.