A Level 3 autism spectrum disorder, a diagnosis that takes the breath away from the parents of a two-year-old boy, so young but facing such a tough battle. It's the dramatic story of a family from Porto Torres.

"In December 2025, the certified ASL (Local Health Authority) clinic in Sassari issued a very serious diagnosis," the father explains. "In addition to autism, my son suffers from global developmental delay, extreme food selectivity regarding shape, color, and consistency, and a severely irregular sleep-wake cycle. He has also developed worrying episodes of eyeball revulsion, eyelid cloniosis, and involuntary head rotation." The medical report clearly states that the child is in a crucial phase of neuroplasticity. "Every day lost is an opportunity for recovery that will never return," the parent explains. "Despite the law requiring these cases to be assessed on file to expedite the issuance of a report, the Sassari National Institute of Social Security (INPS) has remained silent for over 80 days."

To avoid condemning their son to isolation, the family has no choice but to pay for the therapy out of their own pockets. But the costs are unsustainable: to guarantee the minimum necessary sessions, they spend a minimum of €280 and a maximum of €400 per month. "It's an immense sacrifice we're making for our son, but it's also a profound injustice: the INPS report is the only document that would allow us to access the free care provided by law." Instead, the bureaucracy slows everything down, taking away the smile and hope even from a child. "We've sent certified emails, emails, and made countless phone calls, only to receive the only response: 'Please wait.' But my son can't wait for this silent bureaucracy."

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