Dr. Woods entered the patient exam room to meet with 6-year-old Kari and her mother. In her hand, she held the report from Dr. Hoffman, the developmental pediatrician Kari had seen two months ago, which confirmed a diagnosis of moderate to severe autism. After greeting Kari and her mother, Dr. Woods began,“I see Dr. Hoffman started Kari on guanfacine for some of her symptoms and had some recommendations for therapy.”“Yes,” Kari’s mother said, her voice unsteady.“She wanted us to start going to these therapists for speech and behavior and all kinds of things. And we saw a social worker, and she’s going to help us with the paperwork to get it all paid for. And Kari has started the guanfacine.”