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The Profit Trap: How Private Equity Turned Autism Therapy into a Multi-Billion Dollar Industry at Children’s Expense

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September 23, 2026
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A groundbreaking investigation by The 74 has uncovered a startling reality behind the U.S. autism therapy sector: a massive, unchecked influx of private equity capital has transformed a clinical field into a profit-driven machine. Over the past six…