Michele is an Oklahoma resident and mother of three children, two of whom are autistic and one of whom is LGBTQ+. She was instrumental in getting treatments and therapies for children with autism to be covered by insurance through legislation. At times Medley attempted to meet her children’s needs through religious private schools, most of which were Catholic, but discovered these schools were inexperienced, unprepared, and unwilling to provide suitable educational opportunities to meet the needs of autistic children.
