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Utah autism insurance mandate expanded! … On March 26, 2019 Governor Gary Herbert signed Senate Bill 95 into law, which expands Utah’s autism insurance mandate. The new law eliminates existing age and hour caps for coverage of autism spectrum disorder, expanding access to transition-age youth and adults with autism! Utah passed its original autism insurance mandate in 2014, requiring coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of …
Medicaid coverage for Texas children with autism… The Texas state legislative session has begun, along with our advocacy efforts to ensure autism coverage for Texas children on Medicaid! An estimated 80,000 Medicaid-enrolled Texas children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. However, most are unable to access evidence-based treatments for their diagnosis. Timely access to medically necessary treatment, including applied behavior analysis (ABA), is critical for children diagnosed with autism. Under the Early Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) Medicaid benefit, children under the age …
Autism and budget-friendly Halloween costume ideas… up our own costumes ever since, even for his younger sister. So below I share some ideas for you to try for your child with autism and/or sensory needs. But before I do, I wanted to drop a quick note. In doing research for this article, I realized … get rid of the negativity surrounding ABA therapy. She does this through humor while using real talk on her TikTok @AnotherAutismMom. She also runs “The Dino and Nuggets Corner” Facebook Group. Hear her journey to getting her autism diagnosis with …
Celebrating fearless women of the autism community… years old. We knew I had a disability by that time, but we struggled with diagnoses such as developmental apraxia, etc. Autism was difficult to diagnosis with my visual impairment, etc., but age eight or nine is when I was diagnosed. I always … celebrating unique strengths and contributing to a more inclusive and understanding society. Kasey I was diagnosed with autism when I was six years old, but my parents didn’t fully tell me until I was old enough to understand. I still didn’t …
Autism Speaks national board member Dr. Tom Frazier appointed to federal autism committee… DC – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that Thomas W. Frazier, Ph.D., member of the Autism Speaks Board of Directors, has been appointed as one of two new members of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee ( IACC ), an advisory group on federal autism activities. He will serve alongside other public …
Autism Speaks and Autism Speaks Canada Support Launch of the Canadian Platform for Genomics and Precision Health… Toronto, Ontario — Today, a Canadian consortium including Autism Speaks and Autism Speaks Canada is announcing the launch of a new project to expand the development of a software platform to enable …
Analysis confirms no association between autism and vaccines… A meta-analysis of ten studies involving more than 1.2 million children reaffirms that vaccines don’t cause autism . If anything, immunization was associated with decreased risk that children would develop autism, a possibility that’s strongest with the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine. The report appears online in the journal …
Just Another Autism Podcast: Autism Speaks' CEO, Keith Wargo, addresses misconceptions and past missteps… In this first episode of Just Another Autism Podcast, Eileen Lamb sits down with Autism Speaks' CEO, Keith Wargo, to discuss the rise of misinformation and disinformation on social media, and the impact it …
What autism has taught me, as a mom… This guest blog is from Kristi Jacobsen. Kristi is a mother of 3. Her 27 year old son Jonathan, has autism . She worked as a behavior analyst for the past 13 years supporting students with a wide range of behaviors and … Sometimes, the greatest gift isn’t one we unwrap. In spite of the numerous challenges and struggles raising a child with autism presents, it has also shown me the gifts. Gifts that at times have gone unrecognized by myself, others, and even …
Autism Speaks connects families and caregivers of children with autism to essential skills through Caregivers Skills Training program… NEW YORK (March 31, 2022) – As World Autism Month commences, Autism Speaks is offering families in the U.S. and around the world access to free resources to help children with autism …