For many families with children showing signs of autism, the path to a definitive diagnosis can be long and frustrating. Extended wait times coupled with inconclusive results often exacerbate the anxieties of already concerned parents. However, hope has emerged recently with the introduction of...
The soaring rate of autism diagnoses, from 1 in 68 in 2010 to 1 in 36 today, according to the CDC, has thrust the importance of efficient and effective treatments into the limelight. While Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy has been hailed as one...
Understanding the subtleties of developing therapeutic autism therapies is essential as we figure out how to best serve the ever-increasing demand for services for children with autism. Integrating applied behavior analysis (ABA) and the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) into early intervention frameworks has...
Dozens of Indianapolitan parents and advocates, their faces etched with concern, gathered outside Governor Holcomb’s residence in August 2023, demanding the reconsideration of the recently proposed cuts to Medicaid reimbursements for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy, a well-regarded treatment for children with autism. For...