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Special Needs App of the Day: Autism DX/Treatment
...on the spectrum. Dr. Brown warns that you will have to see a number of specialists, and you will have to fight with insurance companies and school systems...DX/Treatment app introduces you to treatment plan options. As a supporter of ABA therapy, Dr. Brown highly recommends this treatment; Dr. Brown has over...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Take a True Vacation with Autism on the Seas
...special education teachers, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, ABA specialists, or people working on some form of degree in...special education teachers, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, ABA specialists, or people working on some form of degree in...
News > Advocacy
Oregon Is Weighing Cuts to Physical Therapy, Prosthetics, and Autism Care for Medicaid Members
...your child gets occupational therapy through the Oregon Health Plan, or your family relies on a prosthetic limb, a wheelchair seating evaluation, or an ABA program, those services now appear by name on a state document about where Oregon might spend less money. Nothing has been cut. No bill has passed. What...
News > Advocacy
Minnesota Just Disenrolled 61% of Its Medicaid Disability Providers. Other States Are Running the Same Audit. Here's What Families Need to Do Now.
...Monday morning to find that their child's ABA therapist, adult day program, or in-home...87 Minnesota counties. That includes ABA therapy providers, adult day services,...Barry's daughter was receiving full-time ABA therapy at Superior Steps, an autism..."We decided to enroll her full-time in ABA therapy, which was transformative for...
Legal > Healthcare
How to Appeal an Insurance Denial for Speech, OT, or ABA Therapy
The denial letter arrives in the mail. Your child's speech therapy, occupational therapy, or ABA services won't be covered. The reason: "not medically necessary." You've been through months of evaluations, your pediatrician wrote the referral, and...
Financial > Grants
The Complete Guide to Disability Grants: Where to Start, What You Qualify For, and How to Apply
...they're scattered across federal agencies, state programs, disease-specific nonprofits, and local foundations with no central registry. A family needing ABA therapy funding might qualify for seven different grants, but they'll only find two of them without a map. Here's that map. Federal, state, and nonprofit...
Financial > Grants
Therapy Grants for Autism, Speech, and OT When Insurance Says No
...gotten the diagnosis, already found a provider, already started to hope. Then a letter arrives in the mail explaining that the service isn't covered. ABA therapy runs $40,000 to $60,000 per year. Speech and occupational therapy add up fast, too. Private grants won't replace what insurance should be covering,...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
How Elemy's Transition to Software Impacts the Autism Spectrum Community
...health services. The startup also offered in-home Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) sessions, which served as an opportunity to test the efficacy of their software...no longer necessary. The extensive support team previously needed for the ABA practice has now been considerably reduced. Currently, the company continues...
Medical > Pediatrics
Therapeutic Approaches to Autism: Exploring Pediatric Possibilities
...backbone of autism therapy relies on traditional behavioral interventions such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and applied behavior analysis (ABA), newer, more innovative methods are making headway. Social Skills Groups, for example, provide an communally educational and therapeutically enriching...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day – iLearnNEarn
...including sight words, colors, shapes, basic math skills, spelling, emotions and facial expressions. The apps are based on the Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) model of intervention delivery. "In addition to tracking student usage and progress for teachers, the apps can use individual student data in order...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Best iPad Apps for Special Needs
...are some of our favorites. Dr. Brown's DTT Apps DTT stands for discrete trial training, a primary teaching method in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), used often as a therapy for autism and ADHD. Developed by a licensed psychologist with over 40 years clinical experience, the apps help teach basic...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Disciplining Children with Autism
Use clear, positive communication, structured routines, and ABA principles for effectively disciplining children with autism.