Don’t Divide the Autism Spectrum: Unite the Whole Community

• By: Robert Naseef, PhD Clinical Psychologist, Author, and Parent of an Adult Autistic Son
• August 21st, 2023
• access to services, autism acceptance, labels, language, neurodiversity, opinion, profound autism, severe autism
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Despite clear alternatives, some prominent voices in the autism world, whom I wrote about in November, are continuing to push for a new category which they are calling “Profound Autism.” They are completely ignoring Autistic voices. The Autism Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), “has continually...

Navigating Legal Challenges in Autism Healthcare: Ensuring Access to Services and Insurance Coverage

• By: Eileen M. Mendes Cathy Booth, CCC-SLP, BCBA, LABA Autism Care Partners Ashley Williams, PhD, LABA, BCBA-D Learn Behavioral
• July 5th, 2023
• access to services, Affordable Care Act, early intervention, federally mandated services, healthcare, IEPs, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, insurance coverage, legal protections for access to care, parity, state mandates, Summer 2023 Issue
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Prevalence rates of autism are at an all-time high, and we know that early and intensive treatment produces the optimal outcomes for autistic individuals. According to the CDC, “most children (85%) identified with ASD had concerns about their development noted in the records by 3 years of age.”...