How Digital Health Ecosystems Are Shaping the Future of I/DD Support

• By: Greg Wilson aSuggestion for Wellness & Care
• July 9th, 2025
• AI, caregivers, digital, direct support professionals, funding, intellectual and developmental disabilities, Medicaid, remote care access, services, Summer 2025 Issue, technology
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The disability service sector finds itself at a crossroads. The current federal administration is working with Congress to reduce the size of government and overall spending levels. It is likely that this will affect Medicaid Long Term Service and Supports in many states, creating concern within...

Cooking Up Communication: A Recipe for Using AI to Support Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) with Modeling Scripts

• By: Lauren Tucker, EdD Kristy Hynes, PhD, BCBA-D Southern Connecticut State University
• December 30th, 2024
• AI, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, communication, language, technology, Winter 2025 Issue
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Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) plays an important role in empowering individuals with autism and other complex communication needs to engage meaningfully in their communities. Essential to AAC adoption is the evidence-based practice of modeling, wherein communication partners...

Harnessing Technology to Support Individuals with Autism and Their Families

• By: Karen Lindgren, PhD Bancroft
• October 2nd, 2023
• AI, apps, artificial intelligence, Fall 2023 Issue, innovation, partnerships, personalized interventions, technology, virtual reality
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We are in a moment of limitless possibilities. Tech innovation is the new zeitgeist, and its development and growth are moving bewilderingly fast. With it comes possibilities to provide the best care and the best outcomes for those living with autism and their families. For providers largely...