Navigating the Legal Rights and Entitlements for Your Student with Autism

• By: Maria C. McGinley, MST, JD McGinley Law Group, LLP
• July 5th, 2023
• children, estate planning, evaluations, guardianship, IEP, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, parental rights, parents, school, students, Summer 2023 Issue
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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is the federal law that governs the education of children with disabilities, including autism. Congress’ purpose in passing IDEA 48 years ago was to open the school doors for children with disabilities and provide them “a free appropriate...

The Importance of Telediagnostics in ASD Diagnosis and Treatment

• By: Nina Rudnick, PsyD Lindsey Sneed, PhD, BCBA-D Catalight
• April 11th, 2023
• care inequity, diagnosis, evaluations, long wait times, pandemic, reduced anxiety, Spring 2023 Issue, telediagnostics, treatment
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The COVID-19 pandemic brought significant challenges and opportunities for psychologists conducting diagnostic evaluations for people with suspected autism spectrum disorder (ASD). While there had been research on telediagnostics for ASD, at the start of the pandemic these procedures had not been...