Autistic Health: Embracing a Holistic Approach

• By: Steven Merahn, MD Partners Health Plan/Care Design NY
• April 12th, 2024
• care coordination, development, holistic health, Integrated Care, neurodiversity, preventive care, Spring 2024 Issue
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Human beings may seem similar because we all go through common developmental stages. However, in reality, human beings are remarkably diverse. Shaped by genetics and life experiences, we develop a wide range of personalities, temperaments, skills, capabilities, preferences, perspectives, and ways...

Community Living in the Era of COVID-19

• By: Nicole LeBlanc Human Services Research Institute (HSRI)
• March 26th, 2021
• accessibility, accommodations, actually autistic, community, community living, COVID-19, employment, healthcare, house calls, housing, independent living, internet access, peer mentoring, preventive care, Spring 2021 Issue
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As we cope with the disruption of this pandemic, many of us are wondering what our new normal will look like on the other side. Before COVID-19, many people with disabilities went to day programs or had individualized 1:1 staff supporting them at work or in activities in the community. Now, because...