December 23, 2024
Community Shares | December 23rd 2024
- A ProPublica investigation has uncovered that UnitedHealthcare, the largest U.S. insurer, is reducing access to applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy for children with autism as part of a cost-cutting initiative.
- The Autism CARES Act of 2024, a bipartisan bill providing $1.95 billion over five years, is set to become law after passing Congress with overwhelming support.
- Researchers at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) have developed an innovative method using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze children’s arm movements, potentially aiding early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- A recent study investigating the link between prenatal ozone exposure and intellectual disability (ID) in children found significant associations, particularly during the second trimester of pregnancy.
October 13, 2020
Telehealth Proves Helpful For Parents Learning About ASD Behavioral Therapy
Not everything associated with the coronavirus pandemic and autism has turned out to have a negative consequence. A good example of this phenomenon is a Rutgers University study recently published in The Journal of Applied Behavioral Analysis. The study showed that telehealth sessions used out of necessity during the pandemic, have successfully trained parents of children with autism to effectively manage their children’s challenging behaviors.
