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Gov. Nixon Urges Legislature to Help Increase Licensed Providers

JEFFERSON CITY (January 17, 2012) -- Gov. Jay Nixon, in his 2012 State-of-the-State Address, called on the Missouri Legislature to take the next step in improving access to care for children with auti... More...

Federal Judge Rules for Military Families on ABA Coverage

WASHINGTON, DC (July 26, 2012) -- A federal judge in Washington has handed military families a major victory in their pursuit of insurance coverage for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy for their dependents by ... More...

Another Victory for ABA Coverage in Washington State

SEATTLE -- The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) has settled with a group of state employees who sued for coverage of applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy to treat autism under the states Uniform Medical Plan.

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Board of Medicine Issues Emergency BCBA Regulations

RICHMOND (June 25, 2012) -- The Virginia Board of Medicine voted last week on emergency regulations related to the state licensure of Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) and Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analy... More...

Senate Armed Services Grills DoD on TRICARE Autism Coverage

WASHINGTON, DC (June 21, 2012) -- A Senate Armed Services subcommittee sharply questioned representatives from the Department of Defense (DoD) today on why they offer limited autism insurance benefits to military families, particularly in light of... More...

Autism Speaks Provides Strategies to Help Parents with Difficult Behaviors When Their Child has Autism

NEW YORK, N.Y. (June 21, 2012) – Autism Speaks, the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization, today released An Introduction to Behavioral Health Treatments, Applied Behavior Analysis and Toilet Tr... More...

ATN/AIR-P Parent’s Guide to Applied Behavior Analysis

This tool kit is an informational gu... More...

Three New ATN Tool Kits

Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network (ATN) is pleased to an... More...

Federal Judge Issues Key Ruling on Mental Health Parity

NEW YORK, NY (June 12, 2012) Autism Speaks hailed a federal court ruling that a Washington health plans refusal to cover Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), speech, occupational, physical and other neurodevelopmental therapie... More...

Portland Takes Step One in Oregon

NEW YORK, NY (June 6, 2012) Autism Speaks, the nation's leading autism science and advocacy organization, today applauded the City of Portlands decision to extend autism insurance benefits to city employees, including cov... More...