Due to this, while I was in a leadership position in New Hampshire, I worked with many key stakeholders in the state to draft and pass insurance legislation for fair and equal insurance coverage for individuals with ASD. I know he would not be who he is, and where he is today without them. The ABA services my son received were critical in his development. Eventually, we moved and his new school recognized the importance of ABA services and was agreeable to providing both a home-based program, as well as consultation to the school team and training to the new aide. For a period of time, I even worked as his aide in his classroom. I went through several seminar classes to become trained in the ABA methodology in an effort to consistently support him and help him generalize skills. He learned many skills through ABA therapy and was better able to manage his behavior. As with many children, this intervention had a tremendous positive impact on him. My son received the recommended ABA therapy, but at a significant personal cost. When turning to my private insurance, ABA also was denied. However, his school denied providing these services claiming they were not educational therapies. When my son was young and early intensive services were most critical, ABA therapy was recommended repeatedly. Personally, I can identify with these struggles. Another struggle is the denial of coverage for ABA by insurance providers based on the claim that ABA is вЂhabilitativeвЂ™ rather than вЂrehabilitative.вЂ™ To learn more about habilitation versus rehabilitation, please click here. For one, there is some dispute as to whether ABA therapy is considered educational and therefore the responsibility of the school to provide, or medical and therefore the responsibility of the family or medical insurance to provide. There are several factors that can be identified in the struggle to secure ABA services. To learn more about ABA, please visit Autism Speaks. Despite this, a family often times has significant struggles in securing this treatment. This is a data-driven methodology that has shown to be very effective in teaching skills and modifying behaviors for many individuals with ASD, and is typically a recommended intervention. One of the most commonly known treatments for ASD is applied behavioral analysis (ABA). Since the information and opinions canвЂ™t be filtered, it is incredibly important that families are guided to treatments that are evidence-based and considered вЂbest practiceвЂ™ by reputable sources. In this day of technology, it can be a real challenge to sift through the seemingly endless stream of information, opinions and efficacy of treatments for autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Program Manager, Family Involvement, AMCHP

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