Progress and Challenges in Accessing Treatment for People with Autism

• By: Amy Weinstock, MArch, BA Autism Insurance Resource Center, Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, UMASS Medical School
• January 1st, 2017
• advocacy, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), behavioral health services, families, healthcare policy, insurance coverage, treatment access
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Debora Thivierge, BCaBA, CBAA, attended her son’s high school graduation last spring, and looked on with pride as he started college this fall. This rite of passage was not something doctors who diagnosed her son with autism 16 years ago would have encouraged her to strive for. It’s a sign of...

How ABA Improved Executive Functioning Deficits

• By: Tiffany Salmon, RBT Rhea Rodriques, RBT Amanda Duva, BCaBA Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• July 1st, 2016
• Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), college support, employment, independence, intellectual disability, self-advocacy, skill development, transition to adulthood
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Rosie is a young woman in her early 20s, who attends one of the senior CUNY colleges in New York City, Baruch University. Rosie is diagnosed with mild intellectual disability and schizoaffective disorder. She entered into her third year of her bachelor program in January 2015 realizing that she had...