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Dear Huffington Post: autism treatment is about kids, not parents

In recognition of Autism Awareness month, the Huffington Post printed an article called 10 Things To Do After an Autism Diagnosis. The author -- Hannah Brown -- gives advice to parents on what they should do after th…
Judith Ursitti Explains Need for Healthcare Reform

Judith Ursitti, our director of state government affairs and the mom of two kids on the spectrum, met with master’s students at Yale University’s Pierson College to talk about autism insurance reform.
When Autism Services Are Lost

I spoke with all of you previously about Emmett’s speech therapy and occupational therapy being taken away by the insurance company.I have since appealed those decisions and am awaiting the results. However, yes…
TRICARE should be like Combat Support

The following blog post by an Army Sergeant Major deployed to Afghanistan, who must remain otherwise anonymous, demonstrates vividly the extraordinary challenges faced by our military members raising children with aut…
Filing a Few Insurance Claims

Thirty-five states and the District of Columbia now have laws related to autism and insurance, and the Virginia House recently became the latest to pass such a measure. Virginia’s bill, which is typical (ha ha!),…
Dealing with Preconceived Notions

Again, another dry spell. I'm having a hard time finding the energy to write. It's all be sapped up by the fight. The battle for educational services. And for funding. And to keep things on as even of a keel as t…
Virginia Will Enact Autism Insurance Reform

Virginia Will Enact Autism Insurance Reform After 11 Years - CNBC what absolutely WONDERFUL news for families of young children with Autism in Virginia - It's ABOUT freaking time! I only wish this had happened so…
Ipad for Speech Therapy

Dear Friends, My daughter, Sahara, is a pre-verbal six year old kindergartener… she has delays across the board developmentally and academically.Our family is still recovering from a 7 month unemployment situati…
Sometimes Politics Seep In

The State Department (my husband’s employer) actually used to rate the conduct of the spouse’s behaviour as part of the officer’s evaluation. That doesn’t happen any more, to my husband&rsqu…
On the Spectrum #94: Issue #1 Autism Insurance Reform

This is a updated version of the #1 issue of "On the Spectrum" because the final push is on, in Michigan anyway, to address one of "On the Spectrum's" #1 issues: Autism Insurance Reform! As readers in Michigan may…