Autism therapy insurance coverage has long been a concern for American service providers and families, particularly military families with autistic children. This year is no different.
The National Coalition for Access to Autism Services has launched an Autism Services for Kids campaign in response to three years of âflawedâ and misleading Department of Defense data collection and reporting to Congress on Applied Behavior Analysis.
ABA â considered an âevidence-basedâ best practice treatment by the American Psychological Association â is one therapy option with varying models for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and widely used by behavioral health care providers internationally.
Health insurance for military members and their families falls under the DOD through TRICARE, and for autism, plans cover occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician services, psychological services, psychological testing, prescription drugs and speech therapy.
Analysis: DOD reported flawed data to Congress about autism therapy
Watertown Daily Times (NY)
Apr. 15 Autism therapy insurance coverage has long been a concern for American service providers and families, particularly military families with autistic children. This year is no different.
The National Coalition for Access to Autism Services has launched an Autism Services for Kids campaign in response to three years of flawed and misleading
Department of Defense data collection and reporting to
Congress on Applied Behavior Analysis.
ABA considered an evidence-based best practice treatment by the
American Psychological Association is one therapy option with varying models for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and widely used by behavioral health care providers internationally.
Autism therapy insurance coverage has long been a concern for American service providers and families, particularly military families with autistic children. This year is no different.
The National Coalition for Access to Autism Services has launched an Autism Services for Kids campaign in response to three years of âflawedâ and misleading Department of Defense data collection and reporting to Congress on Applied Behavior Analysis.
ABA â considered an âevidence-basedâ best practice treatment by the American Psychological Association â is one therapy option with varying models for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and widely used by behavioral health care providers internationally.
Health insurance for military members and their families falls under the DOD through TRICARE, and for autism, plans cover occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician services, psychological services, psychological testing, prescription drugs and speech therapy.
DoD’s conclusions ‘flawed’ about military children’s progress with autism therapy, expert says March 9 DoD s Autism Care Demonstration project offers Applied Behavior Analysis therapy, which encourages positive behaviors and discourages negative behaviors to improve a variety of skills. World Autism Awareness Day is April 2. (iStock/Getty Images) The Defense Department’s conclusion that military children with autism were not making progress with a key treatment has substantial flaws and is based on “incompetent” interpretation of the data, according to a new report. The report, written by leading autism researcher Ira Cohen, is critical of DoD’s conclusions about the lack of progress of children who are diagnosed with autism and are receiving Applied Behavior Analysis therapy, or ABA, through DoD’s Autism Care Demonstration project. The demonstration project offers ABA services for all Tricare-eligible beneficiaries with Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosed