The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has proposed cutting all funding for the Children’s Autism Program in its 2028-2029 budget request, potentially ending a state-subsidized therapy program for children with autism. The proposal comes after Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt.…
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Northwell Health’s Glen Cove (N.Y.) Hospital emergency department received an Autism Friendly Designation from Autism Speaks. The recognition followed specialized staff training on providing emergency care to autistic patients, according to an Oct. 7 news release from the system. The…
Patients diagnosed with autism are 35.6% less likely to receive cancer screening within one year of reaching screening eligibility despite being diagnosed at roughly the same rate as the general population. As a result, patients with autism are more likely…
A toxicology journal has retracted a 2010 study that claimed male newborns vaccinated against hepatitis B in their first month of life had threefold greater odds of an autism diagnosis than those vaccinated later or not at all. In a…
A communication method that remains controversial among researchers is gaining visibility in federal autism policy discussions after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed advocates of assisted spelling to a federal autism panel, KFF reported June 8. Assisted spelling is…
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Medicaid spending on autism therapy nearly tripled nationwide between 2020 and 2024, and North Carolina projects spending to rise from $121 million in 2022 to more than $1 billion next year, according to a The New York Times investigation published…
One-fourth of children treated at autism therapy clinics spend nearly eight hours a day in therapy, according to a recent investigation by The New York Times. Here are five things to know:
The Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment at the University of Missouri opened a $54.8 million, 74,000-square-foot facility at the MU Health Care South Providence Medical Park in Columbia. Clinical operations at the center began in March, according to a…
As autism diagnoses rise and Medicaid and commercial payers face growing cost pressures, some providers are pushing for broader therapy options beyond applied behavior analysis, which has historically been the principal therapy option offered. McLean, Va.-based Positive Development President Chad…
Baltimore-based Steps Behavioral Health has expanded its in-home applied behavior analysis therapy services in Colorado. The expansion aims to improve access to autism therapy, early intervention programs and behavioral support for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, according to an…