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I grew up in California and almost all of my family still lives there, and Jim and I have talked very seriously about possibly moving out west when Charlie is an adult. My dad has lived in Oakland for all but a few years of his life and has long said exasperated things about the […]
Up to 80 percent of autistic children could hold jobs and become independent, according to Sandra Hastings, a certified behavioral analyst, who has worked with autistic children since 1989 and is now working in the Santa Rosa County schools in Florida. Hastings is quoted in an article in the Northwest Florida Daily News about the […]
Yesterday Governor Janet Napolitano signed legislation that will eventually require insurance companies in Arizone to provide coverage for autism, the Yuma Sun reports. Only companies with at least 50 works and with employer-purchased insurance for companies will have to provide the coverage, and children up to the age of 8 can receive up to $50,000 […]
Ever felt like you’ve been caught between a rock and a really hard place? And in particular (if you are a parent like me) trying to arrange and rearrange your finances to provide therapies for your autistic child?
Parents of autistic children in Wisconsin like Cindy Brimacombe have found themselves in such a situation in the […]
The New Jersey State Senate narrowly approved legislation on Monday that would make the state the third in the nation to grant employees the right to take paid leave to take care of a newborn or sick relative. The bills now goes to the Assembly and is expected to be approved on March 13; Governor […]
Education and advocacy. Education and advocacy and legislation, and how to make these happen in order to make a real and practical impact on the lives of autistic persons and of their families in New Jersey, and how COSAC—–the New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community—might best achieve this: This was […]
The Wisconsin Senate has passed a bill requiring insurance companies to cover autism, but the bill still has to pass the state’s Assembly. And in Oklahoma, families with autistic children are calling on the state Senate to pass “Nick’s Law, which would require health insurance policies cover diagnosis, treatment and therapy for autism spectrum disorders.
Here […]
Last September, New Jersey Governor Joseph Corzine signed a package of seven bills relating to autism; go here for details about the bills. Next Monday, the New Jersey State Legislature will consider a second round of autism bills, again sponsored by Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts, D-Camden. Under the new legislation, New Jerseyans with autism would […]
Autism mother gets on her soapbox.
Written by Kristina Chew, PhD [email] for b5media.
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