Insurance Coverage for Autism: Who Pays for Treatment? | Interview with Lorri Unumb
ABA Therapy is critical and life-changing for your child or clients with autism, but insurance coverage isn’t always available and paying out of pocket is extremely expensive. When Lorri Unumb found out it wouldn’t be covered for her son with insurance, she decided to take matters into her own hands.https://youtu.be/w0xfpKEQHKY?list=PL0_NcGwhzOkhWGuaYFN8vr4CUMJKOnwuM Each week I provide you […]
Parental Involvement in Therapy for Children with Autism
As parents, it can be scary when your child is first diagnosed or showing signs of autism. Instead of being scared, we should be jumping on the bandwagon to help our children as early as possible with or without a diagnosis and with or without a therapy team. Parental involvement is critical. But how do […]
Autism and Decision Making Skills
Decision-making skills for kids with autism can be very challenging, considering you can’t always be exactly sure that they’re picking the choice that they actually want. Neurotypical individuals can make a choice out of three options. But, usually, kids with autism, and even adults with autism spectrum, who have trouble with decision-making, pick the first […]
Teaching Techniques: Common Mistakes When Teaching Children with Autism
As behavior analysts, teachers, and even parents, we all make mistakes teaching our children and clients with and without autism. Today we’ll be discussing teaching techniques and some of the more common mistakes professionals and parents make when teaching. I know I’ve made all of these mistakes and I’m sure you’ll benefit from hearing these […]
How Many Hours Are Needed for Kids with Autism?
How Many Hours Are Needed for Kids with Autism? A lot of people get confused when they hear the words intensive ABA therapy. I get questions all the time about how many hours kids should be getting with the BCBA and with a therapist. So today I want to give you some of my thoughts […]