…he accused the FDA of suppressing “hyperbaric therapies, chelating compounds.” Hyperbaric therapy, a treatment for decompression sickness in divers, has been promoted as a fake autism cure in spite of…
…services such as communication supports, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. The resource provides an overview of all federal laws and regulations that address what services Medicaid providers are required to…
…analysis. Many plans cover both ABA and the Early Start Denver Model, which merges developmental and ABA components. Yet, as one example, the Joint Attention, Symbolic Play, Emotion Regulation (JASPER)…
…in the course of communication. On the other hand, the “best evidence” weighs heavily against so-called “verbal behavior” therapies, or other attempts to use Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to teach…
…forcing them to wear a “white-noise helmet” that emitted static (Gonnerman, “School”). Israel did not believe in medication as therapy and therefore did not use this in students’ behavior plans….
…caused by cold, unresponsive mothers. Intervention therefore is focused on talk therapy and family relationships as opposed to behavioral and educational approaches. This has led to a dire situation for…
…behavioral therapy is the treatment of choice for Autistic children at this point. After Dr. Israel’s direct testimony, the judge heard a motion outside of the presence of the jury…
…expand coverage for autism services such as communication supports, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. ASAN released a resource on Medicaid coverage for individuals and families this July. ASAN’s resource for…
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network of Greater Boston prepared this report to provide personal perspectives on behavioral interventions for people with developmental disabilities. These interventions include Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA),…
…ensure that it is interpreted in a sufficiently broad fashion. Not only are there evidence-based behavioral treatments apart from ABA, such as the DIR/Floortime and SCERTS models, but many of…
