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Autistic & Divergent Voices: From Autistic While Black In The UK To “I Might Be Autistic” | May 2022
I might be Autistic: Exploring and accepting my autism By Monetta at Neuroclastic I was sitting in the front seat of my then-boyfriend’s car when he looked over at me and said, “Sometimes I think you might be autistic.” I said, “I could be.” I did not know then that the fact that I did not…
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The Congressional Autism Caucus (PDF Avail) | April 16, 2018
The Congressional Autism Caucus About Representatives Mike Doyle (PA) and Chris Smith (NJ) founded and Co- Chair the Coalition for Autism Research and Education (“CARE” or “Autism Caucus”), the first-ever Congressional Membership Organization dedicated to autism advocacy on Capitol Hill. Goals The goals of the bipartisan Coalition for Autism Research and Education include, but are…
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Autism Family Caregivers Act of 2022, H.R.6783 (PDF Avail.) | #AutismPolitics #BanABA
H.R.6783 – Autism Family Caregivers Act of 2022 To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants for providing evidence-based caregiver skills training to caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities or delays, and for other purposes.…
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Autism Speaks | Colorado Governor Signs Autism Insurance Expansion (PDF Avail.) | April 16, 2015 #AutisticHistory #BanABA #EndAutismSpeaks
Colorado Governor Signs Autism Insurance Expansion April 16, 2015 DENVER– Governor John Hickenlooper signed an autism insurance coverage expansion bill, SB15-015, to eliminate all visit and dollar limits on coverage for autism-related health expenses. The landmark achievement for the Colorado autism community also clarifies autism as a mental health condition entitled to the protections of state and federal mental…
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Autism Speaks | Mississippi 40th State to Enact Autism Insurance Reform (PDF Avail.) | March 27, 2015 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Mississippi 40th State to Enact Autism Insurance Reform March 27, 2015 JACKSON- Governor Phil Bryant signed an autism insurance bill making Mississippi the 40th state to require autism-related coverage statewide after the legislature voted overwhelmingly to support reform. The measure, House Bill HB 885 was sponsored by Rep. Steve Massengill (R-Hickory Flat). The legislation signed by the…
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Autism Speaks Reports On Efforts To Improve New TRICARE Plan (PDF Avail.) | Oct. 24, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA #EndAutismSpeaks
Autism Speaks Reports On Efforts To Improve New TRICARE Plan October 24, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC (October 24, 2014) — Autism Speaks, military families and other service and advocacy organizations met last week with TRICARE and Department of Defense (DoD) representatives to address questions and concerns regarding coverage of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) under TRICARE’s new Autism Care Demonstration (ACD). A…
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Autism Speaks| WA State Orders ABA Covered, Past Denials Reconsidered (PDF Avail.) | Oct. 20, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA #EndAutismSpeaks
WA State Orders ABA Covered, Past Denials Reconsidered October 20, 2014 October 20, 2014 — Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has ordered the state’s private insurers to stop enforcing blanket exclusions for medically necessary mental health coverage, such as applied behavior analysis (ABA) for autism, and to reconsider all claims dating back to 2006 that were denied on…
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