Low cost, quality, evidence based, treatment for autism is possible. Treatment for autism is now prescriptive based upon age, functioning level, and other characteristics of the child. Unfortunately billions of Medicaid, insurance, government, and personal dollars are wasted on largely ineffectual interventions. Often this is caused by poorly trained interventionists which are sometimes motivated more by money than positive outcomes for children.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
The financial crisis and autism intervention
The world is in a financial crisis. It will become more difficult to justify expensive autism intervention in the face of limited financial resources and competing demands. There are options. Options of much less expensive but still evidence based interventions that produce results, real measurable outcomes for children.
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