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Healthcare & Treatment
Families living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have lots of questions about treatments and about how ASD may affect typical healthcare needs. Some of the questions answered in this section include:
- What are the various treatments for ASD?
- Where can I find a treatment provider?
- How do I know which treatment is best?
- Does health insurance cover the costs of treatments?
- How do I know if a treatment is actually working?
- What can be done to make regular medical appointments (dentists, regular check ups, etc.) less stressful?
The Healthcare & Treatment section of the CAR Autism Roadmap™ answers many questions you may have and may help you to prepare for the unexpected. Use the filter options on the left side of your screen below to narrow article selections by categories.
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Last updated on Jun 8, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and features of ASD can occur as part of some genetic conditions. Approximately 20% of children with ASD will have a diagnosable genetic syndrome. These syndromes can be due to missing or extra stretches of DNA...
Last updated on Jun 8, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
Parents often share information and trade stories about therapies they have tried. You may have heard from other parents that a particular Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) therapy, like a gluten-free diet or a dietary supplement, worked...
Last updated on Jun 8, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
All children worry, become nervous, or are scared of particular items or situations. However, sometimes these worries or fears occur more frequently than what would be expected for a child of that age, interfere with a child's functioning, or result...
Last updated on Jun 4, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
Wrap Around is for children in Pennsylvania who have serious emotional or behavioral problems and are between 2 and 21 years of age. It is used by many families with children on the autism spectrum. Wrap Around is also known as BHRS, which stands for...
Last updated on Jun 3, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
Taking the next steps after receiving an autism diagnosis for your young child can be daunting. Attending a Next Steps workshop at the Center for Autism Research at CHOP is one way to help a parent and caretaker learn about what this is all about...
Last updated on May 29, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
Making a decision about what treatments to pursue with the limited amount of time and money that you have is very difficult when you consider the large number of treatments advertised on the internet and/or recommended by trained professionals...
Last updated on May 29, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
"Stimming," also known as self-stimulating behaviors or stereotypy, are repetitive body movements or repetitive movements of objects. Many individuals on the autism spectrum engage in routine stimming. There are different theories as to why...
Last updated on May 29, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
Some children on the autism spectrum have additional developmental, psychiatric, or medical diagnoses or conditions. These are sometime described as co-morbidities or co-morbid disorders. In other words, co-morbidities are additional conditions that...
Last updated on May 29, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
A speech-language pathologist (often called a speech therapist, or shortened to SLP) is a person who evaluates and treats speech, language, and swallowing disorders. SLPs work with both children and adults with many different disorders. SLPs are...
Last updated on May 29, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
The role of pediatric physical therapy is to help children who have difficulty with functional movement, poor balance, and challenges moving through their environment successfully. Some children on the autism spectrum have low muscle tone, some have...