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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 17, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
The use of therapy dogs (also called service dogs) is a practice with very limited evidence to suggest benefit to individuals on the autism spectrum. Nevertheless, many families attest that the dogs are beneficial, but not all. Most of the "evidence"...
Last updated on Jun 17, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the healthcare reform law that was passed in 2010. These changes to the health care system are designed to make affordable healthcare insurance available to more people in the United States. This law sets up a...
Last updated on Jun 17, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
You've just received a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Now what should you do? You may have read on the CAR Autism Roadmap™ or elsewhere that you should use evidence based practices. But, as you do your research, you have found that...
Last updated on Jun 17, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
After an individual is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), some of the questions that a family may ask include: What are the possible causes of ASD? Could other family members be at risk for developing ASD? What does this mean for future...
Last updated on Jun 16, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
In Philadelphia, Community Behavioral Health (CBH), the Behavioral Health Managed Care Organization/Insurance organization is a primary funder for a continuum of Autism-Focused Behavioral Health Services, for children, up to age 21, who live in the...
Last updated on Jun 16, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) protects the privacy of medical records. In general, the HIPAA Privacy Rule, found in Title II of the Act, requires written authorization from a patient (or the patient's parent...
Last updated on Jun 16, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
Depending on when you received a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), you may have received years of therapy or you may have had very little intervention. As an autistic adult, you probably have already realized that there are not as many...
Last updated on Jun 16, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
Though not common, self-injurious behaviors (SIBs) sometimes occur in children and adults on the autism spectrum, particularly in those with intellectual disability and/or limited functional communication abilities. SIB is defined as behaviors that...
Last updated on Jun 16, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
Relationship Development Intervention® (RDI) is a treatment for children on the autism spectrum where the main focus is on the parent-child relationship. Individual families have reported improvement following treatment with RDI. However, the...
Last updated on Jun 16, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
Mandated insurance coverage for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has passed in many states, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. The passage of state autism insurance laws demonstrates that some fiscal responsibility belongs to the health...