Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Autism Spectrum Therapies to Host Free Insurance Workshops on California Mandated Autism Coverage

 http://www.autismtherapies.com/

 

Autism Spectrum Therapies (AST), a premium provider of services to individuals with developmental disorders will be hosting five free insurance workshops to cover the California Autism Coverage Mandate (Senate Bill 946) which goes into effect July 1st, 2012

The workshops will breakdown the basics of SB 946 and what it means for ABA services. It will cover the most efficient ways to access funding as well as ways to determine if insurance is right for them. AST’s free insurance workshops will be held on May 31, 2012 in Encino, CA; June 5, 2012 in Santa Ana, CA; June12, 2012 in San Diego, CA; June 14, 2012 in Culver City, CA; and June 19th in West Covina, CA. AST will be scheduling more dates in the near future. Information regarding new dates and locations will be added to their Facebook page and website event calendar. To sign up or to find out more information about these workshops including times and locations, please contact Naomi Kelly at 866-278-1520 or 310-641-1100.



Monday, May 7, 2012

Standing Next To Autism




Standing next to autism means we live our lives every day and every step with the one who has Autism. We stand united collectively and individually to advocate and support. We research consistently to come up treatments and ways to help make it easier. It means we network and share, write,create and contact organizations and support groups to fuel and explore avenues that cannot be ignored. Standing next to Autism means we diagnose and disseminate as we speak out and communicate to those who are shy and don't understand why.

Standing next to Autism means we function when we are tired and when we have tried to tell our story and it has graced faces that understand and has shed and still shedding tears as we cry together. Standing next to Autism means we are dedicated to developing solutions that lead to recovery. Standing next to Autism means we advocate for results to help restore!


Author: Renita Verner


Friday, May 4, 2012

Anticipated Changes in DSM-5 May Cost Your Child Valuable Services
 
Areva Martin of The Special Needs Network will join a panel and discuss the implications of changes.
 
 
The California Science Center
Saturday May 5, 2012 
1:00-2:30 p.m.



This event will take place in the Donald P. Loker Conference Center at the California Science Center from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. Admission is FREE. We are offering free parking vouchers (normally $10) to our special families to attend this important meeting. RSVP with Lisette Duarte at 213-389-7100.