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Update on the Medicaid Autism Program in Utah

The state of Utah does not require private health insurance companies to cover the cost of treatment for autism. The results of this choice give insight into what could happen across the nation if other states allowed insurers to opt-out of coverage for this very important treatment. It must be incredibly difficult to live in Utah, to have a child who has an autism spectrum disorder, and to have your health insurance company deny coverage for the treatment that your child requires. Parents whose child needs applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy are going to be paying for it out of … Continue reading →

1 in 88 Can’t Wait

Are you the parent of a child who has autism? AutismSpeaks wants you to get involved, politically, to make this country a better place for your child (and for children like him or her). AutismSpeaks wants all public officials to recognize autism as an urgent public health crisis. Adding your voice can help. AutismSpeaks is the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization. The group is dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments, and a cure for autism. They also want to increase awareness of autism spectrum disorders. They advocate for the needs of individuals who have autism … Continue reading →

Special Needs Blog Week in Review – June 10 – 16, 2012

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Once a week, the Special Needs Blog Week in Review brings you a brief summary of each of the blogs that appeared here in the past seven days. This gives you a really easy way to find everything that went up, in case you missed anything. The Special Needs Podcast Roundup went up on June 11, 2012. This week, I’d like to point out an episode of “Hope Saves the Day”. They speak with Marglit Francus, who is the founder of Autistic Globetrotting. It is a non-profit website that is designed to inspire and encourage autistic families to explore the … Continue reading →

Special Needs Blog Week in Review – March 11 – 17, 2012

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The Special Needs Blog Week in Review gives you a quick and easy way to find out about everything that hit the blog this week. You may have missed something that you wanted to read, but didn’t end up having the time to do it. Just click on the link to any of the blogs that catch your attention, and you will go right it. The Special Needs Podcast Roundup went up on March 12, 2012. This week, I’d like to point out an episode of a podcast called “The Power of Moms”. It features Mary Jenkins, the mother of … Continue reading →

Tips to Make Christmas Easier on Kids with Autism

There are plenty of things about Christmas that can be very stressful for kids who have an autism spectrum disorder. Their “system” gets thrown off when there is no school. Here are a few tips that can help make Christmas a bit easier on a child who has autism. Let’s face it: Christmas is one holiday that can easily takeover one’s daily experiences. From the perspective of a child who has autism, this can be stressful, anxiety producing, and perhaps even too much to deal with. Kids get a few weeks off of school at Christmastime. This means that the … Continue reading →

Get a Quote – Help AutismSpeaks!

There is a very easy way for people to raise some money for a good cause. AutismSpeaks has teamed up with Allstate insurance, for a limited time. Get an insurance quote from Allstate, and the insurer will donate $10.00 to AutismSpeaks. Parents can share their stories about raising a child with autism. AutismSpeaks was founded in 2005 by Bob and Suzanne Wright, who were grandparents of a child with autism. Since then, AutismSpeaks has grown to become the largest autism science and advocacy organization in the United States. The group funds research into the causes, prevention, treatments, and a cure … Continue reading →

Special Needs Podcast Roundup – Week of November 8, 2011

It is time for this week’s Special Needs Podcast Roundup. This is where to find brand new episodes of your favorite podcasts that focus on topics relevant to parents of children who have special needs. You may also find podcasts that don’t always focus on special needs, but have produced an episode that is relevant to this podcast roundup. Mayo Clinic has an episode that was released on November 3, 2011. This episode is called “The Impact of Epilepsy”. In this episode, Mayo Clinic Dr. Jerry Shih explains the far reaching impact of epilepsy. Special Kid School Talk has an … Continue reading →

Special Needs Children and Obesity

I have heard a lot of talk about obesity in children. Advice to prevent that ranges from “feed your child better foods” to “turn off the video games”. Parents of kids who have certain special needs require more tools than those pieces of advice. Your child’s medications could be affecting his or her weight. Kids that are extremely overweight, or obese, face certain health risks. They may develop insulin resistance, hypertension, or type 2 diabetes. These kids could be experiencing sleep apnea, which means that they are unable to get restful sleep. Some children who are overweight will begin puberty … Continue reading →

Special Needs Podcast Roundup – Week of October 11, 2011

It is time for another Special Needs Podcast Roundup! This is where to go to find brand new episodes of podcasts that are about topics that are relevant to parents of kids who have special needs. You can learn helpful information, find out about trends in special education, and even get a glimpse into the lives of other parents who are raising children who have special needs. NPR has an episode of “All Things Considered” that was released on October 11, 2011. This episode is called “No Child Left Behind Waivers Worry Some Advocates”. The Department of Education is going … Continue reading →

Risk of Autism Increases if Older Sibling Has Autism

Researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute have done a study that reveals that an infant who has an older sibling who has autism has an increased risk of developing autism as well. The percentage of risk is actually higher than had previously been estimated. Parents of a child who has autism should make sure that child’s younger siblings are screened for this disorder. The study involved 664 infants. The average age of the infants at enrollment was about 8 months. Two thirds of them were younger than 6 months of age. Researchers followed the babies development until the infant … Continue reading →