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Tag: ABA therapy

shows two adults providing applied behavior analysis, otherwise known as ABA therapy, with two young people.
Posted inMedicaid

Families Still Pushing for Access to Autism Therapies

by Sarah Ovaska July 30, 2018November 16, 2018

By Sarah Ovaska-Few When Adison Cole boarded a school bus recently and turned to say “bye-bye,” her grandmother felt tears welling up in her eyes. Adison, a Moore County girl with autism, has essentially been nonverbal for her entire 12 years of life and long struggled to cope with her surroundings. She’s barely spoken in […]

a boy smiles at his ABA therapy counselor
Posted inChildren's Health

N.C.’s Shortage of Autism Therapists Leaves Some on Medicaid Waiting Months, Even Years

by Sarah Ovaska May 1, 2018November 14, 2018
shows two adults providing applied behavior analysis, otherwise known as ABA therapy, with two young people.
Posted inChildren's Health

Insurance Mandate for Autism Services Falls Short for Many

by Sarah Ovaska April 30, 2018May 1, 2018

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