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After 304 Days In The ER, Girl With Cerebral Palsy Gets A Home

Abby Bedard, 13, spent 10 months in the emergency department — a stay that highlights the shortage of services for children with disabilities.

October 11, 2024
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Pediatrics Group Raises Concerns About Schools Suspending Students In Special Ed

In a new policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics is speaking out about the harms of school suspensions and expulsions and their disproportionate impact on students with disabilities.

October 10, 2024
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How Parents And Caregivers Can Evaluate Research On Potential Autism Treatments

As diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder have increased, so have the number of experimental and off-label therapies seeking to address the condition. Evaluating treatments can be daunting.

October 8, 2024

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Study Bolsters Evidence That Autism Runs In Families

Siblings of children with autism are about seven times more likely than others to have the developmental disability too, new research suggests.

October 1, 2024
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Growing Need. Glaring Gaps. Why Mental Health Care Can Be A Struggle For Youth With Autism

People with autism and their families say they can't find adequate help in their communities before they reach a crisis point.

September 27, 2024
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Errors In Medicaid Systems Can Cost Millions And Take Years To Fix

The computer systems that many Americans rely on for Medicaid and other benefits are prone to errors. While states wait for fixes, beneficiaries risk losing access to health care and food.

September 24, 2024

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Doctors Get Clearer Picture On Developmental Milestones For Kids With Down Syndrome

Pediatricians have little to go on in assessing when children with Down syndrome should hit various milestones. Now, a new study is detailing benchmarks specific to those with the chromosomal disorder.

September 20, 2024
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Advocates, Families Rattled After Medicaid Waivers Mistakenly Terminated

Hundreds of people with developmental disabilities mistakenly received letters saying they would be booted from their health insurance and community-based services.

September 18, 2024
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Biden Administration Expands Insurance Protections For Those With IDD

New federal rules could soon bring big changes to health insurance coverage for individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities.

September 16, 2024

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Desperate Parents Turn To Magnetic Therapy For Kids With Autism. It Has Little Evidence

Although some families have reported benefits from the treatment, no large scientific studies exist that show magnetic e-resonance therapy, or MERT, is significantly better than a placebo.

September 13, 2024
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Feds Urge Guardrails To Protect Access To Medicaid Community-Based Services

With new guidance, federal officials are outlining steps that states should take to ensure that people with disabilities are not inadvertently dropped from Medicaid home and community-based services.

September 9, 2024
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A Teen With Autism And His Family Face Stark Choices

Many families struggle to access the mental health services their kids with autism need. For one teen, it took repeated hospitalizations to find a placement, but the question of what's next remains.

September 3, 2024

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