Re: ABA payment

[Guest guest]

I think here in Ga, we are so far behind with ABA type therapy for our kids.

My granadson Wynn is in Maine and since his dx(which was late, 3.5 yr) he has

recieved ABA inhome paid for by the state, through children services..not

because of an income bracket, but because he is a child with a special need.

THe first several months he had 15 hours a week and then starting in January

1998 he has had 30 hours a week inhome ( a morning and an afternoon

therapist). Later when my daughter found a regular preschool that would take

him in the afternoons, his afternoon therapist went to preschool with him. In

the summers it reverts back to 30 hours in home. This continues until school

starts again in Aug, because he is five and services end at the time school

starts after your 5th b'day.

I wish our kids in Ga could get this type services and not have to battle for

every little thing. It is enought to deal with a disability in a child

without having to fight all along the way.

[Guest guest]

Shauna..I would like this article..thanks a lot...Annette...

ABA payment

>That is (literally) the million dollar question. Who pays for ABA? It can

be

>paid for many different ways. Parents (out of pocket), school systems

>(usually with a HUGE fight), insurance (another argument and some

insurances

>actually exclude Autism in their policies), and charities. I'm sure there

>are many other ways. The families I work for pay me through the school

>system, out of pocket, and charity money. One family completely pays me

>through a charity. If you are planning to ask your school district to pay

>for it, you better have LOTS of research on ABA (which there is plenty of),

>good data to support that your child is doing well in an ABA program

(better

>yet, doing better than the school's program), and a GOOD advocate...usually

>you end up needing a lawyer as well.

>What I (and many otheres) do not understand is why are school districts not

>training their teachers in ABA?? It is the ONLY research-proven teaching

>method for teaching children with autism!!!! Yea it costs a lot, but not

as

>much as much as keeping these children in the system when, who knows, they

>could " recover. " If any parents out there are talking with the school

>district about ABA, i have a wonderful article that analyzes cost of ABA

>treatment vs. keeping these children in the special ed system for life. It

is

>a wonderful article and I can send it through email.

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>Shauna

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[Guest guest]

...you are so right...It is so unfair that the kids in GA dont get such

treatment...Annette

Re: ABA payment

>I think here in Ga, we are so far behind with ABA type therapy for our

kids.

>My granadson Wynn is in Maine and since his dx(which was late, 3.5 yr) he

has

>recieved ABA inhome paid for by the state, through children services..not

>because of an income bracket, but because he is a child with a special

need.

>THe first several months he had 15 hours a week and then starting in

January

>1998 he has had 30 hours a week inhome ( a morning and an afternoon

>therapist). Later when my daughter found a regular preschool that would

take

>him in the afternoons, his afternoon therapist went to preschool with him.

In

>the summers it reverts back to 30 hours in home. This continues until

school

>starts again in Aug, because he is five and services end at the time school

>starts after your 5th b'day.

>

>I wish our kids in Ga could get this type services and not have to battle

for

>every little thing. It is enought to deal with a disability in a child

>without having to fight all along the way.

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