Insurance Coverage Question

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hi. My son is 3 1/2 and he is on the spectrum and spd since only a few months

ago. I have been reading a lot of posts and am surprised at the amount of

advice and help this group provides. It seems like my son has Asperger's but I

don't know why they just tell me that it's high functioning autism. It is

really nice to know that i am not alone out there trying to figure out what to

do for every single situation with my son. I had a few questions for everyone:

1. is there one company that provides better coverage for therapies for

autistic kids? i live in new jersey and have oxford/united but they only allow

30 sessions each for o.t. and speech annually and considering speech is only 30

minutes, it's just not enough time. I will run out of sessions in about 7

months. Through my husband's work, i can choose for a few major companies for

medical insurance and i would love it if i could get more for my son.

2. My son loves to squeeze with his hands but he won't squeeze things. He will

squeeze my arm or my 1 year old daughter's feet/hands. He used to go for the

neck from the back but we've finally gotten him to stop that. When he sleeps,

he also likes his feet/hands underneath my body. Weighted blankets won't work

because he hates blankets. he jumps on a trampoline a lot. is there anything

else i can use to maybe put on his feet or to give that extra pressure under his

feet? or ( i know i'm really pushing it here) but is there anything that feels

like you're squeezing a human hand/feet?

I would really appreciate all of your input/advice. Thank you.

Asma