Autism And Public Policy: Let Me Hear Your Voice

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Autism and Public Policy: Let Me Hear YOUR Voice

Filmed in 2020

Abstract: The New York Times once wrote that “no disability claims more parental time and energy than autism.” Families dealing with autism face many hardships, not the least of which is financial hardship. One reason for the financial hardship has been the failure of the health insurance industry to cover treatments for, and sometimes even diagnosis of, autism. As recently as the turn of the millennium, it was widely accepted that health insurance did not cover even the standard treatments for autism. Sadly, few individuals with autism reach their potential because, in the absence of consistent funding, most do not have access to treatment that is appropriate in quality and quantity. Appropriate care is both difficult to find and difficult to afford. A United States government agency wrote that the “delivery and organization of care for ASD is very fragmented, with pieces scattered about in the primary care, school, and specialty clinical settings. It is left to the families and caregivers of patients with ASD to find and assemble these pieces.” In this address, autism mother and attorney Lorri Unumb will share her personal parental experience with her son’s autism diagnosis and how it led her into full-time advocacy on behalf of individuals with autism, including leading a nationwide reform effort that resulted in 50 new autism insurance laws across the United States.

Learning Objectives:

  1. At the conclusion of the workshop, the participants will be able to identify how behavior analysts can help the acceptance of behavioral intervention on a global scale.
  2. At the conclusion of the workshop, the participants will be able to identify the role behavior analysts have in working with families.
  3. At the conclusion of the workshop, the participants will be able to identify they role behavior analysts have in working with state legislation.
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