Keeping Up With The New Developments In The Autism Market

The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the U.S. seems to have stabilized. The recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) analysis (see Prevalence Of Autism Among U.S. Children Now 1 In 68) reported the statistics have remained about one in 68 children.

But there are many new developments in the space. First, there are new mandates at the state level:

California – On February 1, 2016, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) shifted responsibility for providing behavioral health treatment (BHT) services, such as applied behavior analysis (ABA . . .