Autism & I/DD
Intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) are a physical and/or cognitive impairments that occur before the age of 22. Autism spectrum disorder is generally considered a type of developmental disability that affects behavior and communication. The autism and I/DD market provides supports and health care services to these populations. Over the past decade, there has been an increase in the changes and challenges affecting I/DD and autism markets—the move to managed care and value-based care, the shift away from residential treatment, the increasing emphasis on consumer-directed care, and new workforce challenges.
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Medical Insurance Claims Data May Help Predict The Likelihood Of Autism In Children
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Training For Parents Key To Help Children With Autism Develop Communication & Social Skills
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ACES Introduces Comprehensive Quality Index Measures Of Excellence For Autism Treatment
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Half Of Mothers Of Children With Autism Have High Depressive Symptoms
Handheld Test Of Pupil Response To Light Identifies Children With Autism
An eye test to measure how a child’s pupils respond to light can detect differences between children with autism and typically developing children. In a proof-of-concept study with 60 children, 36 diagnosed with autism and 24 with typical development, researchers used an automated hand-held device to measure differences in pupil reflexes in response to light.… Read
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- California DDS Regional Centers Lack Funding & Staffing To Meet Service Coordinator Caseload Ratios
- G.G. Et Al., v. Meneses, Et Al., Alleging Substandard Care At Rainier School
- California DDS To Improve Conservatorships
- CareBridge Raises $140 Million To Expand Value-Based HCBS Model Into Five More States
Latest Resources
- Autistic People Are More Likely To Experience Depression & Anxiety During Pregnancy
- WindRose Health Investors Adds Bank’s Apothecary To Behavioral Health Pharmacy Platform
- Tennessee Launches Alternative Medicaid Employment Program For People With I/DD
- Helping Hands Family Brings Autism Services To Children In Fairfield County, Connecticut
- Tennessee Seeks To Extend Enhanced HCBS Supports
- The Wearable: Case Manager Of The Future
- Point32Health & Cortica Partner On Value-Based Collaboration For Developmental Disability Services In Massachusetts
- Autism Early Intervention Leader Opya Earns 3-Year Accreditation From The Behavioral Health Center Of Excellence
- Embracing Technology For I/DD Independent Living — The Community Living North Bay Case Study
- 14 States Awarded $177 Million In Federal Funding For Projects Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment For People With I/DD
- Children's Autism Therapy Clinic Coming Soon To The La Crosse, Wisconsin Region
- Keys To Managing Care For "Complex" Children
- North Carolina Delays Medicaid Tailored Plan Launch Until April 1, Some New Services Will Begin Earlier
- Closer Study Of Major Autism Gene Suggests Possible Treatment Approach
- After Prison, North Carolina Individualized Reentry Plans Are Reducing Recidivism For Offenders With I/DD
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Government Contract Bidding Opportunities
- New York Seeks Respite Services Program for Patients With Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
- North Dakota Awards National Core Indicator Services Contract to Knowledge Services
- Maine Awards Autism Family Support Services Contract to Autism Society of Maine
- South Carolina Awards RN Consultant for Autism Homes Contract to On Call Staffing, LLC
Government Contract Award Announcements
- North Dakota Awards National Core Indicator Services Contract to Knowledge Services
- Maine Awards Autism Family Support Services Contract to Autism Society of Maine
- New York Awards Managed Care Assessment Services Contract to Guidehouse, Inc.
- Iowa Awards Provider Prevention and Support Services Contract to Elevate Housing Foundation
