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 behaviour 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.

Latest Resources

• One-Third Of Adolescents With Autism Meet One Or More Criteria For Profound Autism
• Catalight Launches Online Autism Screening & Referral Platform
• Bessey v. Nebraska
• University Of Missouri Opens Thompson Center For Autism & Neurodevelopment
• 29% Of Children With Autism Are Diagnosed By Primary Care Professionals
• Maryland Limits Procedural Medicaid Disenrollment For Beneficiaries With Developmental Disabilities
• Senate Bill 0742/Chaptered 0175 – Maryland Protecting People With Disabilities Act
• Caravel Autism Health Opens Autism Therapy Clinic In Des Moines, Iowa
• NeuroQure Launches Diagnostic Test To Assess Early Autism Risk
• CareSource Georgia Cuts Medicaid ABA Rates 20%
• Pennsylvania Issues Executive Orders To Limit Disability Data Sharing & Expand Oversight Councils
• Colorado Medicaid Cuts Community Connector Rates & Annual Service Limits Amid $1 Billion Budget Shortfall
• Executive Order 2026-03 – Developmental Disabilities Council
• Executive Order 2026-02 – Governor’s Advisory Commission On People With Disabilities
• Easterseals Community Network Launches Indiana Autism Connections To Coordinate Care For Families

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M-CHAT Screening Misses 38% Of High-Risk Toddlers Later Diagnosed With Autism

The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT), a widely used screening tool for early detection of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children ages 16 to 30 months, missed 38% of high-risk toddlers who were later diagnosed with ASD, according to a study of Swedish national health data. The study analyzed 2,178 high-risk children born between 2013 and 2019 who were screened with the M-CHAT at approximately age 2 and followed through age 9 for… Read

• RethinkBH Launches BillAI Intelligent Billing System Designed To Reduce Burden & Address ABA’s Billing Complexity
• Autism Learning Partners Closes New York Medicaid Panels As Reimbursement Falls Below National Benchmarks
• Family Centered Treatment (FCT) By Pressley Ridge: An OPEN MINDS Program Profile
• Pikes Peak State College Becomes Colorado’s Only College Offering Concurrent Enrollment For Students With I/lDD
• New Clinic For Children With Autism Opens In Liberty, Missouri To Serve The Northland Area

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