MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'aba'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:08:51 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2934901&cid=t_104554_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FoGwWfDdFAWw%2F Score one for our side: A tactic used by insurance companies to deny expensive behavioral therapy to autistic children has been deemed illegal by a Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, who has found that Kaiser Permanente’s refusal to pay for a child’s autism treatment because the provider was not licensed by the state runs counter to California’s Mental Health Parity Act. That act requires insurers to cover care for mental and behavioral problems at the same levels they do for physical illnesses. The ruling came as part of a lawsuit filed by Consumer Watchdog, a Santa Monica advocacy organization, against the California Department of Managed Health Care to require the agency to side with consumers when insurers refuse to pay for ABA therapy. The ruling also clears th... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2934901 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:17:41 +0100 2934901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2561496&cid=t_104554_133_f&fid=35127&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthefamilyvoyage.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fsaturday.html Gordon and I were watching one of the many Michael Jackson tribute TV shows with Duncan snuggled up next to me on the sofa. He particularly enjoyed Say, Say Say and had a little "wave your arms around" dance to himself. Then we played a few of our favourite tracks from the Off the Wall CD and danced about the living room. Lady and her friend came in and requested Thriller then demonstrated their entertaining interpretation of the zombie dance. Thomas was a tad embarrassed by it all.I went into Belfast hoping to meet a blog buddie who was up attending an ABA conference. I had the wrong time in my head and arrived half way through her lunch hour. Eventually we found each other and had a few minutes of hasty but delightful conversation before she had to go back to one of the many talks. I sne... The Voyage blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2561496 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:36:00 +0100 2561496 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2550210&cid=t_104554_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fbreastfeeding-advocacy-around-the-world%2F The vast majority of Breastfeeding 1-2-3 readers are from the United States, with nearly 10 times as many visitors from the U.S. than from the second country on the list. Can you guess what the next four countries are? I will give you a little hint: Google Analytics map for Blisstree's Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blog The next four countries are: 2. Canada 3. United Kingdom 4. India 5. Australia I have been talking a lot about breastfeeding advocacy opportunities in the United States, so tonight I would like to share a breastfeeding advocacy opportunity for each of the other four countries listed. Please feel free to leave a comment if you are from any of those four countries and you have resources you would like to share! Canada “Join INFACT Canada and INFACT Quebec and sign on to the &#82... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2550210 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:37:20 +0100 2550210 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2458385&cid=t_104554_133_f&fid=35127&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthefamilyvoyage.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fjust-as-he-is.html Having spent so much time with Duncan this week has given me time and space to think about him and autism and expectations. He was a very restful companion in many ways. There wasn't a need to chat incessantly. He did talk a lot, but not all the time. Often I missed what he was saying as he spoke too quietly in the noisy surroundings and he didn't want to repeat himself. His observations were probably not aimed at me anyway, he was likely just musing to himself. When we relaxed in our room, he pottered about, playing with his toys or splashing and telling himself complicated tales in the bath or he snuggled beside me and watched the TV. But it was very quiet and peaceful.In the parks, he sat in his buggy with his long legs folded up and his stuffed Donald Duck clasped in his arms. He had h... The Voyage blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2458385 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:13:00 +0100 2458385 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2376563&cid=t_104554_133_f&fid=35127&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthefamilyvoyage.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fautism-culture-in-salon.html Via Michelle Dawson's Autism Crisis blog, I have just read a recent Salon article about the supposed "burgeoning "autism culture" movement". This is presented as an idea with which "not all parents or medical experts agree." Amazingly, Elizabeth Svoboda the article's author, totally misrepresented the work Michelle Dawson does and just invented a belief system for her. Ms Svoboda did not contact Michelle before writing about her. Michelle works as an autism researcher but is mistakenly called a "autistic-rights crusader" who "convinced the Canadian Supreme Court to overturn an appeal that would have provided state funding for ABA therapy." Read Michelle's post to learn the truth about her court appearances.Ms Svoboda writes, Like the deaf culture movement before it, the so-called autistic ... The Voyage blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2376563 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:16:00 +0100 2376563 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2324227&cid=t_104554_133_f&fid=35128&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthiswayoflife.org%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D373 Recently, due to some school systems not funding the program of choice, several bills, in various states (in the US), have been created. The idea is that autism treatment should be funded as part of people’s private medical insurance. Sounds good, right? Who could possibly oppose this? Well, I do. I oppose these laws for several reasons: 1. They often name specific therapies, such as ABA, despite lack of evidence of effectiveness. The problem with this is that if we find better therapies, or we find that a therapy that has little evidence (but is named specifically in the law) is actually harmful, we are still setting up an environment where legislatures of the past have decided what is good for autistic people - rather than autistic people and science deciding that. It builds an inf... NTs Are Weird blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2324227 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:06:58 +0100 2324227 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2046915&cid=t_104554_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FDN0Djg95KF0%2F So yesterday I wrote “what comes around, comes around.” Siliconmom commented about this sentence, the last one in the post: Is that one of the stages of being an autistic parent - that at some point you realize and accept that life is what it is? For me, I would say, yes, very much, and that, too, hope starts with acceptance. Charlie was around 5 years old when I let go of feeling I had to save him from, and fight against, and do the warrior mom thing. I’m not saying I don’t have moments when a shadow of the old “fightin’ spirit” passes through me (pre-IEP meeting, for instance, or when you get The Stare-’n'-Shakes-Head Combo in the supermarket). Being Charlie’s mom is not about doing everything I can to “take the autism out of hi... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2046915 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:36:35 +0100 2046915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2046916&cid=t_104554_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FhaC9uTz-zfE%2F With legislation for insurance for “autism treatment” under consideration around the country (in Virginia, in Florida, in Illinois), a question: The “treatment” called for is principally in the form of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). What other treatments might you wish to see covered and how might they be justified as the sort of treatment and therapy that health insurance must provide for? Tags: ABA, asd, asperger syndrome, autism, florida, illinois, Insurance, pdd-nos, virgniaShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2046916 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:24:31 +0100 2046916 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2013668&cid=t_104554_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FbEksIa4t7nk%2F Okay, there’s probably a few other things, and generally we’ve been pleased with—-and Charlie seems comfortable, for the most part, to like—his current school placement. Nothing’s entirely perfect and things this week have been more frazzled than they have been, with Charlie irked by a sore in his mouth (’tis the season for such things). Plus, he seems more sensitive to sound than ever, especially to certain types of people’s voices, and especially when these are at higher pitches and loud. A low-ceilinged classroom in a really big middle school — and fluorescent lights and linoleum — probably aren’t the ideal set-up and his teacher and I have been emailing a lot. Fortunately a package from my parents with some noise-cancelling he... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2013668 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:24:23 +0100 2013668 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1750254&cid=t_104554_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F4MbIntEYf6M%2F Effie Linares is 11 years old like my son Charlie. Effie lives in Modesto, California and is mainstreamed in a fifth-grade class; today’s Modesto Bee reports on how far Effie’s come from the time he was 3 years old and started doing intensive ABA under the Lovaas Institute. At 5, at the suggestion of the founder of the institute, psychologist Dr. Ivar Lovaas, the BBC filmed Effie for a 2002 program. There’s a photo of Effie and three friends accompanying the Modesto Bee’s story, and it’s noted that he’s not only mainstreamed, but also “plays sports at church, is learning sign language through Lakewood’s Sign Club and sings in the school choir.” The Modesto Bee notes some reasons for Effie’s progress: First, his level of autism is ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1750254 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:06:01 +0100 1750254 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1652327&cid=t_104554_133_f&fid=35082&url=http%3A%2F%2Fautism.gbrettmiller.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fjust-a-plain-ordinary-loving-proud-parent%2F I started writing about autism, specifically about being an autism parent, just over three years ago. One of my goals was to provide information that would be useful for parents who have recently received a diagnosis of autism for their child. This post is my attempt to give you, as a parent of a newly diagnosed autistic child, an idea of what you will likely find as you try to understand what that diagnosis means to you and your child. Parenting is a challenge, no matter who your kid is. No matter what you do, someone somewhere will tell you that you are doing it wrong. If you are already a parent, you know what I mean. How many times have you heard someone tell you that your kids should spend more time outside, less time on the computer or with their video games, more time reading, less... 29 Marbles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1652327 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:29:23 +0100 1652327 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1597294&cid=t_104554_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fan-emotional-video-to-aba-applied-behavioral-analysis%2F Applied Behavioral Analysis is a way of ‘correcting’ Autistic behaviors such as stimming, pacing, etc by punishing people for behaviors that are a result from Autism.  Kathy, an Autisitc adult volunteered at an ABA school for awhile and posted a very emotional responce about what she saw and how it impacted her. (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1597294 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:27:59 +0100 1597294 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1593903&cid=t_104554_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F328886235%2F If you’re interested in listening in on a meeting of the Strategic Plan Workgroup of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) under the Combating Autism Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-416), go to the end of this post. For the past several months, insurance—as in having insurance companies pay for treatments for autistic children—-has been a regular topic; a number of states have passed legislation (or not passed legislation) requiring that private insurance companies provide for treatment. A July 6th LA Times entitled Who pays for autism treatment links the “explosion in the number of children diagnosed” with autism with a battle among “parents, insurers and state and private institutions” over coverage: “It’s health plans versus sch... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1593903 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:44:52 +0100 1593903 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1420490&cid=t_104554_133_f&fid=35119&url=http%3A%2F%2Frettdevil.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fyour-friendly-neighborhood-autism.html Welcome to my office Mr. and Mrs. Doe. I am Dr. Generic, PhD. It is a good thing you came to me as soon as you did; one moment more and it would have been too late to do anything. Before I begin there are a few things you need to understand about your newly diagnosed child.The first thing you must understand is that everything is about you. This is contrary to what most parents have been taught about raising a child, however most parents have a proper child and not an autistic freak. Make no mistake: your child, by the virtue of existing and of being autistic, has robbed you of your life and dignity. You are a real person, with empathy and real feelings. Your child is an empty shell without capacity for empathy and most likely without a mind. Therefore you, as a caring human being, should ... The Rettdevil's Rants blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1420490 Mon, 05 May 2008 15:04:00 +0100 1420490 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1146897&cid=t_104554_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F215587746%2F Here’s a shout-out to Australian readers! The rest of us could learn from the Australians, who are taking a proactive approach to gaining support for breastfeeding in public. Rather than expressing outrage and staging nurse-ins (which do have their place) after an incident occurs, the Australian Breastfeeding Association is promoting the “Feel Free to Feed Campaign” in an effort to grow support for breastfeeding mothers at home, in public, and in the workplace. The Campaign The campaign aims to raise the public profile of breastfeeding, making it more acceptable and accessible to new mums and their babies. The focus is on three key awards that support breastfeeding away from home: the ABA’s Breastfeeding Welcome Here and Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace Accreditatio... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1146897 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:37:55 +0100 1146897 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=699326&cid=t_104554_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F128380889%2F Doctors who talk about their own lives with their patients neither establish rapport with their patients; nor do the doctors’ references to their personal live help their patients, according to a study published yesterday in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Today’s New York Times reports: As part of a study on patient care and outcomes, the doctors agreed to allow two people trained to act as patients come to their offices sometime over the course of a year. The test patients would surreptitiously make an audio recording of the encounter. The investigators analyzed recordings of 113 of those office visits, excluding situations when the doctors figured out that the patient was fake. To their surprise, the researchers discovered that doctors talked about themselves in a third o... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=699326 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:30:21 +0100 699326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=485760&cid=t_104554_133_f&fid=35046&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kristinachew.com%2Fautism%2F2007%2F02%2Ftime_off_612.html I have been feeling guilty-----because Charlie hasn't practised the piano since Monday. He has been spending his days with my parents (aquarium yesterday, train into New York today) while having the week off from school, and I have been spending... (Source: Autismland) Autismland blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=485760 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:56:00 +0100 485760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=488340&cid=t_104554_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F12%2Fseasonal-problems.html He sniffs and sniffs and sniffs and sniffs. It is all to no avail as his nose trickles. I watch him, my face set. He is seven years old. I don’t know which is worse, a nose that runs continuously with it’s accompanying sniff with no further ameliorative action, or the occasional ameliorative action, which consists of wiping the offending appendage off on his sleeve, from elbow to cuff, or worse still, on whatever else is near to hand, be that carpet, the sofa or my thigh. I am well aware that my face reads disdain and disapproval but I am unable to prevent those muscles settling into that well worn groove, as I steel myself for the inevitable, dithering between intervention to prevent the crime or watching the fulfillment of the offence, dishcloth at the ready. Last time he had a cold,... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=488340 Sun, 10 Dec 2006 22:16:00 +0100 488340