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The A-Word, Part 53: Response Cost & The Library

By admin | Published: May 21, 2013
Riley

In this episode, Jack Riley is working on having a calm body instead of a silly body.

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CARD Opens State-of-the-Art Assessment Center in Woodland Hills, Open House on May 22

By Daphne Plump | Published: May 20, 2013
Open House Woodland Hills

We are proud to announce the opening of our new Woodland Hills Assessment Center. The center will provide assessments and consultations for children, adolescents, and young adults with a variety of disorders. The Open House will be held on Wednesday, May 22 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 6330 Variel Ave., Suite 102 in Woodland Hills. It will provide families and professionals with an opportunity to meet one-on-one with the assessment team and tour the facility.

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Autism Legislation Day

By Tyler Bridges | Published: April 18, 2013
Rally

Yesterday, April 17th, advocates from around the state joined as they met with elected officials to advocate for the over 15 proposed bills for the 2012-2013 legislative session impacting the autism, special needs and disability communities.

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Hacking Autism Hackathon

By Tyler Bridges | Published: April 18, 2013
SF

This weekend CARD is sending a team to San Francisco to be ‘Sensai’s’ for a Hackathon put on by AT&T and Autism Speaks.

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Institute For Behavioral Training Opens The Door To One-Stop Customized ABA Training For Practitioners & Parents

By Daphne Plump | Published: March 27, 2013
IBT

The Institute for Behavioral Training (IBT) launches its one-stop training site this week to provide parents and professionals who work with individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) customized training based on research-proven techniques using applied behavior analysis (ABA). IBT offers four types of training programs, including eLearning, face-to-face training, Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) supervision and continuing education.

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California Autism Insurance Mandate Extension

By Julie Kornack | Published: March 18, 2013
Senator

Senator Darrell Steinberg has authored a bill, SB 126, to extend California’s autism insurance mandate until July 1, 2019. Without this bill, the autism mandate will sunset in 2014. The Senate Health Committee will hear this bill on April 10th, and your letters in support of the bill are vital to its passage. For your convenience, we have attached a sample letter of support. Of course, we encourage you to share your personal story with Senator Steinberg regarding the importance of the autism insurance mandate to you and your family. All letters should be emailed to Louis.Vismara@sen.ca.gov or faxed to (916)327-8867. Your support makes all the difference!

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Attention California Families: New Regulations

By Julie Kornack | Published: March 18, 2013
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As you may have heard, California’s Department of Insurance filed emergency regulations last month which were made permanent this week. These regulations reiterate existing law and target the delays and denials of insurance carriers who have sought to limit the application of California’s autism mandate. This is a great victory for California’s autism community, as the permanent regulations represent another tool in the arsenal of families who have been struggling to get authorization for autism treatment or battling with insurance carriers to get sufficient hours and authorizations in a timely fashion.

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Help Families Living with Autism Get Treatment Today

By Tyler Bridges | Published: January 25, 2013
ACT Today

Today, many families are making the impossible choice of opting out of treatment for their child with autism, simply because their medical insurance copays are too large. Do something about this injustice and help a family today.

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Talking with Temple: Part I

By Shannon Penrod | Published: January 25, 2013
Temple

She walked into the hotel lobby wearing a black cowboy shirt with a colorful design splashed across the upper chest. I was completely and unashamedly star struck. I had been talking with the director of the upcoming documentary, “Autism in Love” when I saw her walk in. I stopped speaking midsentence and my mouth hung open. “There she is…” I finally said out loud. “It’s Temple Grandin.”

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Autism Awareness Never Looked So Good

By Robert Thornton | Published: January 8, 2013
PCA

Paper Clouds Apparel is very excited to announce that from January 7th until January 21st we’ll be teaming up with the Center for Autism & Related Disorders (CARD) on a brand new line of bamboo shirts, prints, and greeting cards. All of the artwork being used on CARD’s merchandise was created by individuals with special needs from within CARD’s organization. Fifty percent of everything raised during CARD’s two-week block (Jan 7th – Jan 21st) will be donated directly to CARD.

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