Research: Report and Plan on Services to Military Dependent Children with Autism

Authored by Department_of_Defense in Exceptional Parent Magazine, Volume December, Issue , p. 60-61, (2007).

Article summary (posted Feb 11, 2008):

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) will now pay for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) tutors.

Family members of people with autism worked with the U.S. DoD to create a plan for military children with autism. In July 2007, the DoD issued a report stating that it supported ABA therapy. The DoD is trying to find a way to pay for ABA therapy while at the same time making sure that it is paying for the best quality ABA therapy. The DoD will pay for ABA tutors, but it requires that ABA tutors meet certain standards. Family members raised other concerns to the DoD including: perceived lack of support at the base level for families of children with autism, need for case management, and assignment based upon which bases can best meet the needs of a child with autism.

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applied behavior analysis (ABA), autism, family, military, parent, therapy
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