Tag: legislation

Severe discrepancy: references

By Rick Colosimo / October 10, 2009
Here are some quotes from relevant laws and regulations regarding the usage of the severe discrepancy model for determining whether a child has a specific learning disability: IDEA sections: a. 20 USC 1414(b)(2) says: (2)  Conduct of evaluation In conducting...

How much value do ASD treatments create?

By Rick Colosimo / June 30, 2009
This WSJ article illustrates the type of analysis that we should all expect to have to understand as coverage for ABA moves into the mainstream of private insurance coverage and then, theoretically, becomes the responsibility of some national health insurance...