autism disorders Coverage - MedCity News https://medcitynews.com/tag/autism-disorders/ Healthcare technology news, life science current events Tue, 02 Apr 2024 02:05:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 228111745 Behavioral Healthcare in the Classroom – Understanding How Autism Care Operates Between Systems https://medcitynews.com/2024/03/behavioral-healthcare-in-the-classroom-understanding-how-autism-care-operates-between-systems/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:59:20 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=668106

Autism and intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) care provides a unique opportunity for our healthcare system and our education system to function together.

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]]> 87610 Advocates worry Connecticut decision may chip away at hard-won gains for autism coverage https://medcitynews.com/2014/06/connecticut-decision-chip-away-hard-won-gains-autism-coverage/ Tue, 24 Jun 2014 14:58:04 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?guid=83ba3eed1d1bbcfaf96dff8aa36b842a Today, many families with autistic children count on their insurance coverage to help pay for the often expensive, long-term treatment their kids need. But advocates and public policy experts say a recent bulletin issued by the Connecticut Insurance Department may undermine existing coverage protections and they’re concerned that other states might follow suit.  Autism spectrum disorder […]

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]]> 65768 A webcam, Wi-Fi and 2 beanbags enable remote developmental therapy for kids with disabilities https://medcitynews.com/2014/03/therapy-game-children-disabilities/ Wed, 05 Mar 2014 11:06:34 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=278049 I probably looked ridiculous, sitting in a Starbucks waving two brightly colored bean bags through the air, eyes glued to my computer screen. But Israeli entrepreneur Eran Arden wanted to demonstrate the developmental therapy games for children he’s hoping to bring to the U.S. later this year. The platform is called Timocco, and it was […]

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]]> 64912 Orphan drug startups are on a roll: Texas biopharma nabs $14M for rare autism disorder https://medcitynews.com/2014/02/revival-rare-disease-drug-development-rolls-on-with-biopharma/ Wed, 05 Feb 2014 17:00:06 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=273557 In yet another example of industry’s growing interest in orphan drugs, a small Texas startup secured an impressive Series A to ramp up its work on a treatment for a rare disease called CTD. Life science investors Sante Ventures and New Enterprise Associates co-led the $14 million Series A for Lumos Pharma, which is repurposing […]

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