Blog Archive 2014

June 12, 2014 – According to the U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, “the use of restraint and seclusion can have very serious consequences, including, most tragically, death. Furthermore, there continues to be no evidence that using restraint or seclusion is effective in reducing the occurrence of the problem behaviors that frequently precipitate the use […]

WAAA’s staff Attorney, Mira Posner, offers answers to frequently asked questions about accessing Autism insurance benefits.

Each month, WAAA hosts the Supporting Parents of Autism group, facilitated by Gretchen Glass, M.A., MFT, a marriage and family therapist who practices in the Seattle area. Gretchen has personal experience with Autism, having grown up with an older brother who was diagnosed when the diagnosis was new and there were minimal resources for children […]

Regence BlueShield is now the lone remaining major health insurer in Washington State that refuses to reimburse parents for treatment prescribed to their autistic children. On June 12, Regence will defend its position before the Washington Supreme Court in O.S.T. v. Regence BlueShield. That’s when the Supreme Court will consider whether to affirm a lower […]