Some items diverge from the proposed new version of the global manual for diagnosing medical conditions are provoking concerns from scientists.

D.F. et. al v. Washington State Health Care Authority (WHCA) is a class action lawsuit filed in 2010 by families whose disabled children have been denied behavioral therapies by the Health Care Authority’s self-funded insurance plans. Although a class had been certified in this case since Sept. 29th, 2011, no notice has been sent to class […]

The work will in effect be a proof of concept for the technique, which he will first use on autism

Late last week U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) indicated they will be permitting states to maintain coverage for autism behavior therapies, such as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), as part of their essential health benefits package when provisions of the new federal health care law take effect in 2014. “HHS has committed to giving […]