A collaboration between Washington Autism Alliance & Advocacy (WAAA) and Anjali Barretto, BCBA and Associate Professor of Special Education at Gonzaga University is dramatically helping families in Eastern Washington. Earlier this year, Jess Silvernail, Eastern Washington Outreach and Advocacy Coordinator for WAAA, met with Dr. Barretto and a team of her graduate students at Gonzaga. […]

For More Information Contact: Doug Porter, Director, HCA 360-725-1040 Eleanor Hamburger or Rick Spoonemore, Sirianni Youtz Spoonemore: 206-223-0303   Public Employees Enrolled in the Uniform Medical Plan Will Receive Coverage of Applied Behavior Analysis Therapy Partial Settlement Provides for Coverage of Behavioral Therapy for Autism   Seattle, WA – The Washington State Health Care Authority […]

Representatives from Washington Department of Health (DOH) and the Healthcare Authority were on hand to answer questions.  Based upon comments from Behavior Anaylsts participating, very few existing BCBA's qualify for the licensure required to practice independently (option one). On Thursday, June 14, 2012 the Washington State Health Care Authority unveiled it's proposed it's delivery model […]

NEW DDD ELIGIBILITY POLICY AFFECTING PEOPLE WITH AUTISM, EPILEPSY AND OTHER CONDITIONS WHO WERE DENIED OR TERMINATED FROM DDD Effective April 16, 2012, the Division of Developmental Disabilities has a new Management Bulletin (MB) reinterpreting eligibility rules that affect DDD clients or applicants with autism, epilepsy, or other conditions similar to intellectual disability. In response […]