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Missouri lawmakers try again on autism insurance

AP - Thu Dec 3, 10:51 am ET

Missouri's top House official pledged his support for legislation requiring health insurers to cover an expensive therapy for autistic children.

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Autism Support Group to hear Babcock
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - 1 hour 23 minutes ago
Dr. Bob Babcock will speak to the Muscogee County Autism Support Group on Dec. 8.His topic will be: "Social skill intervention in schools - What does the research literature suggest we should be doing."
Nearly 200 artists turn skateboards into art to help autism
ABC 15 Phoenix - 2 hours 29 minutes ago
When a Valley man shared his stories of a boy with autism, and how he loved skateboards, the idea was born.
Parents complain school district unresponsive in abuse case
Great Falls Tribune - Fri Dec 4, 7:03 am ET
Six weeks after two former paraprofessionals were charged with abusing an autistic boy in a special education classroom, Great Falls Public Schools has done almost nothing to help him, according to his parents, his lawyer and his pediatrician.
Fame & Fortune: Jenny McCarthy
Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Dec 4, 6:00 am ET
The former Playboy bombshell is now an autism activist and workout video game model.
Gov. Jay Nixon joins with members of both parties to push for autism insurance bill
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Fri Dec 4, 4:35 am ET
JEFFERSON CITY — In a rare display of bipartisanship on the eve of an election year, a group of Republican and Democratic lawmakers joined Gov. Jay Nixon on Thursday to ramp up pressure on the Legislature to pass an autism insurance bill next year.
Autism therapy needs coverage, Gov. Nixon says
The Springfield News-Leader - Fri Dec 4, 4:14 am ET
After picking up donated food for her family, Elizabeth Obrey made a stop Thursday that made her cry.
Asthma Drugs May Be Linked To Autism
OfficialWire - Fri Dec 4, 3:41 am ET
Common drugs for the treatment of asthma in pregnant women as well as pre-term labor may increase autism-spectrum disorder risk, U.S. researchers said.
Son's autism chronicle a well-intended show-all
Denver Post - Fri Dec 4, 3:22 am ET
No one wants to say that a movie about two parents' wish to alleviate their son's autism is a bad idea. But when that wish produces an arduous trek across Mongolia in search of a shaman and when the movie about that trek is called "The Horse Boy," my eyebrows go up.
Police offer locator bracelets
The St. Helena Star - Fri Dec 4, 3:19 am ET
The St. Helena Police Department is launching a new program that could help locate missing people suffering from conditions like dementia, Alzheimer’s, Down syndrome and autism.
Medical calendar for Dec. 2
Suburban Journals - Fri Dec 4, 3:07 am ET
Classes AUTISM: Autism Education and Support Services hosts classes at the Center for Autism Education, 105 Crossings Industrial Court in O'Fallon. Classes include Understanding Autism, 6-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month, and Strategies for Challenging Behaviors, 6-8 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month. These classes are designed for parents, grandparents, baby sitters, friends or other ...
BloomingKids Offers Autism/PDD Special Needs Software at Recession Discount of 20% Off for Holiday Season
PRWeb via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 2:01 am ET
Blooming Kids Software is offering its special needs learning software at a "recession discount," a company spokesman said.
Thanks given to volunteers at Project Linus breakfast
Herald & Review - Fri Dec 4, 1:35 am ET
FORSYTH - After her son Nathan was diagnosed with autism, JoleneIson promised herself she would keep him surrounded by love.
Child psychologist weighs in on teen arson suspect's condition
KTVB Boise - Fri Dec 4, 12:58 am ET
BOISE -- A doctor, in the case of a 15-year-old boy accused of trying to set his home on fire, argued that his mental issues prevented him from being able to think clearly. But another doctor and a judge did not agree. Now 15-year-old Matthew Abramowski will go to trial. Doctors say Abramowski suffers from Asperger's syndrome, a form of Autism. Dr. Trevor Hall, a child psychologist, says ...
Support grows for Missouri legislation requiring insurers to cover autism treatment
The Kansas City Star - Thu Dec 3, 11:57 pm ET
JEFFERSON CITY | Gov. Jay Nixon appeared Thursday with several Missouri lawmakers to call for prompt passage of a bill requiring coverage of autism treatments. “Families must have access to both the diagnosis of autism and the best therapies to treat the condition,” said Nixon, a Democrat.
Missouri lawmakers push to mandate autism insurance coverage for kids
KY3 Springfield - Thu Dec 3, 11:17 pm ET
Last session, a similar mandate stalled in the state House.