Parents press states for autism insurance laws

October 20, 2008 By CARLA K. JOHNSON , Associated Press Writer Parents press states for autism insurance laws (AP)

Enlarge

Sean and Michele Trivedi laugh as they play with their 11-year-old daughter Ellie, outside their home in Carmel, Ind., Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008. Ellie, who has autism, receives behavior therapy that is covered under the family's health insurance. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

(AP) -- In Washington state, Reza and Arzu Forough pay more than $1,000 a week for behavior therapy for their 12-year-old autistic son. In Indiana, Sean and Michele Trivedi get the same type of therapy for their 11-year-old daughter. But they pay $3,000 a year and their health insurance covers the rest.



Content from The Associated Press expires 15 days after original publication date. For more information about The Associated Press, please visit www.ap.org .

Similar stories from PHYSorg:


Dolphin-assisted therapy offers hope to disabled children, parents

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Free clinics hit with more patients, less funding

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Congress can learn from Mass., Tenn. health plans

created May 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People playing the odds on health care over costs

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Private and public insurance choices could help pay for national health care reform

created Jul 16, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1


print this article email this article download pdf blog this article bookmark this article     Stumble it Digg this share on Facebook retweet share on Reddit add to delicious
Rate this story - 4.8 /5 (4 votes)


October 20, 2008 all stories

Comments: 0

4.8 /5 (4 votes)
  • Stumble this up

  • Digg this

  • share this

  • hide
  • Related Stories

  • Boy's story sparks hope, skepticism in autism community
    created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0
  • Researchers Studying How Genetic Disorder Develops -- In a Petri Dish (w/ Video)
    created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0
  • Experts summarize state of the science in autism disorders
    created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0
  • Internet addiction center opens in US
    created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0
  • Autistic teens master social cues, find friends
    created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0



  • hide
  • Relevant PhysicsForums posts

Other News

Dopamine enhances expectation of pleasure in humans

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created 42 minutes ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Enhancing the effects of the brain chemical dopamine influences how people make life choices by affecting expectations of pleasure, according to new research from the UCL Institute of Neurology.


Research reveals lipids' unexpected role in triggering death of brain cells

Medicine & Health / Research

created 45 minutes ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The lipid that accumulates in brain cells of individuals with an inherited enzyme disorder also drives the cell death that is a hallmark of the disease, according to new research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ...


Study finds many people with hemianopia have difficulty detecting pedestrians while driving

Medicine & Health / Other

created 56 minutes ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Schepens Eye Research Institute scientists have found that--when tested in a driving simulator--patients with hemianopia (blindness in one half of the visual field in both eyes) have significantly more difficulty detecting ...


Playing sport up to the end of pregnancy is healthy for the baby and the mother

Playing sport up to the end of pregnancy is healthy for the baby and the mother

Medicine & Health / Health

created 26 minutes ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Contrary to more conservative customs, exercising up to the end of pregnancy has no harmful effect on the weight or size of the foetus. This is what has been indicated in a study carried out by researchers ...


Advances in malaria research show promise for fight against one of the world's deadliest diseases

Medicine & Health / Other

created 36 minutes ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In a novel approach at disseminating scientific research, the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute (JHMRI) will hold a web summit to release the latest breakthroughs in malaria research, including new approaches to boosting ...