Apollo Behavior news and milestones

Key Takeaways: Offer two or three visible choices, keep candy wrapped and non-food treats separate, and let children or caregivers choose at a calm, well-lit doorstep. Give treat…

Key Takeaways: Parents and teachers can make party changes more predictable by sharing the child's preferences, previewing a picture schedule, and agreeing on help, breaks, and a…

Key Takeaways: Most Aetna plans in Georgia cover ABA therapy for children with autism, but coverage details vary by plan type. Getting started typically involves confirming benef…

Key Takeaways: In Georgia, parents can start a Babies Can't Wait referral themselves through Children 1st, and they do not need to wait for an autism diagnosis to get support mov…

Key Takeaways: In Georgia, Katie Beckett eligibility depends more on proving a child's day-to-day support needs meet an institutional level of care standard than on having an aut…

Key Takeaways: Kaiser Permanente Georgia may cover ABA without covering center-based ABA under your specific plan, so families need to verify the setting itself before choosing a…

Key Takeaways: Tricare East covers ABA in Georgia through the Autism Care Demonstration, with evaluation, treatment planning, and therapy authorized in six-month periods based on…

Key Takeaways: Scoring the M-CHAT R/F at home is manageable when parents answer from everyday behavior, count only failed responses correctly, and double-check reverse-scored ite…

Key Takeaways: Echolalia, the repetition of words or phrases a child has heard, is often a purposeful form of communication in children with autism, serving as a bridge to more f…

Key Takeaways: A 2-year-old who is not talking may have a speech delay, but autism becomes more likely when limited speech shows up with differences in their eye contact, use of…