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When you first receive your child’s autism diagnosis, you may feel a range of emotions and be unsure of how to best support your child. But by learning more about autism and proven treatments, you’ll be able to choose the path that best fits your child and family’s unique needs.   Here are 10 steps you …

It seems like everyone is talking about autism lately. But how much do you really know about this developmental disability? Below is an overview to help you learn more about what causes it, how it affects people and what treatment options are available. Autism as a Lifelong Condition Autism spectrum disorder, also known as ASD …

Catalight’s Vice President of Clinical Excellence Lindsey Sneed, Ph.D., BCBA-D, is already at her dream job helping individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) choose their path to wellbeing. Over the past four months, she’s been published twice – for studies showing autistic children need less hours of treatment than previously thought and on the statistical analysis of …

Time in front of screens is impossible to avoid. In the ever-expanding world of technology, parents find themselves navigating the intricate balance of allowing their children to benefit from screens while ensuring developmental essentials are not compromised. For parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DDs), such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the challenge …

Finding the right behavioral health partner for your child can be challenging. Utilize trusted resources, verify qualifications, ask key questions, and ensure active participation for long-term success.

Suspect your child has autism? Act early and consult a pediatrician for evaluation. Catalight offers personalized, high-quality care to support developmental disabilities.

For behavioral health providers, it can be tough juggling the never-ending list of things to do. In between paperwork and staffing challenges, providers have to keep up with changing regulations and the latest treatment approaches. While managing these important aspects of business is important, it takes away valuable time that could be spent supporting clients …

Words are important. In telling a person’s story, we want to make sure that person’s preference on how they’re portrayed is upheld. It’s necessary, however, to have a baseline direction for language use for articles, copywriting, news, presentations, social media and other forms of communication. As such, we’ve developed the Catalight Language Guidelines to serve …

What insurers need to know about the future of parity.

Modern care for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has expanded beyond the paraprofessional delivered “gold standard” of applied behavioral analysis (ABA) over the past few years. It’s a move driven by several key factors: research demonstrating ABA is most effective with a subset of the ASD population, the breadth of ASD research that is driving clinical …