In the news | September 29, 2023Catalight Career Advancement Services Offers a Look Into Accommodations for the Neurodivergent Catalight recently launched a Career Advancement Services program to serve neurodiverse candidates seeking employment. The new program offers participants a fully integrated set of services to support them along their career journey, from initial assessments to landing the position that best sets them up for future career success. This person-centered service, focuses on the participant’s … Read News
Article | September 13, 2023Virtual Support, Real Progress Telehealth has gone through a major transformation since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Once narrowly used, it was widely adopted during the lockdowns of 2020. Many families turned to telehealth to continue essential care for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DDs). That shift helped change the conversation about where … Read article
Article | August 22, 2023Solving the Access Issue Once and For All With today’s behavioral health care staffing shortages and increasing prevalence of developmental disabilities and autism, it’s a major challenge to create enough capacity to be able to serve these communities. But payers’ network adequacy is a key factor affecting access to care and it’s getting more attention from lawmakers because of “ghost networks,” particularly in … Read article
Article | August 9, 2023Doing More with Less: High Quality Care with Greater Efficiency Market conditions coupled with rising autism rates present many challenges for stakeholders in behavioral health care. Learn how value-based care is the path forward. Read article
Article | May 23, 2023Catalight on the World Stage For the first time since 2019, the world’s premier autism research conference was back in person, this year in Stockholm, and I attended with my colleagues Dr. Linsey Sneed and our CEO Susan Armiger. We were reminded of how important it is – both for us as researchers and clinicians and for Catalight as a … Read article
In the news | April 18, 2023Overcoming Stigma to Create More Inclusive Communities April is Autism Awareness Month and World Autism Day was April 2, 2023. These observances create important opportunities to break down existing biases and build more inclusive communities where all people are valued for their unique abilities. While greater awareness is needed to foster understanding and support, shouldn’t we set our sights a little higher? … Read News
Article,In the news | April 11, 2023The Importance of Telediagnostics in ASD Diagnosis and Treatment The COVID-19 pandemic brought significant challenges and opportunities for psychologists conducting diagnostic evaluations for people with suspected autism spectrum disorder (ASD). While there had been research on telediagnostics for ASD, at the start of the pandemic these procedures had not been widely applied or accepted as valid means of diagnostic practice. Read News
White paper | June 27, 2022Top Trends in Behavioral Health for Payers 7 insights that are shaping access, quality and value. Read White Paper
White paper | June 27, 2022Access, Quality and Value Payer strategies leading to new AQV in behavioral health. Read White Paper
Case study | May 25, 2022Proven Leader in Behavioral Health Provides Timely Access to Care For clients with developmental disabilities and their families, it can be challenging to find the right level of care and support — especially with today’s current practices. Often, they are faced with a disjointed care journey and inconsistent outcomes. But with an experienced, results-driven partner, they can receive effective client-centered treatments that meets them where they are. Read case study
