Tomorrow Sue will be in Albany learning about how to provide services for CEED’s clients under New York’s Autism Coverage Mandate.  We are pleased that the overburdened parents will now have fiscal relief in the provision of services for their child with autism.  CEED will do everything in its power to partner with parents and be ready for this important change effective January 1, 2013.

What a child learns at “school” is important.  But being able to take what he learns into the rest of his world, or generalize his skills, is the true measure of successful learning!

At CEED notebook communication is used to convey what we are doing to the family.  You can pick up any of our content and try it out at home.  Join us in being your child’s teacher.

Do you have any stories that you would like to share?

Thank you for your action and support regarding Governor Cuomo’s Proposals for Early Intervention Reform.

By you actions, you have given your representatives in both the Senate and Congress a strong message and mandate.  You have been heard!  Both Houses have moved not to support the Governor in the most grievous of his proposals.

However, we are not yet done.

It is not clear what and when Providers will be paid.  A new fiscal authority will be formed to make claims to Third Party payers (Medicaid, Private Insurers, etc.) on behalf of providers, exhausting all possibilites before making claims for payment to the State.

Providers cannot afford to wait until all the possibilities have been exhausted.  We need to be paid the rate and within the time frame that we have negotiated with the state.

Please spell this out to your representatives in Albany on both the Senate and Assembly.

Pay the providers in a timely fashion and at the rate agreed upon with the State.

Continue to support your providers, so we can continue our work with of your child and family!

Thanks you!

Sue

We are excited to have another way to interact with you.  Maybe you have a concern about the development of a child.  Maybe you see an issue, but need direction regarding referrals or services.  Perhaps you heard of a technique you would like to try with your child.  Our blog is the perfect way to share your concerns, and get guidance from our professionals, and other families. Consider this your personal invitation to send us all your comments regularly and often.  We look forward to hearing from you!

We continue to applaud NY Gov. Cuomo for his enactment of the Autism and Insurance Law covering many services for people with autism.

However, we must monitor carefully the new debate on the definition proposed for the new Diagnostic and Statical Manual.  If the definition is changed people with PDD-NOS (Pervasive Disorder of Development Nonspecific) and Asperger’s Syndrome may not be covered!

Make sure your voice is heard on this matter!

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Do you have a problem you would like to discuss?  Is there a service you wish someone would offer?  Whatever your wishlist, share it here.  Sometimes wishes do come true!

Congratulations! You have just taken the first step in the journey of supporting your child’s unique needs for growth and development.  You must have many questions and concerns.

This is the place to share them and get input from other parents with a bit more experience and professionals.  Don’t be shy!  We are here for you!

One of the very special features of CEED is our trans-disciplinary approach. Our educators and therapists have daily access to each other. We change programs as needed, and do not necessarily need to wait a month for a meeting. Our providers are intimately aware of each others goals and objectives. We support each others goals in everything we do. Here’s an example. Johnny requires many services, Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), Special Education, occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy. The occupational therapist is working on sitting in a chair for circle time. She has noticed that when she sits him on a ball during circle, he is more focused and interested. All the other disciplines will now try the child on the ball during their treatment time to insure that they can get the same results. Then it is shared with the family as a technique that can be utilized at home. Our ability to communicate and support each other on a second’s notice is a very important feature in our model. CEED gets wonderful results, and we believe this is one of the reasons why.