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| Funding Sources for ABA Treatment |
Insurance
Health Insurance can be another funding source for the ABA program. There are parents who have successfully fought for such funding against insurance companies. This website is devoted to this topic. (www.insurancehelpforautism.com) Many families report that insurance companies turn down everything and wait to see if you are going to appeal. If you opt for to explore insurance funding, prepare yourself to be methodical in dealing with the set backs - the follow-up letters, the denial, the appeal.
 In summary, there are no fixed rules when it comes to obtaining funding for the ABA treatment, and each family has a different experience. (My family had a very supportive Regional Center but had to resort to multiple legal proceedings with the school district to have them pick up their portion of the funding responsibility. My good friend had the exact reverse; a very supportive school, but not-so-supportive Regional Center. I know of another family who has been getting 100% of her ABA program funded by insurance she obtained through her employer (rare, but possible.) Until the system can sort out how insurance, schools, and regional centers can each contribute to the proper autism treatment, the best thing to do is to start with the goal in mind (that your child will indeed receive ABA treatment, and he/she will get better) and to advocate from all angles as necessary: Regional Center, School District and Insurance.
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