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Autism Prevalence & The Importance of Early Intervention

Posted by Elizabeth Chatterton on Tue, Apr 12, 2016 @ 08:00 AM

We mentioned on the blog last week that April is Autism Awareness Month and today I wanted to bring some facts to light, regarding the rates of earlier evaluation for children. While the prevalence of autism remains steady, the rates of earlier evaluation for children are still lagging and don't meet the desired goals, according to the latest data from the CDC's Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network.

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Tags: Autism

OPWDD Updates Person-Centered Planning Regulations for New York

Posted by Elizabeth Chatterton on Thu, Apr 07, 2016 @ 11:00 AM


We have a lot of agency partners in New York, so I wanted to post about the updates and changes OPWDD has made to the requirements for Individualized Service Plan documentation, in accordance with the Person-Centered Planning Process.

Here's what they changed: 

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Tags: New York

Potential Software Implementation Problems: And How To Address Them

Posted by Elizabeth Chatterton on Tue, Apr 05, 2016 @ 08:30 AM

We recently completed an RFP for an agency looking to implement a new agency management plaform, and they included a question /section that we absolutely love:

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Tags: Change Management

April is Autism Awareness Month & We're Not Fooling Around

Posted by Elizabeth Chatterton on Fri, Apr 01, 2016 @ 08:34 AM

Today may be April Fools Day - but we're choosing to focus on the fact that it's also the first day of Autism Awareness Month. More than 3.5 million Americans live with an autism spectrum disorder, with a prevalance estimated at 1 in every 68 births (CDC, 2014)

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Tags: Autism