"Window of Opportunity Act"
Developmental Disabilities Compact

Meeting Materials

December 17, 2008

Tentative Agenda

Audio of December 17 Meeting

Handouts

• Proposal A
• Studies on How ABA Helps Children with Down Syndrome:

Addressing Challenging Behaviour in Children with Down Syndrome:  The Use of Applied Behaviour Analysis for Assessment and Intervention An Analysis of Vocal Stereotypy and Therapist Fading The Effects of Consequence Manipulation During Functional Analysis of Problem Behavior Maintained by Negative Reinforcement Parent Life Management and Transformation Outcomes When a Child Has Down Syndrome Applied Behavior Analysis and Neurodevelopmental Disorders:  Overview and Summary of Scientific Support

November 20, 2008

Tentative Agenda

Background Information

• President-Elect Barack Obama's Federal Autism Insurance Mandate Bill
• Various State Cost Assessments:

     Florida
     Pennsylvania
     Washington

October 14, 2008

Tentative Agenda

Handouts

Developmental Disabilities Compact Example

Background Information

• Department of Defense Report and Plan on Services to Military Dependent Children with Autism
• SmartMoney Magazine Article by Amanda Spake: Families Changed Microsoft's View of Autism
• The Seattle Times Article by Debbie Cafazzo: Popular Autism Treatment Often Goes Uncovered
• ABA Research Abstracts

Video

• October 14, 2008 Meeting (Part I, Part II, and Part III)

September 18, 2008

Agenda

Presentations

• Dr. Phyllis Sloyer:  "Early Steps Program"
• Shachi Mankodi:  State Benefits?Medicaid
• Dr. Lindee Morgan:  Research Regarding Best Practices/Applicability
• Stacy Taylor:  Applied Behavioral Analysis:  When it Fits
• Dr. David L. Wood: Front Line Perspectives: Medical Necessity and the Developmentally Disabled

Handouts

• The Lifetime Distribution of the Incremental Societal Costs of Autism (November 16, 2006)
• Cost Comparison of Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention and Special Education for Children with Autism (January 17, 2007)
• Autism Speaks letter to State Senator Steven A. Geller re:  Report Under ? 624.215(2), Fla. Stat. (2007) Assessing the Social and Financial Impacts of House Bill 1291 and Senate Bill 2654 (March 17, 2008)
• Bill Analysis and Fiscal Impact Statement for CS/CS/CS/SB 2654, Autism Spectrum Disorder (April 10, 2008)

Background Information

• Defining Medical Necessity:  Strategies for Promoting Access to Quality Care for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, and Other Special Health Care Needs

Video

• September 18, 2008 Meeting (Part I, Part I, Part III and Part IV)