IBI ISSUES

Autism In The News
March 3, 2008

IBI or Intensive Behavioral Intervention treatments are crucial for some children with autism. The treatments help to bring the children out of their enclosed world so they can learn and relate to others in a social way. The problem and ongoing concern for parents is the aging out of the IBI elligibility. Parents fund huge out of pocket costs to keep the therapy going and invariably go into debt due to the lack of funding. See the story link below.
http://www.yorkregion.com/article/69049

Neurofeedback Study

Autism In The News
Feb. 28, 2008

Neurofeedback is a treatment for autism symptoms. In layman's terms, the autistic person's brain is wired differently and the feedback therapy claims to help with the social confusion associated with the disorder. I wish my son, now 21, was given the opportunity to try the technique but he "aged out" before we had access to the treatment. See the story below.

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/02/27/neurofeedback-study.html?ref=rss