Crisis Stabilization in Severe/Profound Autism: It Takes a Village

Arzu Forough, President and CEO of Washington Autism Alliance, is our guest discussing crisis care for severe/profound autism. She discusses medical necessity, governing policies such as Medicaid, mental health parity, navigating insurance, types of placements, and the systemwide deficiencies in serving the population with severe and challenging behaviors.
Washington Autism Alliance works to expand access
to healthcare, education and services for people with
Intellectual Developmental Disabilities including Autism
Spectrum Disorders. WAA provides legal services, individual
case management and multi system navigation for
individuals and families. www.WashingtonAutismAlliance.org