A startup that pays parents to become registered behavior technicians (RBTs) to treat their kids with autism has raised $55 million.  San Francisco-based Forta helps parents become RBTs with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) and pays them from payer reimbursements for delivery services to their child. The company also provides an AI-backed tech stack […]

Parent-led applied behavior analysis (ABA) could relieve some of the most crippling challenges in the autism therapy industry. However, complicated questions about funding will likely prevent the widespread adoption of this little-practiced care delivery model. Sometimes referred to as parent-mediated ABA, advocates and experts described this model as a return to the roots of ABA, […]

The year 2023 saw several autism therapy organizations make dramatic — sometimes painful — adjustments to an evolving marketplace. And the landscape is set to shift even more heading into the new year. While the echoes of the coronavirus pandemic fade, inflation and stagnant payer rates put the squeeze on providers. On top of that, […]