Autism therapy provider NeurAbilities Healthcare has a new CEO after its prior leader resigned in April. The Voorhees, New Jersey-based company tapped former Fresenius Medical Care executive Andrew Holstein to the CEO position, according to a LinkedIn announcement earlier this month, following the departure of Kathleen Stengel, the company’s CEO since 2018. “Drew brings decades […]

More innovative solutions around autism diagnostics are starting to gain momentum. The latest example of this idea: Wyoming’s Medicaid program will cover Cognoa’s Canvas Dx product. According to a Sept. 26 announcement, Wyoming is now the first state to cover Cognoa’s tool for early-autism diagnosis. Dr. Sharief Taraman, CEO of Cognoa, described the move as […]

The need for board-certified behavioral analysts (BCBAs) who provide applied behavior analysis (ABA) has dramatically increased in recent years. In 2023, the number of open job listings for BCBAs even outstripped the total number of practicing clinicians.  To help create more BCBAs and create a pipeline of trained clinicians, ABA provider Helping Hands Family has […]

WTWH Media, the parent company of Behavioral Health Business, has announced the acquisition of Autism Investor Summit from Jade Health. Autism Investor Summit is the premier in-person event dedicated to advancing investment, innovation, and patient outcomes in the autism and behavioral health services industry. This influential conference brings together key decision-makers from across the behavioral […]

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that authorizes $1.95 billion in funding for autism-focused research and reworks the focus of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC). The bill reworks existing law to support research that “reflects the entire population of individuals with autism spectrum disorder.” This includes those with co-occurring conditions and […]

Virtual-reality technology is increasingly making its mark in health care, including in the autism therapy space. Currently, some health care providers are using VR as a therapeutic tool for managing pain and anxiety with patients. Meanwhile, in the surgical setting, virtual reality is being used as a way for up-and-coming surgeons and students to practice […]

“Masking” or “camouflaging” are behaviors in which autistic individuals exhibit learned behaviors to hide traits that have been deemed different from the neuro-normative standard. These behaviors can greatly impede an autistic individual’s ability to self-regulate, feel confident and advocate for themselves, industry insiders told Autism Business News. They can also keep autistic people from diagnoses, […]

For Brad Zelinger, founder and CEO of Stride Autism Centers, the mission to provide the best possible support for children with autism and their families is deeply personal. “Stride’s origin story really goes back to my childhood and my family’s struggles to best support my sister, who has a severe autism-related disorder called Rett syndrome,” […]

The next chapter of the autism therapy industry’s story will look very different from previous ones. Already, the industry has gone from obscure and mom-and-pop to mainstream and private equity backed. Now, the forces driving the industry require it to do much more than ever before. To some degree, these forces will require the industry […]

A federal judge has slapped down the Federal Trade Commission’s near-total ban on noncompete agreements. The ban, if ever made effective, could have wide-ranging impacts on business, especially for organizations with investor backing and large corporate structures. It may also have an impact on the autism therapy space, though experts are mixed on the degree […]