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Public Policy Update: Rate Increase to Support Wages for Direct Support Workers A First Step in Right Direction

Posts Tagged ‘Autism Society of North Carolina’

Public Policy Update: Rate Increase to Support Wages for Direct Support Workers A First Step in Right Direction

The state budget that passed in December 2021 included funding towards increasing Medicaid home and community-based provider rates so that wages paid to direct support professionals/direct support workers can be increased. While the budget special provision language states that 15.00 per hour is the goal, there is not enough money appropriated in the budget to…

Es hora de ir al dentista

Artículo publicado en la revista de ASNC, Spectrum, en febrero del 2022. ¿Qué emociones le provoca a usted este título? Puedo decirle que el solo escribir sobre el dentista trajo a colación todas las conmociones inducidas por la ansiedad que puede acarrear al tener un ser querido con un Trastorno del Espectro del Autismo, I/DD…

Crianza de los hijos con Autismo

Artículo publicado en la revista de ASNC, Spectrum, en febrero del 2022. Soy una persona con un diagnóstico clínico del Trastorno del Espectro Autista. Supuestamente no aparento tener autismo, porque cuando doy a conocer mi diagnóstico, la respuesta casi siempre es que no parezco tener autismo. El impacto del autismo ha sido significativo en mi…

Programa de Apoyo al Empleo: Ayudando a los adultos a encontrar el trabajo adecuado

Artículo publicado en la revista de ASNC, Spectrum, en febrero del 2022. En el año 2021, el personal de Apoyo al Empleo (Employment Support) de la Autism Society of North Carolina ayudó a más de 220 adultos en su búsqueda de empleo. Los adultos con Autismo empezaron a trabajar en una variedad de funciones, incluyendo…

Mensaje del CEO / Directo General Ejecutivo de ASNC

Artículo publicado en la revista de ASNC, Spectrum, en febrero del 2022. Mientras reflexiono sobre el final del año 2021 y el comienzo del 2022, me doy cuenta que tenemos que darnos mucha esperanza en momentos de incertidumbre. A pesar de que desearíamos no estar enfrentando los desafíos asociados con el COVID-19, hemos visto la…

Clinic-Based ABA Programming for Early Learners in Wilmington

The Autism Society of North Carolina is now offering clinic-based services for young learners diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) through the LifeLong Interventions program in Wilmington. The goals of our program are to encourage engagement and learning through play in a motivating and enriching environment and to support emotional regulation development and skill building….

Camp Royall: The Training that Creates the Best Counselors

So many people work hard to make summer at Camp Royall a reality, including facility staff, lifeguards, activity directors, and counselors. Just as we enjoy seeing campers grow over the years, we also enjoy seeing the professional development of our staff as they return summer after summer. For many people, working as a counselor at…

New Year’s Resolutions and Autism – A Promise to You

Happy New Year! Many people approach the new year as a time to focus on bettering themselves. In fact, making New Year’s resolutions has history in both Western and Eastern cultures and dates back many centuries – a fun tidbit I learned in preparing for this blog. Our friends at Wikipedia define resolutions as a…

North Carolina Public Policy Update: State Budget Passes, Tailored Plans Delayed

Medicaid Transformation Delay While the news below about the budget is very good, delays in passing a state budget coupled with the realignment of county MH/DD/SAS management among LME MCOs mean that the long-awaited Medicaid Tailored Plan rollout will be moved from July 1, 2022, to December 1, 2022. Tailored Plans are an integrated health…