By Lisa Ackerman Another report just released outlines that autism costs families MILLIONS (1.) Sadly at TACA, not a day goes by without providing best practices to help families understand who pays for what and how to obtain what their child needs to make meaningful progress. Much of the TACA website content is focused on... Continue Reading →
Autism is on the rise again, but don’t worry!
By Lisa Ackerman Just about a year ago the CDC raised the autism prevalence from 1 in 110 to 1 in 88 (1.) Coincidentally this announcement occurred just before April – which is autism awareness month. A new study from the CDC points to a new increase – autism now affects 1 in 50 U.S.... Continue Reading →
So Autism is (now even more) Common . . . Anybody Care Yet?
By: Dr. Bob Sears – Pediatrician and TACA Physician Advisory Member Welcome to part 2 in my series of blogs that will continue to be written until someone at the Centers for Disease Control and PREVENTION gets on the ball and says “Yes, we have an autism epidemic! We are now very concerned and will... Continue Reading →
What constitutes an emergency?
By Lisa Ackerman We are all too aware April is autism awareness month. With the release of the new stats/figures/numbers of 1 in 88 U.S. children diagnosed with autism (1) just days before April kicked off, another announcement was shared: the new IACC appointees (2). Sadly with exception of one, it appears to be the... Continue Reading →
Moving Autism Forward by Team TACA 