Mastermind Behavior Clinical Team

Ava's Law after SB 118: age 20, a $35,000 cap, no visit limits, and the quiet change to who decides medical necessity. Plus Medicaid, Katie Beckett and appeals.

New Jersey insurance law, NJ FamilyCare, Early Intervention and school services, with the appeal deadlines. Every figure sourced to a state document.

What the evidence says about whether ABA therapy works: pooled effect sizes from 25 controlled studies, where the findings are strong, and where they are not.

At four, the signs shift to pretend play, conversation, and flexibility, and the evaluation door shifts to your school district. CDC milestones, the shortlist, and both routes.

Toddlerhood is when autism becomes identifiable. Signs at 15-18 months, 2 years, and 3 years, the two language deadlines, and what an M-CHAT flag actually means.

What most 1-year-olds do per CDC milestones, the differences that matter most (gestures, babbling, name response, joint attention), and how to use the window before the 18-month screening.

Nine months is the first formal screening age. CDC milestones, the differences that matter most at this age, what the screening involves, and what to do with the result.

Autism can't be diagnosed at 6 months, but development is observable now. CDC milestones, the differences worth noting, the screening timeline, and what to do next.

VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R, Vineland, FBA: what each ABA assessment measures, how the intake process works, and how results become your child's treatment plan.

An IEP changes how your child is taught; a 504 plan changes the conditions around the teaching. How to tell which one your child needs and how to request each.

What an IEP is, who qualifies, how the process works in NJ, Georgia, and North Carolina, and what your rights are at every step.

Practical ABA Techniques to Enhance Mealtime Experiences for Children with Autism