Was ABA paid for through ECI

[Guest guest]

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I am trying also to get CLASS/Medicaid to pay for ABA. I also tried to get

some out of home respite. While that is in my son's plan, we can't find any

place decent to send my son. We waited soo long for CLASS and it has been

totally useless to us. (Except that Medicaid does pay for medications.) And

the attendants we have gotten are terrible! I would like to strategize with

someone about how we can get the services our kids need. My son is 13 so the

new HB 1919 won't really apply to him. I wonder if Brent Woodall could help us

with this.

Thanks1

<<WOW....that is news to me. As ECI was the most useless thing we

got. They

> sent us the absolute " Autism_therapy_ challenged " (Politically

correct

> for -ignorant-) people.

>

> How come this information is not directly available to the parent?

>

> We are having the same issues with CLASS/MEDICAID right now. I am

still

> trying to find out all the loopholes and all answers to basic

questions as

> no one would give me straight answers.

>

> Un - believable !>>

[Guest guest]

What funds are used to pay for ECI? Does it come from some branch of

Medicaid? If so, I would think it would be easier to get Medicaid to

cover it.

>

> ,

> I am trying also to get CLASS/Medicaid to pay for ABA. I also

tried to get some out of home respite. While that is in my son's

plan, we can't find any place decent to send my son. We waited soo

long for CLASS and it has been totally useless to us. (Except that

Medicaid does pay for medications.) And the attendants we have

gotten are terrible! I would like to strategize with someone about

how we can get the services our kids need. My son is 13 so the new

HB 1919 won't really apply to him. I wonder if Brent Woodall could

help us with this.

> Thanks1

>

>

> <<WOW....that is news to me. As ECI was the most useless thing we

> got. They

> > sent us the absolute " Autism_therapy_ challenged " (Politically

> correct

> > for -ignorant-) people.

> >

> > How come this information is not directly available to the parent?

> >

> > We are having the same issues with CLASS/MEDICAID right now. I am

> still

> > trying to find out all the loopholes and all answers to basic

> questions as

> > no one would give me straight answers.

> >

> > Un - believable !>>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

ECI was a joke! Totally useless for us.

> >

> > ,

> > I am trying also to get CLASS/Medicaid to pay for ABA. I also

> tried to get some out of home respite. While that is in my son's

> plan, we can't find any place decent to send my son. We waited soo

> long for CLASS and it has been totally useless to us. (Except that

> Medicaid does pay for medications.) And the attendants we have

> gotten are terrible! I would like to strategize with someone about

> how we can get the services our kids need. My son is 13 so the new

> HB 1919 won't really apply to him. I wonder if Brent Woodall could

> help us with this.

> > Thanks1

> >

> >

> > <<WOW....that is news to me. As ECI was the most useless thing

we

> > got. They

> > > sent us the absolute " Autism_therapy_ challenged " (Politically

> > correct

> > > for -ignorant-) people.

> > >

> > > How come this information is not directly available to the

parent?

> > >

> > > We are having the same issues with CLASS/MEDICAID right now. I

am

> > still

> > > trying to find out all the loopholes and all answers to basic

> > questions as

> > > no one would give me straight answers.

> > >

> > > Un - believable !>>

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

We were not aware that ECI could pay for ABA when our son was on ECI

eventhough his therapists were great he was not getting anything close

to the hours recomended for early intervention and since time is

precious and the window of oportunity so small we had to get private

ABA therapy on our own.

With the ABA therapy under Dr. Sahahla Alai les from UNT our son

has come such a long way. He is improving every day and sometimes he

really surprises us on how much better he is doing, he is such a sweet

bow.

He just turned three so we hope we can get some coverage through

HB1919. But with it or with out we will continue the therapy he needs

and deserves.