Part of the Comprehensive Guide to Stimming Many people exhibit self-stimulating behaviors to help them cope with their emotions. In typically-developing people, this could include twirling their hair if they’re bored, tapping their fingers on a desk if they’re concentrating or biting their nails if they’re nervous. Stimming, as these behaviors have come to be […]

Part of the Comprehensive Guide to Stimming Self-stimulating behaviors are exhibited by all types of people. But, the term stimming — as it’s more commonly referred to — is usually referred to for people who have autism. This stimming behavior can present itself in a number of different ways. No matter how the child with autism “stims,” […]

All of us have things that we do to help us regulate our emotions. Some of us might tense up if we’re angry, literally (and figuratively) bite our lip when we’re frustrated or take a deep breath if we’re sad. All of these things are called self-stimulating behaviors. Today, these behaviors have been given a […]

Part of the Insurance Guide for ABA Therapy Over the last 20 years, autism in children has been diagnosed at a higher rate than ever. In 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a study that found the prevalence of autism in children increased from one in 125 people in 2004 (a […]

Part of the Insurance Guide for ABA Therapy The prevalence of autism throughout the country is on the rise. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in 2021 that the rate of autism increased from one in 125 people in 2004 to one in 44 in 2021 — a major jump from a rate […]

Part of the Insurance Guide for ABA Therapy There is a big debate about why it is so, but there’s no denying the fact that autism in children is increasing every year. According to a study conducted in 2021 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the prevalence of autism more than double […]

Part of the Insurance Guide for ABA Therapy Every year, the number of children who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, rises. A 2021 U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study reported that the prevalence of autism nearly tripled from 2004, going from one in 125 people (0.8%) to one in 44 […]

Part of the Insurance Guide for ABA Therapy The prevalence of autism is increasingly seemingly every year in the United States. A 2021 study conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for instance, found that the rate of autism diagnoses among children increased substantially from 2024, from 0.08% (one in 125) to […]

Applied behavior analysis, or ABA therapy, is one of the leading treatments for individuals with autism. The treatment, based in scientific research, helps individuals build the social and communication skills that they often have challenges with. Today, ABA therapy is used most prominently in treatments for people who have autism spectrum disorder, or ASD. But, […]