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Insurance in Ohio Now Covers Autism Treatment

The Governor of Ohio, John Kasich, has announced that many health insurance plans in the state will now cover autism services. This is excellent news for families who have been struggling to pay for the treatment their child requires without the help of their health insurance company. There is no cure for autism, but there are some forms of treatment that can help with certain symptoms. Applied Behavior Analysis, or ABA therapy, is one that can help. It is a scientifically validated approach to understanding behavior and how it is affected by environment. In “plain English”, it can help children … Continue reading →

Ohio Genealogy Resources

The nickname for the state of Ohio is “The Buckeye State”. Do you have ancestors who once lived in the state of Ohio? Genealogists who are searching for information about their ancestors who were “Buckeyes” should check out this list of Ohio genealogy resources. Ancestry.com has a page that is filled with links to their Ohio collections of records. In order to access these collections, you need to have an Ancestry.com membership. Sometimes, a collection will be offered for free (often for a limited time). Return to their page often. Ancestry.com does a great job of making it clear when … Continue reading →

An Update on Ohio’s School Vouchers

School vouchers are often used to enable parents of children who have special needs to move their child from a school that does not meet their child’s needs to a school that can. Earlier this year, Ohio expanded its voucher program to include all kids with special needs. Here is an update on how that program is going. In February of 2012, the state of Ohio expanded its school voucher program. Previous to the expansion, the voucher was available for students who had autism, only. The expansion opened up the availability of the vouchers to any student, who is attending … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – April 29 – May 5, 2012

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Every week, the Insurance Blog Week in Review quickly goes over all of the blogs that were posted in the past seven days. There can be anywhere between twelve and fourteen different blogs that appear here weekly. What did you miss? This is an easy way to “ketchup” on everything. Ohio Requires Insurance Coverage for Exotic Animals Ohio now requires owners of exotic animals to purchase a certain amount of liability insurance coverage for each animal they own. They also have to prove that they are providing proper care for the animals, and that they have good fences. The Insurance … Continue reading →

Ohio Requires Insurance Coverage for Exotic Animals

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The state of Ohio has passed a law that bans new ownership of exotic animals. It requires current owners of exotic animals to carry a certain amount of insurance on them. This is in response to the tragedy that happened in Ohio in October of 2011, when an owner of exotic animals released them into the public. In October of 2011, a man named Terry Thompson let 56 animals escape from his private zoo that was located on his farm in Zanesville, Ohio. He then committed suicide. The animals included black bears, mountain lions, Bengal tigers, and more. I remember … Continue reading →

Special Needs Blog Week in Review – Week of February 19 – 25, 2012

Did you miss something on the Special Needs Blog this week? One way to easily find the blogs that you missed out on, but meant to read, is to check out the Special Needs Blog Week in Review. You can find everything that hit the blog in the past week. Just click on the link the whatever blogs catch your attention. The Special Needs Podcast Roundup went up on February 20, 2012. This week, I’d like to point out the Hope Saves the Day podcast. They discuss a brand new book that is designed to help parents to raise children … Continue reading →

AutisticSpeaks – A Blog Written by Lydia

Lydia is a blogger who is in her twenties, and who is a Christian. She loves the Food Network, her cat, and writing. She also happens to have autism. Her blog can give you some insight into what her life is like. Parents can buy her book, which gives her thoughts about raising a child who has autism. Not all parents of children who have autism will automatically have a good understanding about the needs of their child. Parents who don’t know much about autism are going to need some education about what autism is. They will need advice about … Continue reading →

Reports From a Resident Alien: The Blog of Lisa Daxer

Lisa Daxer is a 27 year old biomedical engineering major at Wright State University in Ohio. She also happens to be a person with autism. Her blog “Reports from a Resident Alien” is, like many people’s blogs, a series of stories about her day to day experiences. She also writes somewhat anthropological observations about how the people around her, who do not have autism, socially interact with each other. She was interviewed on NPR recently, on their “All Things Considered” show. They have been doing a series called “The Human Edge”, which explores how evolution has made the human species … Continue reading →

Unpaid Leave Restricted in Ohio

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Some people are very upset after a recent Ohio Supreme Court ruling that allows employers to reserve unpaid leave for workers who have been employed for a minimum of twelve months. The law covers pregnant women as well. This ruling follows a case in which a woman sued her employer for firing her after she gave birth and did not promptly return to work. At the time of her delivery, she had only been employed for 8 months. The nursing home where she worked had a policy in place that required employees to work for twelve months before they could … Continue reading →

Parents in Ohio Irate About Ban on Cheerleaders’ Short Skirts

Is your daughter a cheerleader? If so, does her cheerleading uniform include a super short skirt? If you wince every time you see your daughter don her revealing uniform then you know exactly how administrators at Monroe High School in Ohio feel when they see teen cheerleaders wearing their short skirts to class prior to football games. All that leg was a bit too much for educators in the district, who recently banned cheerleaders from wearing their uniforms on school property during normal school hours. According to the Monroe High School’s principal, allowing the teens to wear the “short, tight, … Continue reading →