{"id":253,"date":"2012-07-25T21:20:26","date_gmt":"2012-07-25T21:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/workingwithautism.com\/dev\/?page_id=253"},"modified":"2021-12-03T06:31:30","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T06:31:30","slug":"getting-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/workingwithautism.com\/?page_id=253","title":{"rendered":"LEAP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-heading\">LEAP<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/workingwithautism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-photo-4473903.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1815\" width=\"543\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workingwithautism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-photo-4473903.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/workingwithautism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-photo-4473903-295x300.jpeg 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><figcaption>The acronym LEAP represents <strong>4 steps<\/strong> we think are crucial if a child is suspected of having Autism:<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">1.<\/span> LEARN<\/strong>&#8230;About Your Child\u2019s Diagnosis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Facing your child\u2019s diagnosis of Autism may well leave you experiencing a range of difficult and complicated emotions, and feeling overwhelmed in considering the challenges that lie ahead.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/workingwithautism.com\/getting-started\/learn\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">2.<\/span> EVALUATE&#8230;<\/strong>ABA Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gaining a better understanding of the science of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is an ideal way to prepare yourself for the teaching role you will play in your child\u2019s life in the years to come.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/workingwithautism.com\/getting-started\/evaluate\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">3.<\/span> APPLY&#8230;<\/strong>for Funding Sources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are 4 primary sources of funding for services available to individuals with ASD. Families may choose to pay privately for therapies; the school may provide additional supports; the Regional Centers may cover a diverse range of services; and insurance companies.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/workingwithautism.com\/getting-started\/apply\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">4.<\/span> PREPARE&#8230;<\/strong>for Your Child&#8217;s Therapy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The passage of time as you wait for the start of therapies for your child can be frustrating as you are eager for your child to begin receiving the necessary interventions. However, you can use this time to better prepare yourself and your family for the impending changes, and for the time when providers begin to take on an active role in your child\u2019s daily life.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/workingwithautism.com\/getting-started\/prepare\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LEAP 1. LEARN&#8230;About Your Child\u2019s Diagnosis Facing your child\u2019s diagnosis of Autism may well leave you experiencing a range of difficult and complicated emotions, and feeling overwhelmed in considering the challenges that lie ahead.Read More \u00bb 2. EVALUATE&#8230;ABA Services Gaining a better understanding of the science of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is an ideal way to prepare yourself for the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-253","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/workingwithautism.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/workingwithautism.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/workingwithautism.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/workingwithautism.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/workingwithautism.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=253"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/workingwithautism.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1848,"href":"https:\/\/workingwithautism.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/253\/revisions\/1848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/workingwithautism.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}