In the news | September 29, 2023‘We’ve Got To Do More’: Providers Seek To Close Gap In Mental Health Care For Neurodiverse People People with autism are four times as likely to experience depression in their life than typically-developing peers. Despite the increased risk, people with autism or other neurodiversities often face significant obstacles when seeking mental health care. Barriers like clinicians’ lack of specialty training, staffing shortages and pitfalls with payers often prevent neurodiverse people from accessing … Read News
Article | July 11, 2023Beyond Goal Attainment Historically, measuring outcomes in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) focused specific behaviors. More than a dozen scales and measures exist to gauge these outward behaviors: examples include the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC), the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) and the Clinical Global Impression (CGI) rating scale. Almost none of these, however, provide a good tool for assessing … Read article
Article | May 23, 2023Catalight on the World Stage For the first time since 2019, the world’s premier autism research conference was back in person, this year in Stockholm, and I attended with my colleagues Dr. Linsey Sneed and our CEO Susan Armiger. We were reminded of how important it is – both for us as researchers and clinicians and for Catalight as a … Read article
Article | May 3, 2023Catalight Selected to Deliver Two Presentations at International Society for Autism Research Discover groundbreaking research on autism at INSAR 2023 by Catalight. Learn about tailored treatment approaches and measuring wellbeing for autistic individuals and families. Read article
Article | April 17, 2023Conversations On Value Value-based care gains momentum, yet lags in behavioral health like ASD treatment. Catalight pioneers flexible, outcome-focused approaches. Read article
Article | March 6, 2023Seeing the Big Picture For clients with developmental disabilities and their families, it can be challenging to find the right level of care and support—especially with today’s current practices. Often, they are faced with a disjointed care journey and inconsistent outcomes. Traditional approaches to care may exacerbate these problems as treatment can be shaped without considering the variety of … Read article
Article | February 22, 2023Values-Driven Culture and Care Six years ago, after working for a large healthcare organization for 20 years, I made the decision to leave and join Catalight and I have never looked back. Catalight, a non- profit, supports individuals with developmental disabilities including autism by removing barriers and biases to create a more equitable and inclusive world. Catalight’s work with … Read article
White paper | June 27, 2022New Behaviors in Behavioral Health 7 powerful transformations happening right now shaping autism and developmental disabilities care. Read White Paper
White paper | June 27, 2022Access, Quality and Value Payer strategies leading to new AQV in behavioral health. Read White Paper
Case study | May 25, 2022Proven Leader in Behavioral Health Provides Timely Access to Care For clients with developmental disabilities and their families, it can be challenging to find the right level of care and support — especially with today’s current practices. Often, they are faced with a disjointed care journey and inconsistent outcomes. But with an experienced, results-driven partner, they can receive effective client-centered treatments that meets them where they are. Read case study
