ArticleApril 18, 2024Photo Gallery: Catalight Makes Debut at Becker’s Conference Catalight exhibited for the first time at the prestigious Becker’s Healthcare Conference in Chicago on April 8 and 9. The annual Spring Payer Issues Roundtable served as a platform for Catalight’s leaders to delve into critical conversations with health insurance payers – focusing on the challenges within the behavioral health space and the implementation of … Read article
VideosMarch 27, 2024What is Catalight’s ABA Parent-Mediated Model? Chief Clinical Officer Doreen Samelson Ed.D., MSCP, clarifies Catalight’s approach to Parent mediated ABA care. Watch videos
ArticleMarch 22, 2024The Past and Future of Developmental Disability Laws The journey toward inclusion for individuals with developmental disabilities has undergone significant milestones. One of the earliest identifiers was the passing of the Developmental Disabilities Act in 1963. Under President John F. Kennedy, the act initially addressed the lack of inclusion in state-run institutions for individuals with developmental disabilities. But, through time, the act was … Read article
ArticleMarch 20, 2024Gender and Autism: Differences and Discrepancies It’s long been known that boys are diagnosed with autism at a higher rate than girls. What remains unknown is why. Does it simply occur less in females? Are girls underdiagnosed? Or is something else at play? As the number of people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) continues to grow, researchers and clinicians have … Read article
NewsMarch 18, 2024Catalight Team Honored with Aspect Marketing Award Competing against 60 submissions, Catalight’s marketing and communications team, along with agency partner, Viewstream, won a prestigious Aspect Award in the 2024 ‘Behavioral Health’ category. The 2023 “Choose Your Path” multimedia campaign, which expanded the non-profit company’s call for greater access of care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism, and their families. Read News
ArticleMarch 18, 2024Where to Find Support After ABA Care Ends If your child is in applied behavior analysis (ABA) care, it’s important to understand when they may be discharged from the program and what that process entails. You may also want to start thinking about what life will be like after treatment ends. Reasons Why Treatment is Ending The amount of time your child spends … Read article
ArticleMarch 13, 2024Catalight’s Third ‘One Size Doesn’t Fit All’ Webinar: “The Importance of Differential Diagnosis in Autism” The third episode of Catalight’s ‘One Size Does Not Fit All’ webinar series is “The Importance of Differential Diagnosis in Autism.” Catalight Chief Clinical Officer Doreen Samelson, Ed.D., MSCP and Stephen Kanne, Ph.D., director of the New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Autism and the Developing Brain, discuss how incorrect or incomplete … Read article
ArticleMarch 12, 2024Impact Report: 2023 Year in Review 2023 was a pivotal year for advancing parent-mediated care in the network, while driving quality outcomes and making strides toward greater wellbeing – Catalight’s universal measure of success. Setting wellbeing as a goal is especially important given the increasingly heterogenous population of our clients with unique individual and family needs. Catalight continues to focus our … Read article
ArticleMarch 10, 2024Catalight CEO Joins Forbes Summit in Abu Dhabi During International Women’s Day For International Women’s Day, Catalight CEO Susan Armiger traveled to Abu Dhabi, UAE, for the annual Forbes summit honoring the publication’s 30 under 30 and 50 over 50 women. The global gathering brought together women from more than 40 countries for idea exchange, learning and entrepreneurship. The 2024 Forbes 30/50 Summit was centered around fostering … Read article
