Developmentally he appeared to be somewhat advanced in his speech and upper motor skills. He seemed to fear nothing relating to physical activity. At seven months he was found in the top kitchen cupboard. By one and a half he managed to disappear and was found by a neighbor two blocks away. Yet his perception of his world seemed skewed. He would often complain that people (even his siblings) were “looking at him.” Misinterpretation of what was being said to him became increasingly frustrating for all involved. On the one hand he was fearless (physically) and seemed to be limited in his ability to feel pain. On the other hand he was constantly fearful and expressed irrational anxiety at otherwise “normal” situations. Trips to the Super center and even church became increasingly less worth the bother because of his anxious behavior/meltdowns.

Life was odd, but manageable. Once he began attending school I experienced for the first time a measure of “discipline” problems with my child. Having three older children who excelled in school and were well disciplined, I was unprepared for what was to come. By third grade it was obvious that my youngest son was experiencing some difficulties in comprehension, written expression and social interaction. He was eight years old and in the fourth grade when the situation with my son rose far beyond just the next level. It was then that my life changed drastically as I began to seek out professionals, diagnosis, and information that could help me not just manage, but save my son.

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Legislation (A-2238/S-1651) on the matter passed the full New Jersey Senate 35-0 on June 18 and now heads to the Assembly for votes to match changes made in the Senate.

An insurer would be required to provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening and diagnosing autism or another developmental disability, according to a copy of the bill.

When the covered person’s diagnosis is autism or another developmental disability, the covered treatments are to include medically necessary occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy, as prescribed through a treatment plan and coverage to these therapies is not to be denied on the basis that the treatment is not restorative.

The maximum benefit for a covered person through 2011 is $36,000, the bill states.

Joseph J. Roberts Jr.

Assemblyman Joseph J. Roberts Jr. (D-Camden), one of the co-sponsors of the bill, said many New Jersey families are already “stretched to their financial edge.”

“But without health coverage for their loved ones, countless families with an autistic child are bankrupting themselves to give their child the potential for a brighter future,” said Roberts in a statement. “Autistic and disabled adults who have not received the proper treatment will leave our families, communities and state with new and more expensive challenges.”

A Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study, based on research in 14 states found one in every 150 children is diagnosed with autism, with New Jersey having the highest rate in the country with one in every 94, according to Roberts’ office.

The bills other co-sponsors are Assemblyman Vincent Prieto (D-Hudson) and Assemblywoman Joan Voss (D-Bergen)

“Families that have a loved one with autism should not be expected to shoulder the financial hardships of this disorder alone,” Prieto said. “By requiring health insurers to cover therapies for autistic children early in their lives ensures they receive the treatments they most need when it will make the greatest impact  – oftentimes these therapies represent a new lease on life for autistic children and their families.”

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According to the study’s authors, Dominick P. Purpura, M.D., dean emeritus and distinguished professor of neuroscience at Einstein and Dr. Mark F. Mehler, M.D., chairman of neurology and director of the Institute for Brain Disorders and Neural Regeneration at Einstein, the LC-NA system is the only brain region involved both in controlling behavior and producing fever. This area of the brain is largely responsible for the production of noradrenaline, a neurotransmitter that induces our body’s “fight or flight” reaction. Noradrenaline is also a key for higher-order sensory processing of environmental stimuli, and facilitating the ability to focus one’s attention. Attention deficit disorder is frequently reported in those with autism.

The cause of this dysregulation of the LC-NA system is attributed broadly to genetic and epigenetic (chemical influencers of genomes) factors, environment and also maternal stress during pregnancy. On this last point, they cite a 2008 study, published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders documenting a higher frequency of children with ASD born from mothers who had been exposed to topical storms and hurricanes mid-gestation.

While the study does not advocate inducing fever – which could be quite dangerous – they note that these findings may serve as the foundation for the development of new therapies targeting the LC-NA systems in such a way as to re-regulate how this area of the brain works. As Dr. Mehler notes, “We now have clues to the neurobiology, the genetics, and the epigenetics of autism. To move forward, we need to invest more money in basic science to look at the genome and the epigenome in a more focused way.”

Brian Field is the co-founder of the Autism Support Network

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