Appearing on CNN.com today is an article detailing what many in the autism community already know, early intervention is key in overcoming the challenges that autism may present on a day to day basis.

Featured on CBS News, the Oldham family in Virginia talks about the financial burden of autism and the struggle they have endured with being unable to pay for ABA therapy for their multiple children affected by autism.

Connecticut may soon be pushing through legislation that would require insurance companies to cover such therapies as ABA for children with autism. This, because of the hard work of many parents, community leaders, and state representatives has raised a tremendous amount of awareness to the financial plight of families affected by autism.

A film centered around a boy named Graham details the struggle around the diagnosis of autism. Some children have all the signs of autism and the diagnosis fits them perfectly. Other children meet some of the criteria but not all. This makes them "autistic-like". This has presented a challenge to parents and doctors alike.

ABA therapy has long been a main staple of the therapeutic world of many on the spectrum. Studies show that 60% of children may, as a positive end result of ABA therapy, lose their diagnosis by age 8. However, ABA does have it's critics. What may work well for one child may not work well for another. All therapies must be tailored to the individual.

Having been on the chopping block, state ABA services to children 3 and younger were to end on January 31st. The services shown to help many children on the spectrum have been extended while the state's Department of Health and Education Control, with help from the federal government, review the decision.

It's not only those of us here in the United States that have issues getting ABA funded. Our friends from across the pond are having issues as well.