Wednesday, October 24th · 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Wickliffe Public Library

1713 Lincoln Rd, Wickliffe, OH 44092

REGISTER HERE

Join Marla Root with Ohio Autism Insurance Coalition for conversations about:

• Types of insurance and benefits for treatments for autism in public and private insurance markets
• Options available to fund Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) in employer-sponsored insurance, Medicaid & Health Insurance Marketplace Plans
• How to pull multiple resources together to support intensive needs

About the Speaker:

Marla Root is the Founder and Principal of Root Consulting, LLC. which provides advocacy supports for individuals with autism. Marla is also the founder of the Ohio Autism Insurance Coalition whose purpose is to support families, providers, state agencies and health care systems in building service capacity and assuring access to prescribed treatments such as mental health and behavior analytic treatments, and speech and occupational therapies. Marla’s experience as an administrator in mental health, an advocate, and in program development led to her 2010 Advocate of the Year award by The Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities and as Public Policy Chair for the Autism Society of Ohio for many years. Marla has a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Franklin University and the proud parent of Eli Root who is 21 years old and has severe ASD/ID.

Other dates/locations:

Tuesday, October 9th · 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Independence Civic Center Auditorium
6363 Selig Dr, Independence, OH 44131
Register HERE

Tuesday, October 23rd · 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Westlake Porter Public Library
27333 Center Ridge Rd, Westlake, OH 44145
Register HERE

Wednesday, October 24th · 10:00am - 12:00pm
Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library
3512 Darrow Rd, Stow, OH 44224
Register HERE

Please Note: These sessions are geared for parents, family members, and caregivers of individuals with autism. Professionals are welcome; no CEUs for professionals are offered.

For more information about the session at Wickliffe Public Library, click HERE

For general questions about all locations, or to register by phone, please contact amy.clawson@cchmc.org or call (513) 814-0674

This project is supported by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant # H84MC28443

This project is also made possible through the following sponsors:

This project was planned and organized by the following organizations: