Cara Santamaria
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That's a big, big difference.
And again, these people working with the children do not necessarily have access
And they don't need a specific license to do so.
Obviously, there's a lot.
We already mentioned some of the pushback against the therapy itself, the evidence behind it, the different organizations.
For example, in Canada, this is covered by their health care system.
But in the UK, the NHS won't pay for this.
And here's another big one.
More time means more money.
So very often these clinics will prescribe standard therapy of how many hours do you think would be like a standard therapy for a child with autism attending a clinic?
Evan, what would you think?
Let's say across a week.
How many hours a week do you think they would prescribe?
The standard has become between 25 to 40 hours.
So oftentimes parents are urged to keep their children out of school and to only attend these clinics.
Yeah.
And sadly, it's kind of being positioned as an alternative to public school or an alternative to the type of support that
which is already legally mandated and protected in public school.
Now, listen, I know that there are parents listening to this.
I know that there are people who have horror stories about not having their IEPs valued or respected within the public school setting.