Autism, insurance, and the idea: providing a comprehensive legal framework.

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1253 R I. EXPANSION OF THE CONCEPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1256 R A. The Medical Conception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1256 R B. The Educational Conception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1259 R C. The Neurodiversity Conception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1263 R II. THE CURRENT STATE OF THE LAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1265 R A. ABA Is a Related Service Within the Meaning of the IDEA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1266 R B. Court Interpretations of the IDEA and Its Relationship to ABA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1268 R C. Limitations on the IDEA’s Provision of Services to Children with ASDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1270 R D. State Insurance Statute Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1271 R III. AN ALTERNATIVE PROPOSAL: INTEGRATING THE CONCEPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1273 R A. Whose Voices Are Heard? Whose Are Silenced? . . . . 1273 R B. The Disability Legal Studies Conception . . . . . . . . . . . . 1279 R CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1281 R