Episode #048 - Richard Edley, The Need for Reality-Based Programs for Adults with Severe Autism

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Richard Edley, PhD is President/CEO of Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association (RCPA) of Pennsylvania, and a nationally recognized leader pushing for care options for adults with autism and I/DD. He is also the father of an adult son with profound autism. In this episode he and Jill discuss:— The scope of the I/DD system in PA and the lengthy waitlists— The pressure of increasing autism cases— Program closures and selectivity against those with acute needs; the erosion of services for high needs— The workforce (DSP) crisis— Pennsylvania's restrictive interpretation of the HCBS Settings Rule— Advocates' mania for closure without offering realistic solutions— Arbitrary rules that create barriers to functional services— The difference between ideology and reality about I/DD the need to base systems on facts and data, not "theology"— The problematic use of the "Supports Intensity Scale"— Worries about how "Selective Contracting" will reduce choice— How to think about fixing our broken system that seems designed to collapse


Link:
RCPA: https://www.paproviders.org

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