Autism Matters: Empowering Investors, Providers, And The Autism Community To Advance Autism Services

by Ronit Molko

Overview

How Do We Evolve Autism Services?
We are approaching a critical period in the autism community. With a growing population of maturing and aging individuals living with autism, it is time to look to the future and ask how we can provide meaningful outcomes that enable a real quality of life for individuals with autism and successful investment opportunities for investors.
In her latest book, Autism Matters: Empowering Investors, Providers, and the Autism Community to Advance Autism Services, Dr. Ronit Molko takes a critical look at the autism services industry and outlines the path for providers, clinicians, and investors to forge new programs and opportunities that will equip autistic individuals with the skills they need to build high-quality, self-determined lives.
A growing number of individuals with autism are speaking out about the deficits in current autism services. These individuals need support and services that will help them achieve long-term successes as well as independent and self-fulfilled lives. It’s time to revolutionize the autism services industry; but the market won’t change itself. Investors are needed to advance and evolve an industry that is paramount to the successful development and support of countless autistic individuals. With Dr. Molko’s unparalleled knowledge and experience, Autism Matters is the primary resource for investors looking to enter the autism services market.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781946633552
Publisher:	Advantage Media Group, Inc.
Publication date:	05/29/2018
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

RONIT MOLKO is a dynamic senior executive and entrepreneur recognized for combining strategic vision and technical expertise to drive business initiatives. In 2001, Dr. Molko cofounded Autism Spectrum Therapies Inc. (AST), which grew into a highly respected, multi-state provider of services for individuals on the autism spectrum. She sold her company in 2014 to a private equity-backed strategic buyer.

Today, as CEO and Principal of Empowering Synergy, Dr. Molko conducts due diligence for investors and consults as an expert in the field of service delivery for healthcare, with a special focus on behavioral healthcare and companies that provide services to families affected by autism and developmental disabilities.

Dr. Molko is currently a board member of the Galt Foundation, which places individuals with disabilities in the workforce, and the Los Angeles Chapter of the Autism Society of America. She has been actively involved in many healthcare-based committees and organizations throughout her career and has received multiple awards in recognition of her business prowess and leadership abilities. She is a licensed clinical psychologist in California and Washington states, and a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst.

Table of Contents

Foreword xi

Acknowledgments xv

About the Author xix

Faqs xxiii

For Providers and Investors

Introduction: Meeting of the Minds 1

Chapter 1 A Current Understanding of Autism 23

Chapter 2 Breaking Down Autism Interventions 55

Chapter 3 The Autism Services Landscape 85

Chapter 4 Strengths and Shortfalls of the ABA Industry 121

Chapter 5 Why is it time to jump the s-curve? 151

Chapter 6 Empowering Investors, Providers, and Communities 169

Epilogue: Inspired Action 193

Afterword 197

Further Reading and Information 201

Our Services 225