ARM 37.34.1923. MEDICAID AND COMMUNITY SERVICES CHILDREN'S AUTISM PROGRAM 0667: CHILDREN'S AUTISM TRAINING, DEFINITION

(1) Children's autism training is a direct training service designed to assist the child in acquiring, retaining, and generalizing the self-help, socialization, cognitive, communication, organization skills, and the positive behaviors necessary to function successfully in home and community settings. (2) Children's autism training includes: (a) social skills and related skills to enhance participation across all environments (school, home and community settings) and relationships; (b) a functional communication system which may include expressive verbal language, receptive language and nonverbal communication skills, and augmentative communication; (c) increased engagement and flexibility in the exhibition of developmentally appropriate behaviors; (d) replacement of inappropriate behaviors with more conventional and functional behaviors; (e) working with caregivers and others in the environment to promote the child's competence and positive behavior; (f) fine and gross motor skills used for age-appropriate functional activities, as needed; (g) cognitive skills relating to play activity and academic skills; (h) adaptive behavior and self-care skills to enable the child to be more independent; and (i) independent exhibition of organizational skills.