Arzu Forough, President and CEO of Washington Autism Alliance, is our guest discussing crisis care for severe/profound autism. She discusses medical necessity, governing policies such as Medicaid, mental health parity, navigating insurance, types of placements, and the systemwide deficiencies in serving the population with severe and challenging behaviors. Washington Autism Alliance works to expand access to healthcare, education and services for people with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities including Autism. WAA provides legal services, individual case management and multi system navigation for individuals and families. www.WashingtonAutismAlliance.org