Anna Bullard's guest appearances

Anna Bullard

All Autism Talk

YANA Nation - Serving the Special Needs Community

Autism Weekly

Katherine Johnson

Temple Grandin

Laura Anderson

Simon Baron-Cohen

Sam Farmer

David Friedman

Karen Pierce

Areva Martin

Michelle Smith

Caroline Wilson

Amanda Taylor

Adam Davis

Jonathan Tarbox

Hanna Rue

Ron Sandison

OwlTail

This week we welcome Anna Bullard from the Behavioral Health Center of Excellence back to the podcast to talk with us about government relations on a state and national level as it relates to autism care. We are going to talk about what’s currently going on in the legislature and what you can do to help make change!   Anna is the ideal person to talk about this with us today as she is currently the VP of government relations at the BHCOE. Anna also successfully passed legislation named after her daughter, Ava, who had been diagnosed with autism. “Ava’s Law” created access to therapy for individuals diagnosed with autism in Georgia. Her perseverance and knowledge in government relations and business development has led to thousands of lives accessing care nationally. Download the podcast to learn more.  Learn more about Anna Boulard: https://www.bhcoe.org/2021/02/industry-veteran-brings-over-a-decade-of-public-policy-experience-to-bhcoe/ Learn more about advocacy work: https://www.autismspeaks.org/advocacy ..................................................................................... Autism weekly is produced by ABS Kids. ABS Kids is proud to provide diagnostic assessments and ABA therapy to children with developmental delays like Autism Spectrum Disorder. You can learn more about ABS kids and the Autism Weekly podcast by visiting abskids.com.

This week we welcome Anna Bullard from the Behavioral Health Center of Excellence back to the podcast to talk with us about government relations on a state and national level as it relates to autism care. We are going to talk about what’s currently going on in the legislature and what you can do to help make change!   Anna is the ideal person to talk about this with us today as she is currently the VP of government relations at the BHCOE. Anna also successfully passed legislation named after her daughter, Ava, who had been diagnosed with autism. “Ava’s Law” created access to therapy for individuals diagnosed with autism in Georgia. Her perseverance and knowledge in government relations and business development has led to thousands of lives accessing care nationally. Download the podcast to learn more.  Learn more about Anna Boulard: <a href="https://www.bhcoe.org/2021/02/industry-veteran-brings-over-a-decade-of-public-policy-experience-to-bhcoe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bhcoe.org/2021/02/industry-veteran-brings-over-a-decade-of-public-policy-experience-to-bhcoe/</a> Learn more about advocacy work: <a href="https://www.autismspeaks.org/advocacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.autismspeaks.org/advocacy</a> ..................................................................................... Autism weekly is produced by ABS Kids. ABS Kids is proud to provide diagnostic assessments and ABA therapy to children with developmental delays like Autism Spectrum Disorder. You can learn more about ABS kids and the Autism Weekly podcast by visiting <a href="http://abskids.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">abskids.com</a>.

Stay in the Know! Government Relations & Autism Care 2022 |  With Anna Bullard from the BHCOE #80

Sara Litvak

This week I am excited to welcome the CEO of the Behavioral Health Center of Excellence to the podcast, Sarah Litvak, and welcome back her colleague, and VP of Government Relations Anna Boulard! Download the podcast today to learn about the incredible ways the BHCOE is advancing the field of ABA from both the parent and the provider perspective. Sarah Litvak is a behavior analyst based out of southern California. She, along with her team creates measurement tools and provides metrics to assess ABA provider quality. Sara assists ABA providers in optimizing their services and helps families identify quality ABA providers across the United States.  Anna Bullard joined us all the way back on podcast #18 where she talked to us about the importance of being a parent advocate and the incredible impact you can have if you speak up and use your voice. Anna has over a decade of experience in developing policy and advocating at the state and federal levels. Additionally, she has developed payor relations to increase access to quality care while developing capacity for growth. Her knowledge as a parent who has experienced the struggles of getting the services her child needed has allowed her to develop a streamlined approach for families to access care in a timely manner. Links referenced:  BHCOE Accredited Provider Search: https://bhcoe.org/bhcoe-member-directory/ Learn More About the BHCOE: https://bhcoe.org/  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Autism weekly is now found on all of the major listening apps including apple podcasts, google podcasts, stitcher, Spotify, amazon music, and more. Subscribe to be notified when we post a new podcast. Autism weekly is produced by ABS Kids. ABS Kids is proud to provide diagnostic assessments and ABA therapy to children with developmental delays like Autism Spectrum Disorder. You can learn more about ABS and the Autism Weekly podcast by visiting abskids.com.

This week I am excited to welcome the CEO of the Behavioral Health Center of Excellence to the podcast, Sarah Litvak, and welcome back her colleague, and VP of Government Relations Anna Boulard! Download the podcast today to learn about the incredible ways the BHCOE is advancing the field of ABA from both the parent and the provider perspective. Sarah Litvak is a behavior analyst based out of southern California. She, along with her team creates measurement tools and provides metrics to assess ABA provider quality. Sara assists ABA providers in optimizing their services and helps families identify quality ABA providers across the United States.  Anna Bullard joined us all the way back on podcast #18 where she talked to us about the importance of being a parent advocate and the incredible impact you can have if you speak up and use your voice. Anna has over a decade of experience in developing policy and advocating at the state and federal levels. Additionally, she has developed payor relations to increase access to quality care while developing capacity for growth. Her knowledge as a parent who has experienced the struggles of getting the services her child needed has allowed her to develop a streamlined approach for families to access care in a timely manner. Links referenced:  BHCOE Accredited Provider Search: <a href="https://bhcoe.org/bhcoe-member-directory/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bhcoe.org/bhcoe-member-directory/</a> Learn More About the BHCOE: <a href="https://bhcoe.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bhcoe.org/</a>  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Autism weekly is now found on all of the major listening apps including apple podcasts, google podcasts, stitcher, Spotify, amazon music, and more. Subscribe to be notified when we post a new podcast. Autism weekly is produced by ABS Kids. ABS Kids is proud to provide diagnostic assessments and ABA therapy to children with developmental delays like Autism Spectrum Disorder. You can learn more about ABS and the Autism Weekly podcast by visiting <a href="http://abskids.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">abskids.com</a>.

Holding the ABA Field to a Standard of Excellence | Interview With Sara Litvak and Anna Bullard from the BHCOE #49

Anna Bullard's advocacy for her daughter and other children with autism is a true inspiration. Many people will be familiar with her fight for autism insurance coverage in Georgia from her youtube video (Ava's Story, Autism Insurance for Georgia).Anna Bullard is the Director of Community Outreach and Advocacy for the Early Autism Project (EAP). She is on the board for the Autism Society of Georgia and the Autism Advisory Council Center for Leadership in Disability,GSU. She has been working as a parent advocate for Ava’s Law since 2009. Anna is an advocate for services and other needed resources for families with autism throughout the southeast including Ga, FL, SC, KY and TN. She has made it her personal mission to see that these families have equal access to services no matter where they live. Anna is married and has three girls. Her 10 year old daughter, Ava, was diagnosed with autism in 2007 and has been the inspiration for her passion to see every child with autism have the resources and services they need to meet their full potential. Anna recently received the national “Speak Out” award.All Autism Talk (allautismtalk.com) is sponsored by Autism Spectrum Therapies (autismtherapies.com) and Trellis Services (trellisservices.com) and Learn It Systems (learnitsystems.com)

Anna Bullard's advocacy for her daughter and other children with autism is a true inspiration. Many people will be familiar with her fight for autism insurance coverage in Georgia from her youtube video (Ava's Story, Autism Insurance for Georgia). Anna Bullard is the Director of Community Outreach and Advocacy for the Early Autism Project (EAP). She is on the board for the Autism Society of Georgia and the Autism Advisory Council Center for Leadership in Disability,GSU. She has been working as a parent advocate for Ava’s Law since 2009. Anna is an advocate for services and other needed resources for families with autism throughout the southeast including Ga, FL, SC, KY and TN. She has made it her personal mission to see that these families have equal access to services no matter where they live. Anna is married and has three girls. Her 10 year old daughter, Ava, was diagnosed with autism in 2007 and has been the inspiration for her passion to see every child with autism have the resources and services they need to meet their full potential. Anna recently received the national “Speak Out” award. All Autism Talk (<a href="http://allautismtalk.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">allautismtalk.com</a>) is sponsored by Autism Spectrum Therapies (<a href="http://autismtherapies.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">autismtherapies.com</a>) and Trellis Services (<a href="http://trellisservices.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">trellisservices.com</a>) and Learn It Systems (<a href="http://learnitsystems.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">learnitsystems.com</a>)

Anna Bullard on Eva's Law - Autism Insurance for Georgia