Current Status, Challenges, and Opportunities in Legislation of Behavior Analytic Autism Services: Observations and Recommendations from Professionals and Parent Advocates
Mandana Davani, M.D., St. Johns Radiology Associates.
Mandana Davani is the parent of a 4-year-old boy (soon to be 5) with a diagnosis of autism. She is also an advocate of mandating insurance companies to provide coverage for autism therapy, specifically ABA.
In 2007, Dr. Davani was actively involved in lobbying members of the Florida legislature in passing the "Autism Bill" and had an opportunity to go to Tallahassee, FL and speak before the special subcommittee on the subject. Dr. Davani is a full time staff physician in St. Augustine, Florida with a specialty in Diagnostic Radiology.
Dr. Davani received her degree in Medicine from the Medical University of South Carolina and her bachelor's degree in Science in Biology from Emory University.