The benefit they have of 60 visits for Speech Therapy is the same for autism as it would be for any other neurological disorder, so I'm afraid that the limit is still 60 visits. I see what you are thinking, but the policy allows 60 visits for speech, for any covered diagnosis. So whether it is autism, or another neurological disorder, they are going to allow 60 visits. The policy is not saying that they allow unlimited benefits for neurological disorders, but only 60 speech visits for other diagnoses.
I'm not sure if I explained it correctly, but my interpretation of that article would be that only 60 visits would still be allowed. They are not penalizing the patient for the diagnosis of autism, they are just stating that the policy allows 60 visits.
If anyone else knows more about this article or interprets it differently please respond.
Michele