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[George-Ann Bains]

My name is George-Ann and I am a mom interested in adding another family to work with. I have two months experience with an autistic child and taking data as well as have experience with my daughter who has anxiety disorder. I have written a children's book and have a blog at http://www.anxietyandschool.org. In order to help my daughter, I have taken direct from several psychologists and have been trained in several behavioral techniques such as CBT – Cognitive Behavioral Technique. I understand taking baby steps and pushing forward at a speed that would be right for your child. I feel that I can continue to be trained for ABA and bring to the table commitment and dedication to your child as well as a caring compassionate disposition.

You can reach me at 604-507-4920 – or my cell at 778-855-4425. You may also email me at anxietyandschool@gmail.com

[Dione Costanzo]

Special Presentation – “Taxes and Autism”

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22, 7:00-9:00PM

Special Guest Speaker – Dave Taylor

Dave Taylor is the parent of a child with autism and has been administering a home based ABA program for 8 years.

Dave has done extensive research into the financial side of managing an ABA team and has gathered information on all kinds of issues from his own experiences and from feedback from other parents.

Some of the topics that Dave will cover during this meeting are:
• The *new* Family Care Giver Amount tax credit
• Disability Tax Credit
• Medical Expenses
• Federal tax credits and tips for tax time

This is a must-see presentation for anyone that is running or thinking of setting up a home based ABA program. The content of this presentation applies to programs for individuals from pre-diagnosis to age 18.

Here are what some parents are saying about Dave’s presentation:

“Dave Taylor really made it clear to us the importance of keeping our records organized. He has great tips and resources for parents”

"I have been to this talk 3 times and each time I learn something new and critical. Much appreciated!!!"

“The “tax man” can be so confusing and Dave helped us to clarify funding and tax information that autism parents need to know.”

“Whether you have been running an ABA program for a month or 10 years – this presentation is invaluable to ALL parents.”

“Great information – thank you Dave! We have so much more confidence that we are getting the most out of our therapy dollars now.”

Topic: Taxes and Autism
Date: Friday February 22
Time: 7:-9pm
Location: Best Western Peace Arch Inn (downstairs meeting room)
2293 King George Hwy, Surrey, BC V4A 5A4
RSVP: dione@abasupportnetwork.com PLEASE RSVP so that we know how many people are attending this popular event. Thank you!!

[Dragos Ionescu]

Tutor for home base program required in the North Vancouver area to work with a 13 year boy with ASD. Have to have experience with children and children with autism and/or ABA is an asset but not required.
Our son is a happy boy with interests in music, drums and piano, taking pictures and recording videos, computer wiz, as well as loving ice skating and roller-skating, swimming, rock climbing and playing outside. He has difficulty expressing himself and socializing with peers.
Training will be provided under the supervision of our certified BCBA behaviour consultant. Your role will be to systematically and scientifically teach our son communication, social and behavioural skills. You are required to collect data throughout your one on one session and at a monthly team meeting discuss the progress of the programs with the team. You will work one-on-one with our son both in-home and in the community to support his social language development, peer interactions and perspective communication skills.
Ideal for final year college students (especially those in psychology, social work or education).
The position is part time for the next 4 months and summer and hopefully full time during the next school year. Pay is commensurate with experience.

Applicants must:
– be responsible and energetic with strong communication skills
– be at least 19 years old
– have some experience working with children
– have a clear criminal record check
– have reliable transportation
– be available to attend monthly team meetings
– want to make a difference in a child's life

Please send your cover letter, resume, and current days/hours available to Dragos by email: drgion@gmail.com or contact for preliminary discussion at: 778-328-7518.
Thank you for your interest !!!

[Katrina Ewanchuk]

Items for Sale
Books
1) Helping Children with Autism Learn: Treatment Approaches for Parents and Professionals
Byrna Siegel, Ph.D hardcover like new $8
2) The Science and Fiction on Autism: Laura Schriebman like new $6-excellent book
3) Seeing is Believing: Video Self-Modeling for People with Autism and Developmental Disabilities
Tom Buggey, Ph.D $10-mint condition
4) People with Autism Behaving Badly-John Clements- like new $9
5) ADHD living without Brakes: Martin Kutscher MD-mint hardcover $10
6) Embracing Autism: Connecting and Communicating with Children in the Autism Spectrum, Robert Parish, Hardcover-mint condition $10
7) The Autism Checklist-A practical Reference for Parents and Teachers, Paula Kluth, Ph.D $10
8) First Course in Applied Behavior Analysis-Paul Chance-excellent intro ABA text-mint-$35
9) Classroom Management for all teachers: Plans for Evidence based practice-Ennio Cipani-$15
10) Social Skills Intervention Manual-Goals, Objectives and Intervention Strategies-$12
11) Facter: Functional Assessment and Curriculum for Teaching Everyday Routines-Program manual(x2) and 5 assessment booklets(lifeskills assessment) more info on Pro-ed-$65
CDS
12) ABA Tool Chest: The Verbal Behavior Approach to Teaching Children with Autism-outstanding set of videos on teaching verbal behaviour sells for $500- will accept offers over $100
13) The Mariposa School Pocket ABLLS-R data sheets and FFCR-R Data sheets-paid $80-will sell for $40
14) Money skills-teaches counting money, adding money and making change-Marblesoft $20
15) Print and Learn Community Units-for use with boardmaker-$25

ABBLS-R bags
• B3-match identical object to sample-2 bags-one with 18 items and 20 items
• B6-match picture to object-3 pictures and 3 objects
• B8-Sort non identical items-12 items
• B26 picture sequence-five sets of 3 card sequence/4 sets of 4 picture sequence
• Trend Sequence Rummy-18 sets of 3 sequence cards with sentences on the back
• B19 sort by class-5 pieces of toy clothing, 5 animals, 5 art supplies, 5 vehicles, 5 instruments, 5 pieces of jewellery
• C7-common pictures-51 pictures
• C16-common objects 1-60 assorted items2-3 bags of objects
• C24-select adjectives-22 items
• Assorted bag of 13 toy animals
• C24-select adjectives-rough/smooth, colours, hard/soft, wet/dry long/short big/little-18 items
• 14 toy dogs and three toy bones-big/small
• 4 sets of common items-big/small
• 50 assorted flash cards of animals, bug and household objects
• G6-label pieces of clothes-4 cards
• C32-demonstrates a specified action with an object-7 items
• C34/G7-label actions-2 sets of flash cards 24 and 50
• C35/G8-labels pictures of common actions-line drawing flash cards-36
• C38-select by feature-25 flashcards of everyday common items
• 2 sets of uppercase alphabet letters for matching
• C42 and G36 label and select community helpers-6 pictures
• C46 selects all examples of an item 6 cat pictures and 6 toy dogs
• C51-receptive prepositions-6 flashcards
• C54 and G42-select and label emotions-4 pictures
• C55-selects same and different objects-15 objects
• Q5-match words to objects and pictures-3 objects and cards
• Bag of 42 assorted common objects
• Bag of 14 items
• 6 items on key chains-toy shoes, toy clothes and toothbrush
• 4 pieces of toy furniture
• G12 labels parts of items-10 objects
• G13-labels adjectives-20 common items
• G15-44 toy objects in two bags
• G17-labels item when told its class-4 classes-5 items
• G16-labels items when told its features-25 items
• 7 objects-dogs, toy house tree and sparkle bracelets
• Toy bike, slide, chair and bed
• 35 flashcards of food, fruit, animals, clothes and household items
• 7 sets of small matching food cards
• 2 barbies-long and short hair
• 4 sheets to test lower and uppercase letters, shapes and size
Will sell bags individually or will sell the whole lot for a reasonable price
Please contact me at katrina_e31@yahoo.ca thanks

[Deleted User]

Hello! I am new to this board but I am happy I found it. I am 45 and my husband and I moved to Vancouver Island last spring. I am currently seeking employment in the Chemainus area or Victoria(we are planning to relocate to Victoria in the near future). I was employed as a special needs educational assistant in AB for 10+ years. I am not certified but I primarily worked with children with varying degrees of autism and have taken a variety of courses through the school system. I have been interested in autism since high school and I have thoroughly enjoyed working with these children. My hours are flexible and I am comfortable with all ages. I have read many posts on this board and I love that there is a team working with each child and I am open and excited to learn about new therapies.
Please respond to me at ccchroop9@gmail.com

[Wen Ting Go]

Fellow Parents:

If you have this book titled Taking Care of Myself by Mary Wrobel available for sale please let me know. Please e-mail me at geminiya@telus.net.

[Carmen Chan]

LOOKING FOR A SPECIAL EDUCATION ASSISTANT (SEA) FOR SEPTEMBER 2013

We are looking for an energetic SEA to work with our 8 years old son in our well-established ABA team, beginning September 2013.

This person will work one-on-one during regular school hours (Monday to Friday) at Vancouver Christian School.

This position involves teaching in consistent steps with a closely followed behaviour plan, using the applied behavior discrete trial teaching approach. Simple, yet frequent data collection plus consistent behavior intervention is required when inappropriate behavior is observed.

Our team is led by Dr. Sara White. Training will start immediately in our home, and regular weekly shifts will be available in our home leading up to September 2013.

No experience necessary, although highly preferred. The team provides training and ongoing support.

You must have a fun, positive attitude, exceptional organizational skills, natural leadership ability, and great attention to detail.

Requirements:
•At least 19 years old
•Christian background preferred
•Cleared criminal record check and references
•Non-smoker
•Fluent in English
•Minimum 2 year commitment, preferably more than 2 years
•Must attend monthly team meetings

Please email cover letter and resume to: carmennychan@gmail.com

[Sandy Liu]

ABA Therapist required in the Greater Vancouver area to work with a 5 year old child who has Asperger’s. Sessions will be 2 hours long, on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school. Pay is commensurate with experience. Training will be provided under the guidance of our ABA consultant, Corine van Staalduinen. Ideal for college students (especially those in psychology, social work or education).

Applicants must:
– be responsible and energetic
– be at least 19 years old
– have experience working with children
– have a clear criminal record check
– have reliable transportation
– be available to attend monthly team meetings
– make a minimum 12 month commitment
– want to make a difference in a child's life

Send resumes to the following email address: lius9876@gmail.com

[Jean Mendoza]

ABA Behavior Interventionist needed in the Burnaby area to work with a 3 1/2 year old child who has ASD. No experience necessary. Training will be provided under the guidance of our ABA Consultant.

Applicants must:
– be responsible, energetic and great at play
– be organized and pays good attention to detail
– be at least 19 yrs old
– have a clean criminal record check
– have a reliable transportation
– be able to work 2-3 two-hour shifts a week
– be available to attend team meetings (every 4th Thursday of the month)

Please reply with cover letter, resume, and your availability to jeaniebeanie111@yahoo.ca.

[Grace Khanansho]

Magnetalk Match-Up Adventure Kit (from Super-Duper). Complete kit including barrier. Selling for $55. If interested please email me at gkhanansho@yahoo.ca.

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