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[Joanna Ng]

Dear Stephanie (Spence),
My son took all his 3 shots at 1 1/2 years old. Since that evening, he refused to nurse until 2 weeks later. He's so non-verbal until 2.5 years old that I sometimes think he cannot speak at all. Although there is no evidence that vaccinations could cause autism, I hated myself for causing my boy so much agony and shock. He was petrified by the 3 shots [I fought with his dad that we should separate the shots instead of giving him all 3 in a row].
Of course, I lost the battle. Not only that, I also lost my son – he's now so afraid of clinics that it is hell for us each time we need to bring him to any clinics or hospital. We paid our price.
Good luck to you.

[Stephanie Spence]

oops I forgot, my email is gsspence@shaw.ca

[Stephanie Spence]

Hi there,

My son who has ASD is due to get his Kindergarten booster of the DPT-P vaccine. I know this is a sensitive issue for many, whether to vaccinate or not. Does anyone have any stories to share ?
I am a bit nervous because of all the debate, is it just the MMR that is contraversial or all vaccines ?
Your thoughts are greatly appreciated.

thanks,
Stephanie

[J.Graham]

I'm posting this for another Parent…. hopefully some of you can help.

Does anyone know where a parent can get respite services for a 6 year old child with autism?
Is there a trustworthy agency one can go through to hire someone to come to the home even for 1 day a week?
The At Home respite funding is not approved.
Any ideas anyone can give me to pass along to this parent who is in dire need of a day off would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Jen

[Peter Wong]

Hi all,

I am thinking to study some courses for BCABA or BCBA (possible future) to get more solid and complete understanding of ABA stuff.
I know UBC offers great courses, but I can only consider on-line programs at this point.

I am thinking about Florida Institute of Technology.
http://uc.fit.edu/pdp/programs/aba/
The have 5 courses, the first 3 is for BCABA, combining with later 2 is for BCBA.

Any suggestion will be appreciated.

Thanks a lot.

Peter

v-a-n-c-o-u-v-e-r-p-e-t-e-r AT GMAIL.DOM (remove “-“)

[Louise Taylor]

This posting is on behalf of Liana Maione BCBA.
She is now accepting new clients with the following criteria:

-Accepting 1 – 2 new clients over the next couple of months

-Child must be 3 years old or younger

-Family must live in Cloverdale, Surrey, Langley, South Surrey, White Rock, or North Delta.

-Family should be looking for a more intensive model of supervision/consultation (e.g. 6 – 12 hours per month)

-I do have a Lead therapist who will be taking on a new family with me

-Contact me via email lianamaione@telus.net for more information

[Elaine Raynault]

Help! My son has started bolting out the driveway and onto the busy street we live on. We need a driveway gate yesterday! Does anyone of someone afordable, reliable and fast? We really don't have a lot of money to spend, but this has become an immediate priorty. We live in South Surrey. Thank you! Please respond to Elaine at i_am_elaine@shaw.ca

[Milburn Drysdale]

Hi Jemma
Without a doubt you should apply for the additional home owners grant.
Many of us have received the grant. It's important to remember when you fill the forms out, that many beancounters in the government don't understand that autism is a disability. Fill out the forms out carefully with that in mind, but keep your answers truthful. Don't give them more information than they ask for.
You can certainly apply for a retroactive grant, but nothing I have seen limits how far back you can go.
Refer to my web page http://asdfunding.com/propertytax.aspx for more information.
Cheers
Milburn
http://asdfunding.com

[Jemma Lee]

Hi Everyone,

I have a couple of questions about property taxes:

Do you know any family who gets the "Additional Home Owner Grant" because of an autistic child?

If you reserve a large room for therapy of all sorts, including Occupational Therapy, is it a good enough reason for the Additional Home Owner Grant?

If you do qualify, how many years can you claim retroactively?

Thanks in advance.

Jemma
lee.jemma@yahoo.com

[Super Dad]

North Shore ASBC Lecture Series

The North Shore ASBC Support Group would like to thank the following people who have so graciously donated presentations for the 2008/2009 series:

Sept 2008:
Mike Hancock and Judy Anderson – School is NOW in Session: A presentation on supporting our children in school

Oct 2008:
Dr. Todd Mason – Aspergers and Anxiety – what every family wants their teacher to know

Nov 2008:
Bev Sharpe and Laurie Guerra – Surviving the Marathon – enduring the hardship and collecting the rewards

Dec 2008:
Jean Lewis – From an experienced parent: starting up, maintaining, and generalizing an ABA home program

Jan 2009:
Pat Tesan – When the Parents are Gone: preparing for the day we hand over the disabled child

Feb 2009:
Dr. Glen Davies – Autism FAQs

Mar 2009:
Dr. Sara White – Long Term Goal Planning: What Is It and Why Bother?

Mar 2009 special presentation:
Doug Querns – Autism and Income Tax

Apr 2009:
Bohdanna Popowycz Kvam and Michele Shilvock – Social Strategies and Inclusive Environments in School

May 2009:
Nathan Searle and Theresa Tournemille – Using ABA to train your ABA team

June 2009:
Katie Allen – Leaping Over Quicksand: common pitfalls in starting up, maintaining, and generalizing an ABA home program

We are taking a summer break in July and August, and we will see you again in September. Meanwhile, if anyone wants to talk, please send us an email:
tony.tamer@yahoo.com
colemanmoser@hotmail.com

Together we will slay your giant!

Carol and Tony
(Co-facilitators for ASBC North Shore Group)

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