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[Mike & Jean]

Attention parents or anyone who works for a business consulting firm such as, Touche, KPMG or Price Waterhouse. We need your help and advice on a new F.E.A.T. of B.C. initiative.

Please email me at: jean.lewis@telus.net

Thanks!
Jean

[David and Barbara McLeod]

This is a message for Jenn Ralph.

Hi Jenn,

I'm trying to get hold of you to ask for some information I need for the Autism Conference in Nanaimo this summer. Can you please send me your email address? Mine is barbmcleod@shaw.ca

Thanks so much.
Barbara

[Diane T]

The Mid-Island ASBC Community Group’s May meeting will be held:

7 – 9 p.m.
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Room 215, Building 356
Malaspina University College
Nanaimo

Joy Becker will discuss sexual health information for children with autism in a presentation entitled “Are You An ‘Askable’ Adult???” Details are below.

Entrance is free. Donations gratefully accepted.

Please email diane_t@shaw.ca if you plan to attend, so that we may plan appropriate seating and refreshments.

ARE YOU AN “ASKABLE” ADULT???
A SESSION FOR PARENTS, PROFESSIONALS, AND CAREGIVERS

This interactive workshop, on teaching children the ‘facts of life’, is for parents and others who work with children with Autism.

You’ll hear suggestions on:
* what kind of sexual health information is needed at the various ages
* how to handle your child’s questions about the ‘facts of life’
* what kind of words to use
* how to discuss feelings, emotions, personal safety
* exploring your own personal beliefs around sensitive topics
* how to discuss sexual health with pre-teens and how to encourage abstinence

The more informed we are as parents, the more we create opportunities to communicate with our children. Parents should be the primary sexuality educators of their children, but sometimes parents need the tools and information to take advantage of ‘teachable moments’ with their children.

Further, feeling comfortable and informed as a parent ensures that school family life or sexual health programs are not the only source of sexual health information your children receive. Research has shown that your children want to, and are willing to, hear this important information at home before they hear it from anyone else.

[Deleted User]

"Dr. Mulick will present the first two days of the conference. His sessions are entitled The Scientific Basis for Effective Autism Treatment (day one)and Controversial Therapies in Autism Treatment (day two)."

Thank you, David and Barbara, for this notice of the three day Autism Conference at Malaspina University College in Nanaimo. It has the potential to be a fascinating and exciting conference; the DAN ! conferences certainly are. Do you know where I could find full details of the "Controversial Therapies" to be presented and the perspectives from which they will be discussed ?

Eg. within DAN ! huge strides have been taken in the last year by both doctors and researchers from multiple disciplines getting their heads together designing clinical trials and carefully taking data, which is at least published at their conferences.

It would be great to attend a conference in the flesh after 2 by QuickTime download. 25 hours of video makes one squint.

[David and Barbara McLeod]

To all FEAT parents, therapists, professionals Mark your calendars!

August 21 – 23

Dr. James Mulick from Columbus Children's Hospital and Ohio State University and Dr. Kristen Villone from Melmark in Pennsylvania will present at a three day Autism Conference at Malaspina University College in Nanaimo.

Dr. Mulick will present the first two days of the conference. His sessions are entitled The Scientific Basis for Effective Autism Treatment (day one)and Controversial Therapies in Autism Treatment (day two).

Dr. Villone's presentation (day three) is The ABCs of Consulting in School Districts.

Dr. Mulick is highly respected in the field of autism treatment. His cost-benefit analysis on early behavioural autism treatment has been used in many court cases, including Auton.

Dr. Villone provides behavioral consultative services for new Jersey and Philadelphia-area school districts. She received her clinical training with Drs. Lovaas and Smith at UCLA's Autism Project and her doctorate at the University of Kansas.

Stay tuned for more information about how to register for this conference on beautiful Vancouver Island. Spread the news! Tell your teams, school districts and teachers to put August 21 – 23 on their calendars.

Hope to see you all there!

[Jenny Obando]

You can claim your consultant expenses as long as the consultant is under the guidance or “supervision “ of a psychologist.. You can also claim behavioral interventionist (therapist), expenses as long as the expense is over and above the $1667 we get from the government. So if you are spending more than this amount that is what you can claim.
If you get audited as we have make sure that your invoice from therapist and consultant has their name, address, SIN, and the invoice has to specify the name of the client, meaning your child’s name and that the services is to treat autism as well as type of therapy.

NO Materials are being accepted by revenue Canada for medical expenses, even if the consultant or psychologist has recommended or required these materials. However I have heard that it depends on the officer you get, so you can always try and if you are lucky they might say yes.
This is in the case that you get audited, that they will check your expenses for materials.

I hope this helps.
Jenny Obando

[Nicole Patrick]

Medical Expenses amount

It has been my understanding that the only ABA expenses that qualify as a medical expenses amount are those paid to a registered SLP or Psychologist.
I have therefore not claimed any of the money paid to therapists or our behavior consultant.

If I have been previously misinformed, please let me know -it would be music to my earsI would appreciate any feedback people can share.

Thanks
Nicole
nicolepatrick@telus.net

[Nancy Robins]

Disability Supports Deduction

The short answer is this deduction is only available to the taxpayer only. It is non transferable. Families should continue to claim their ABA expenses as medical expenses.

For more information regarding the Disability Supports Deductions refer to:
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pbg/tf/t929/README.html

Gary Robins

[Julie Ng]

Income Tax Question for ABA Parents:

For the last few years I've been entering our ABA costs as medical expenses.

This year there is a new deduction called "Disability Supports Deduction" and it applies to "amounts paid for tutoring services used by individuals with a learning disability or a mental impairment (and paid to persons in the business of providing such services)."

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pbg/tf/t929/README.html

The bulletin seems to indicate that the deduction applies to the individual with the disability not a supporting person.

Has anyone used this deduction? Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Joachim Pang

[Mike & Jean]

Attention all parents who live in the Federal Electoral Districts of: Burnaby-New Westminster, represented by Peter Julian, and New Westminster-Coquitlam, represented by Dawn Black.

Please contact me via email: jean.lewis@telus.net for some very important info.

Thanks,
Jean

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