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[Jacqueline and Dennis Bell]

As far as I know.. Yes. I just asked the city of Surrey and they gave me a form (Form B) to be filled in by the physician and property owner. The Doctour needs to verify a disability, and you as a home owner needs to verify the person is a relative living in your home AND That in order for this person to manage normal daily functioning in the home you are incurring costs for physical assitance in the home that exceeds $150 per month. (Then you have to discribe briefly the type of physical assistance)

Jacqueline.

I would be interested in knowing if anyone has done this and any cautions we should know of?

[Amr Hafez]

Hello everyone,

Does anyone know if autistic children are eligible for the extra reduction in property tax.

Sorry if this topic has already been discussed, but I searched for it in the archives and did not find it.

Thanks,
Amr Hafez

[Debbie Simpson]

addendum to last post,,,,,my youngest son was approved,,,thanx debbie

[Debbie Simpson]

addendum to last post, my youngest son was approved,,,,,,,thanx debbie

[Debbie Simpson]

hi there to all,,,i need a little help from the experienced featers,,,,,,i got the letter in the mail today stating that my eldest son is not eligible for extended health or dental through their dad's insurance company SUNLIFE,through his employer, it states that because of his autism, he is declined,,,,,,is this allowed to happen, should i be seeing a lawyer, or there is an appeal that they say has to be handled through the family doctor,,,what do i do next,,,,,any help in this department would be much appreciated,,,,,e mail at deandeb@shaw.ca or 604-514-9555, also, my younger son was also has autism but was diagnosed after we filled in the forms,,,,,must i tell them now or?
debbie,,,,,,,thanx

[Nancy Walton]

Hello Keith and all other featers,

There will be a South Fraser ASBC meeting on July 21 which Keith can attend. I have not chosen a speaker yet for this meeting, but the meetings are usually infomative for parents seeking information on ABA.

I will not be having a meeting in June. Both Paul and I are unable to host the meeting.

So, I look forward to seeing everyone in July. The meetings are in South Surrey at the Semiahmoo House Society, 15306 24th Ave, South Surrey.

Nancy Walton

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Hi Keith,
I am not very aware of the situation in Japan, however at the recent ABA convention in Chicago there were numerous academics presenting their research who are based in Korea. Unfortunately I didn't attend any of their presentations so I am not familiar with what areas they are researching or what options are there for home programming. But thought this might be a viable option to explore, cheaper than importing from North America.

Also check out Hawaii. There is a chapter of the association for behavior analysts in Hawaii and I know that there are at least 2 consulting groups that operate in Hawaii as well as others who do come over from North America to Hawaii. Again I know nothing of their qualifications or calibre but I do know that one consulting group has posted job opportunities on the employment website set up by the association for behavior analysts and that they required applicants have a masters in ABA and to be board certified. Board certification is by no means a measure of absolute quality but it is one of many demonstrations of quality that a consumer can look for.

I have also heard through the grapevine that there are some ABA schools and consultants in Hong Kong so you may want to explore this as well.

Hopefully you can find services that are somewhat closer to home for you. Remote style consulting is less than ideal so look for someone who can remain in close contact with your team/your family via video conference, video overlaps and online data sharing options.

Hope this helps!

[Justin Himmelright]

Hi Keith,

Your situation is unique and requires some pretty lengthy answers. Please pass along your direct email address to me at himright@telus.net and I will provide some suggestions to you. There are some things you could try to accomplish in Vancouver this summer and they will require some planning.

I regret to say that it sounds like the situation in Japan is approaching the dark ages when it comes to autism treatment. You may need to consider importing your expertise. Many of us in BC do that, bringing people in from the US.

[Keith Hoy]

Hello Everyone:

New to this discussion group. Lots of informative stuff here. Before I get into some questions, I’d like to give you a bit about my background. I’m a former Vancouver native currently living and working in Japan. I have two sons both of them born in Japan. My eldest, 41/2 has been diagnosed PDD (NOS). The doctor described his condition as high functioning with a possibility of it developing into Aspergers. As far as treatment is concerned, my son is attending a special class for developmentally delayed children, but this class meets only two times a month. Each class is 1 and 1/2 hours long which translates into 3 hours of treatment per month. That’s it!!! This is the situation for an autistic child like my son in Japan. My son is also currently attending a regular preschool (student to teacher ratio: 30 to 1) without an aide, but he clearly cannot relate socially to his fellow classmates. We would like to have an aide but this has been rejected by the local authorities. They figure my son could ‘fit inE

On top of all of this, ABA is not available here in Japan in terms of qualified consultants etcE I could count only a handful of good consultants here (about 5 in a population of about 130 million) but unfortunately they are simply not accepting any new clients. Therefore for the past 6 months my wife and I have started a home based ABA program. So far the results have been mixed. My son is a fast learner but he still “stimsEway too much. We’re trying to combat this with DRA/DRI. My son is meeting the increased language demands of ABA but this does not transfer into the normal setting –PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO SPONTANEOUS AND LOGICAL CONVERSATIONS WITH HIS PEERS. Sadly this seems to be really lacking. I don’t know what I can do in this area. My wife and I are setting up play dates and I hope this will help. Another thing I should tell you about is that all the ABA training given to our son has been carried out by my wife and I. The training is done in Japanese. That means we have to translate all the English materials (mainly purchased on-line from the US). Japanese is not my first language so I have to learn it first before I could actually teach it to my son. This hasn’t proven to be too onerous a task, but it is a hurdle. The biggest issue facing us is the mountain of stress of carrying out an effective intervention program here in Japan. I have taken a one year leave of absence (without pay) to tackle this problem. My employers do not understand my situation. At any rate, ABA is not recognized in the Japanese medical community in terms of treating autism.

Right now things are tough. We have to convince others in our community to help out my son (teach etcE I will be visiting the lower mainland this summer with my family (July 27-August 15). My questions to you Featers out there is:

1. Are there any summer programs, lectures etc that we could attend during our time in Vancouver. In other words is there any thing that could benefit my son?
2. I also have a 1 and 1/2 year old. I have used the CHAT list numerous times on him as it relates to early diagnoses of Autism and PDD. As far as I can conclude, my son has passed all the criteria. He seems to be a very normal developing child. He is hitting all his developmental stages and seems very ‘people-connectedE Having said all that I’m still stressed. I heard that he might still be at risk for CDD (Child Disintegrative Disorder). At what age can we say that he has cleared all the hurdles. In the mean time what can I do to keep him connected. What do people do in BC do in terms of at-risk children. I heard cases of children developing normally then all of sudden losing it.

Well that is the end of my rather long post. I hope that you found my story interesting. There are good days and bad days and I often wonder when I’ll ever see the light. This is the biggest hurdle I have ever faced in my life but my wife and I will fight through this. This is the only way.

[Stella Li]

Jenny, thank you for posting the story. I became teary while I was reading it. Don't know what to say…but it made my day. I can go to bed with a smile on my face now.

Wherever there is love, there is hope!!

Stella

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