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[Deleted User]

California has released a report showing very dramatic increases in the prevalence of autism.
Get it at; http://www.dds.ca.gov\autism
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[Elisa Hegg]

This is in response to anonymous asking about building an ABA infrastructure. I was working as a line and lead therapist for two families in West Van and then moved to Boston to a residential/school program for children and adolescents, where I've been for the past 3 years. I am on my last year of a Masters degree in ABA.
I am very interested in returning to Vancouver once graduated and would love to know or hear or plan for building an ABA treatment system in Vancouver. If you (or anyone else) is willing to contact me about possibilities in this area I would welcome all such relations.

[Mike & Jean]

Hi everyone

The next FEAT Parent meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 19th at 7:30pm in St. Francis in the Wood Anglican church in West Vancouver.

It is however also the long weekend. Please e-mail me at jean.lewis@telus.net if you plan to attend. Once we have a sense of the numbers we can make a call about going ahead or postponing the meeting.

Thanks, Jean

[Deleted User]

Is there any interest out there in developing a community-based residence/work/school program, based on Lovaas-style ABA, for teens/adults with autism?

I would like to kickstart the building of the 'autism infrastructure' here in BC, and I am in contact with a possible source of PRIVATE (non-profit)funding for it.

We are brainstorming at this point, and do not have any real concrete plans yet. But one idea was a 'learning home': a residence that could serve as a resource for autistic people, their families, therapists, and consultants. It would probably be based on models developed in the US.

Anyhow, just a thought for you all to ponder. Anyone who likes this idea, and thinks they have the time and energy to commit and see the project through (a 5 to 10 year timeline is not out of the question)please email me at evilprinceweasel@msn.com.

Thank You

[Deleted User]

Hey, everyone. I had an interesting experience with my Life Insurance company. My high-functioning son is 13 and I wanted to add a child rider to my life insurance. My son was declined because of his autism. The company said that he is not a "standard" risk. Anyone hear anything about that?

[Deleted User]

Hey, everyone. I had an interesting experience with my Life Insurance company. My high-functioning son is 13 and I wanted to add a child rider to my life insurance. My son was declined because of his autism. The company said that he is not a "standard" risk. Anyone hear anything about that?

[Maureen St. Cyr]

All kids are different, so all you are going to get from a
question like this one is other people's experiences, and
they'll all be different, too. With that caveat, my suspicion is
that you'll find your child enjoys and gets more out of all
his/her activities when they're part of an ABA program that
sees a therapist included. A proper ABA program is not
table time — it's all the time. If you have an idea what your
child enjoys or might enjoy learning, let your consultant
know and have them work it in as an element of the
program. Good luck.

Avery
Ariel's Dad

[Deleted User]

Off topic question.

I have a young child that has high function autism. The child is quite verbal and such, although behaviour can be quite difficult. We are in the process of starting ABA. I just have a question about activities.

The child is school aged and I was wanting to put my child in an activity. Any good suggestions? I know that alot of things are quite social, such as baseball etc.. but my child can also be shy. Please let me know any good suggestions. Thanks!

Is it better to wait until the ABA has started before starting any activity? This is just a question from a mom who appericates everything!

[Deleted User]

We have just recently moved to North Vancouver from Nova Scotia. WE have our ABA Consultant in place and are getting up and running with our home program. What we do not have is a family doctor for both our daughter with autism and the rest of the family.

Can anyone recomend a family doctor that can be used as a valuable resource for our daughter as well as make a good doctor for the rest of the family. Obviously a doctor in North Vancouver woudl be preferable but great doctors in whatever location are always worth considering.

Recomendations for a dentist who has experience with children with autism with very limited language would also be appreciated.

Thank-you in advance for your help. Please email me at dassonville@telus.net

[Deleted User]

Hi, I am an ABA Therapist with 2 1/2 years experience, and am looking to add a few more clients from the Chilliwack or Abbotsford areas. I'm available to work as of May 1st, 2003 though if needed, earlier may be possible. I have experience in lead therapist positions as well as designing programs. Due to scheduling I can only fit one more client in after school hours so I am looking mainly to work with children not yet in full time school. If you are interested please email Summer at sumbum@shaw.ca

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