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[David Chan]

You never know how much work you've done till you see it.

This pass Friday and Saturday Mr. P volunteered at an event call youth day 2012. It's a retreat run by the Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver.

He help to set up the venue, helped to serve dinner,and clean up at the end of the event.

The cool part was that the folks that were running the programs got very little of the back story of Autism, ABA, DDT. The contact person was told that P needed really concrete, clear instructions, and that's about it.

I was there,not so much to facilitate, but to more or less observe what he would do. Conclusion, he did the jobs just fine. The down times, and there were quite a lot of them was a bit more awkward, the socializing was not as slick as it could be,but not awful.

He made some connections, and some really unintended ones as well. One of Mr.P's new endeavors is rowing, like rowing shells. As it turns out, one of the people volunteering is a rower as well.

In any event,quite a successful event for all concerned. Have been asked to participate in the next event,which will be in the fall. Very gratifying.

Mr. P continues to be a work in progress, it's not done by a long shot. Any of you out there that's looking for a hard working young man with a great attitude to work for you for real wages, feel free to chime in anytime, you know how to find him.

Bottom line, all the work that has been done in the past,and continues to be done today all comes together in the most unexpected way.

The journey continues, fight the good fight people.

All the best

Dave,
Mr. P's Dad

[Sabrina Freeman]

Trust but verify. We need to end this lack of oversight!

http://www.autismpundit.com

If this helps, please share with your social network.

[Sabrina Freeman]

This may help:

The Purgatory of Sleep Deprivation

http://www.autismpundit.com/blog-4/files/70f044e13f5847545f5320bd453107d5-56.html

Good luck!

[Lee McCormick]

Hi,
oops, I forgot to mention that my email address is leemcc2002@yahoo.ca, if anyone has any ideas on my earlier post
Thanks,
Lee

[Nancy Walton]

Hi Lee,

Some children respond very well to melatonin. We used to give 1mg of a sub-lingual tablet. It melts in the mouth and within 15 minutes of taking it, our son would be conked out. I only had to give it for a short while and he got into a pattern and didn't give it any more. Other kids need to take it all their lives.

When my son was 13, he went through a period where he would be up until midnight unless I gave him 3mg. After a month, he started to be able to go to sleep without it. I keep it handy for camps or sleep overs or just wired days.

Hope it works. As I said, it does not work on all kids.

[Lee McCormick]

Hi,
Our son is 3 1/2 years old and we have been doing ABA with our son for one year. We are having a difficult time getting our son to settle down and go to sleep at a decent hour (lately it is between 10-11pm). We have tryed limiting his sugar after dinner, giving him warm milk, having quiet time with books, and darkening the room and all this doesn't seem to work. Any ideas would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Lee

[Sabrina Freeman]

Autism Integration Mustn't Be a Boilerplate Approach http://www.autismpundit.com
Enjoy!

[Dione Costanzo]

The ABA Support Network is pleased to announce that we will have a very special guest at the last session of "Parenting in the World of Autism – Financial Planning"

As well as wrapping up the course with a discussion of incorporating ABA into daily life (outside of therapy), we will have the following presentation which is back by popular demand:

“Autism and Taxes”
With special Guest – Dave Taylor, Parent

6:30-9:30pm, Thursday May 3, 2012

Dave Taylor is the parent of a child with autism and has been administering a home based ABA program for 7 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:

• Disability Tax Credit
• Medical Expenses
• Federal tax credits and tips for tax time
• How to run an effective ABA therapy team in BC

We would also like to encourage parents to bring their own experiences and questions to share.

Meeting information:

Date: Thursday May 3, 2012
Time: 6:30-9:30pm
Location: Douglas College – NewWestminster Campus Room #2217
DROP INS WELCOME!!

[Dione Costanzo]

Hi everyone

ABA Support Network South Surrey group meeting (everyone welcome) this Wed April 25 7-9pm RSVP do dione@abasupportnetwork.com
Thanks!
Dione

[Sabrina Freeman]

A "How To" Guide for Autism Junk Science
http://www.autismpundit.com

This particular piece highlights junk science as it is done in Ontario; however, as we all know, junk science is shared very quickly!

Enjoy!

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