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[Dione Costanzo]

A message from Ridge Meadows Association for Community Living:

SUPPORT MEETING
For Parents and Family Members Who Have a Child with Autism

Please join us for refreshments, information and conversation:

ABA in Schools….What it can look like

The presentation will include a brief history of ABA in the Surrey School District. There are currently more than 60 well trained ABA Support Workers working in an ABA supported environment in the Surrey School District. We will hear about the process that the district and parents went through to achieve this working relationship. Lots of examples (including video) of the design and implementation of ABA programs in classroom settings will be provided.

Presented by:
Sharon Baxter – Board Certified Behavior Consultant, and
Nancy Walton – Teacher and Parent

Tuesday November 30, 2010
6:00 – 8:00 pm

11641-224th Street, Maple Ridge
Downstairs Boardroom

Meetings are held the last Tuesday of Every Month
No meetings in July or August or December

[Janet Toye]

The Vancouver ABA Support Network Group will be having it's first meeting on Wednesday, November 24th from 6:30-8:00pm. If you have a child/children with ASD and practice ABA or are
interested in getting information about ABA, you're welcome to join us. Parents will have opportunities to share their experiences and knowledge while networking with other parents. If you are interested in attending, please email Gordon at jftoye@hotmail.com.

[Peter Wong]

“I think Kinect is OK, but it's the best $150 I spent on a console”

http://www.gamingnexus.com/FullNews/I-think-Kinect-is-OK2c-but-its-the-best-24150-I-spent-on-a-console/Item20369.aspx

This seems to be a good investment.

I still remember that I got my family the Wii and Wii Fit on 2008 December. My boy was 6 and it took us some time to train him to play some simple games. But it was definitely worth the money and time. we had a great Christmas time (due to the heavy snow, so we could not go anywhere but stayed home).

Merry Christmas to all the hard working families.

Peter.

[Peter Wong]

Hi all,

Due to family reason, a friend is planning to move to Markham, Ontario, so Toronto area.
His kid is 10 years old on the spectrum.

If you have any information on the services or school system there, please post it here or email me at v+a+n+c+o+u+v+e+r+p+e+t+e+r AT gmail.com (remove all the +).

Thanks a lot.

Peter

[Peggy Boon]

Try the Disabled Skiers Assoc. of BC http://www.disabledskiingbc.com/

[Jean Tsang]

Hello,

Can anyone recommend a good ski program for our kids?

Thanks,
Jean

[Liana Maione]

Hello,
I'm trying to help a family from Italy who is considering a move to Canada. They have a little boy with autism who is 3 years old and are currently running an ABA program with out-of-country Behaviour Consultation. They have many questions, which I am not able to answer, about moving here. Are there any families out there who have immigrated to Canada and are currently running ABA program for a child under six, who may be able to offer some help?

Here are a few of their specific questions:
-Is it difficult to be accepted into the country as a permanent resident, with a child with autism?
-Could they apply as temporary workers?
-Would they be eligible for the government funding in either of these scenarios?

If you can help, please email me with information I can forward on. Or, email me and I will send you the family's direct email address (the Mom speaks/writes English well).

Thank you!
Liana Maione
l i a n a m a i o ne @ t e l u s . n e t (remove all spaces)

[Stella Li]

You are invited to join our next ASBC Burnaby Community Group meeting. **All participants can enter a draw for a gift to your child.

Date: November 19, 2010 (Friday)

Time: 10am-12noon

Place: Autism Society of BC

#303 – 3701 East Hastings Street, Burnaby

(NE corner of Hastings and Boundary, walk up one flight of stairs from street level to 3/F, parking on Hastings/the back streets/west side of Boundary)

We are pleased to have a video presentation by Jessica Fung, OTR/L on “Occupational Therapy for Children with Autism” with or without a behavioral therapy program. Jessica is a highly regarded Occupational Therapist who has previously worked for many years as a behaviour therapist. Due to her exceptional skills in both disciplines, she is considered by many to be the ideal Occupational Therapist for children with autism.

The presentation will address the following:
1) What is Occupational Therapy (OT)? How can it be relevant to my child's overall development?
2) How is it incorporated into an existing or non-existing behavior therapy program?
3) What are the key ingredients to successfully incorporating OT and behavioral therapy?
4) Other questions/comments from the audience

After the video presentation, we will have a mini- toy sale event and parent connection time.

Coffee/tea/refreshments will be provided.

Please RSVP to shui@autismbc.ca before November 16th, and pass this email to parents who may be interested to attend.

I look forward to seeing you on November 19th.

Stella Hui

Autism Society of BC

#303 – 3701 East Hastings

Burnaby BC V5C 2HS

604 434 0880

[Dione Costanzo]

Hi everyone,

The ABA Support Network is pleased to announce the launch of 9 Neighborhood Network groups!

Small groups of ABA parents wanting to connect and network locally have been established in 9 areas in BC. Please contact the facilitator of a group to find out more and join the meetings. Each group will be having monthly meetings and time and date will be determined by what works for each group.

The meeting agenda of each group will vary depending on that areas needs and wants. If it is getting together for coffee or organizing a group to advocate for ABA services in school this is where you can participate and get the support you need.

Please see our website for a list of the areas, facilitators and contact information.

http://www.abasupportnetwork.com/neighborhoodnetworks.php

[Super Dad]

North Shore ASBC Support Group

We need more volunteers
for the monthly lecture series!

Volunteering for the ASBC has been an immensely rewarding experience. It feels great to be a part of the “parents helping parents” tradition. Due to increased responsibilities at the ASBC, however, we are finding it difficult to keep the lecture series running with only two facilitators. Come join the team, serve the community, and help the children!

Feel free to send questions to <tony.tamer@yahoo.com>.

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

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