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[Dione Costanzo]

The ABA Support Network
Presents

New Parent Meeting-“How to Run a Home Based ABA Program”

Special Guest – Louise Witt, Parent, S.W.
Director, FEAT of BC and the Autism Society of BC

This meeting will be run as a roundtable chaired by special guest Louise Witt. Louise has been running a home based ABA program for her son since May 2006. Both new and experienced parents will be in attendance to discuss setting up and running a home based ABA program. Topics will include:

• First steps after a diagnosis. Securing your funding contract and organizing administration for a home based program.
• Setting up your ABA team. Advertising and recruiting.
• Planning for the future.
• Challenges and rewards.
• Advocacy.

Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Time: 7-9pm
Location: Surrey Sport and Leisure Complex, 16555 Fraser Hwy
Use Arena entrance and go up stairs to MP Room #3
RSVP: dione@abasupportnetwork.com

Join now!! http://www.abasupportnetwork.com

We are a membership based, non-profit society. Our mission is to improve access to Applied Behavioral Analysis support and treatment in the home and community for children, youth and adults who need it.

This is a FREE event, donations are greatly appreciated.
Donations can be made online through our secure website
Or send checks to:
ABA Support Network
1176 Keil Crescent
White Rock, BC, V4B 4W1

Thank you for your support!

[Carmen Chan]

Sorry everyone,

I live on Granville & 64th (Marploe Area); however, my son's school is at Ontario & 43rd (Langara Area), and I can be reach at
604-715-2809. Thank a lot

[Nancy Walton]

Hi Carmen,

Tell us where you live and give an e-mail or phone number for contact.

Good luck

[Carmen Chan]

Happy New Year everyone,

I have an urgent request. My 5 years old son who has autism goes to kindergarten from
9:00am-12:00pm Monday-Friday. I need someone to pick him up from school by car, drop him off home, and feed him lunch till the BI arrived.
It's around one and a half hour every day. Please provide information if you know someone can do this. I will be really appreciate it.

[David Chan]

Merry X'mas and happy holidays to all.

thanks Joanne, nice to see others posting and seeing the torch being passed. This kind of torch passing I like, unlike the olympic one.

All the best
Dave
Mr. P's Dad

[Joanna Ng]

I was involved in this area of Consultants, BIs/ABA tutors for several months now. Needless to say, life is tiring enough with a kid with special needs. What's more if you also need to handle a group of people…working with your kid.

What I would especially like to share here is the consultant/consulting agency that we work with. Maybe some of us still have vivid memories when we first met them.

I have wasted some time because we were not on the right track, so I hope my sharing will help some others not to waste any of theirs.

Having the 1st consultation is very important. If it's free of charge, great. If not, first try out those who does not charge you. Why do we need to pay for them to advertise/sell their services? Even the banks don't.

Then, make sure you have your kid around when the consultant is there. There is a huge difference between my 1st and current consultant.
The 1st one came to blah-blah-blah about her education background, experience and fees schedule. She did not even bother to look at my toddler, a preschooler.
My current consultant, she played with him, and was able to engage him in hide-and-seek, and make him call her name. He hardly does.

So, which would you choose?

And after we've made our choice, when you have questions, ask. Before that, I wrote a family goal for my child, his pluses and minuses. I got involved a lot, and I knew I had to.

I remember when I started to question something, my previous consultant said, "If you chose me, you should trust me."

Here's the dilemma. We should trust the people we chose, but we also need to trust ourself because we know our child best. And every child is different.

[Joanna Ng]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all parents who have been working hard, 24/7 with all their love and energy to their kids.

[Gwen Chan]

Hi everyone. I was wondering if anyone has had experience with CBI Consultants or Monarch House. My child is 18.
If you could e-mail me privately I would really apprecriate it. thanks
gwan04@yahoo.com

[Peter Wong]

Not sure someone post this before or not

I'm In Here – The Anthem For Autism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hiQYurSJCQ

Keep up the good work….

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Peter

[Super Dad]

REMINDER

North Shore ASBC Lecture Series

The North Shore ASBC Support Group proudly presents:

a presentation on
Anxiety & Depression In Autism

by
Dr. Terre J. Glahn, BCBA
Clinical Director of Services for Autism & Related Disorders
The Children's Foundation

at
7:00pm, Tues Dec 15

in the
Delbrook Recreation Centre

GUEST SPEAKER:
Dr. Glahn has been working with children with autism and other developmental disabilities for over 33 years. During this time she has played the role of lecturer, researcher, editor, clinical coordinator and behaviour consultant. She has done research on, and has extensive experience in, the training of parents and teachers.

DATE:
Tuesday, December 15, 2009

TIME:
7 – 9 pm

LOCATION:
Cedar Room, in the North Building of the Delbrook Recreation Centre
(600 West Queens Road, North Vancouver)

For those going north/west on Highway #1: take exit 17 for Westview Dr, turn right at Westview Dr, and then turn right at Queens Rd. For those going east on Highway #1: take exit 17 for Westview Dr, turn left at Westview Dr, and then turn right at Queens Rd.

Coffee/Tea and snacks provided. Donations are greatly appreciated.

Please RSVP to Carol at colemanmoser@hotmail.com

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

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