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Experienced Therapist needed– Fraser & 19th
We're looking for one more experienced line therapists to work with our three year-old boy who has Autism. He has been in an ABA program one year and he's doing very well. He is highly verbal, and he loves to play. If you have strong play skills, patience, and a love for working with toddlers, come join our wonderful team, who are all working hard to see a young boy reach his full potential. You'll have fun and learn a lot, under the guidance of our consultant Bohdanna Popowycz Kvam.
Pay is commensurate with experience.
Please contact Dwight and Marie at 604-264-7414, or email us at DwightMarie@shaw.ca.
If you know any experienced therapists who are free to work for another family in Vancouver, please let us know. Our son is 3 years old, verbal, fun, and doing well in his program that started in September. We're short staffed now and have had a tough time finding long-term replacement interventionists. Our postings outside of FEAT have brought in dozens of resumes, but few qualified applicants. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Dwight and Marie (604)264-7414 DwightMarie@shaw.ca
Hello,
We are looking for some parent/families experiences with immunizations for a sibling of a child with ASD. Our 3 month (just) old is at that point and our doctor is strongly advocating immunizations.
We are still in the researching, gathering info. stage and are open to other parents' stories.
Can anyone share their experiences of how you handled this? Has anyone gone to Seattle and had single shots, as I understand this is not offered here in Canada and, if so, how was the experience?
Thenks,
Marie and Dwight, parents of Colin
***Most supportive schools/pre-schools***
Our son is three, and so we're planning ahead for pre-school and school. We live in Vancouver, but we're willing to relocate to an area that offers quality and supportive education.
Is there a general consensus about which school districts are recommended for autistic and non-autistic children? If you'd like to share your personal experiences, they would be welcomed too.
Our home email is dwighta@uniserve.com.Thanks.
Jenny,
My son is only three, but we want to start planning ahead for school. Private school is one option we're considering. What area of Vancouver/lower mainland is the private school that your son attends?
Thanks,
DwightAbout research on the rate of recovery, the Canadian Autism Intervention Research Network (www.cairn-site.com/documents/abstracts/prog09.html) has been awarded $2million to study recovery and what it involves.
We're looking for timed-release Melatonin. Has anyone found a Canadian supplier for these?
To add to Erik Minty's post: I agree that we can help our children manage their autism and still accept and respect them fully for who they are. My son is two and a half, has been in ABA for less than two months, and is responding well. He is much happier these days, and he loves playing with his therapists.
More to the point, I don't see my son's autism as any part of his personality. My son has personality traits that make him unique; his autism, on the other hand, plays no part in this individuality. On the contrary, his autistic behaviours cloak his individuality and render him more like most other people with autism.
I'm not a psychologist either, but from what I can see the characteristics of autism do not qualify as personality traits. Personality traits invariably have a positive and negative side. For example, someone who is stubborn may, on the negative side, at times exercise poor judgment. On the positive side, stubborn people have done wonderful things in this world, thanks largely to their stubbornness. But I don't see the same equal division of positive/negative in my son's autistic behaviours. In fact, as stated earlier, now that he is in control with some of his behaviours, he is a much happier person.
Has anyone had experience and success hiring a nanny? I'm not sure if there are nannies out there who can handle the extra work involved in helping out with an autistic child.
Thanks,
Dwight and Marie
Nancy, I agree 100% with FEAT's policy on discussion of non-science based treatment. Although I am constantly researching new means of treatment, none of those should be up for general discussion until they are verified by hard science. My 2.5 year old son has been in ABA therapy for only two weeks now, and already we're seeing small but consistent progress. ABA takes time, but you won't see the placebo affect come out of a solidly run Lovaas-based ABA therapy program.
Dwight
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