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CONSULTANTS with families in SD36 please attend this meeting.

PARENTS – please make sure your Consultants know about this meeting and ask them to attend.

Thank you!

INVITE TO CONSULTANTS

Educational Services is presenting an information session on the transition process from preschool to Kindergarten used by the Surrey School District. This presentation targets ABA Consultants who have clients registering for Kindergarten in a Surrey School in September 2013.

Transition Process for Preschool to Kindergarten for the Surrey School District

When: Wednesday, February 20th at 9:00- 10:30

Where: District Education Centre
14033- 92 Avenue Surrey BC
Room # 2126

Please RSVP to Karen Huckell at Huckell_k@surreyschools.ca. Please sign in at reception.

Karen Huckell
Special Education Helping Teacher
Educational Services
District Education Centre
14033 92nd Avenue
604 595-5358- direct
Education Services Dept- 604 596-7733
Fax- 604 595-5326

[Dione Costanzo]

Special Presentation – “Taxes and Autism”

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22, 7:00-9:00PM

Special Guest Speaker – Dave Taylor

Dave Taylor is the parent of a child with autism and has been administering a home based ABA program for 8 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:
• The *new* Family Care Giver Amount tax credit
• Disability Tax Credit
• Medical Expenses
• Federal tax credits and tips for tax time

This is a must-see presentation for anyone that is running or thinking of setting up a home based ABA program. The content of this presentation applies to programs for individuals from pre-diagnosis to age 18.

Here are what some parents are saying about Dave’s presentation:

“Dave Taylor really made it clear to us the importance of keeping our records organized. He has great tips and resources for parents”

"I have been to this talk 3 times and each time I learn something new and critical. Much appreciated!!!"

“The “tax man” can be so confusing and Dave helped us to clarify funding and tax information that autism parents need to know.”

“Whether you have been running an ABA program for a month or 10 years – this presentation is invaluable to ALL parents.”

“Great information – thank you Dave! We have so much more confidence that we are getting the most out of our therapy dollars now.”

Topic: Taxes and Autism
Date: Friday February 22
Time: 7:-9pm
Location: Best Western Peace Arch Inn (downstairs meeting room)
2293 King George Hwy, Surrey, BC V4A 5A4
RSVP: dione@abasupportnetwork.com PLEASE RSVP so that we know how many people are attending this popular event. Thank you!!

[Dione Costanzo]

Special Presentation – “Taxes and Autism”

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22, 7:00-9:00PM

Special Guest Speaker – Dave Taylor

Dave Taylor is the parent of a child with autism and has been administering a home based ABA program for 8 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:
• The *new* Family Care Giver Amount tax credit
• Disability Tax Credit
• Medical Expenses
• Federal tax credits and tips for tax time

This is a must-see presentation for anyone that is running or thinking of setting up a home based ABA program. The content of this presentation applies to programs for individuals from pre-diagnosis to age 18.

Here are what some parents are saying about Dave’s presentation:

“Dave Taylor really made it clear to us the importance of keeping our records organized. He has great tips and resources for parents”

"I have been to this talk 3 times and each time I learn something new and critical. Much appreciated!!!"

“The “tax man” can be so confusing and Dave helped us to clarify funding and tax information that autism parents need to know.”

“Whether you have been running an ABA program for a month or 10 years – this presentation is invaluable to ALL parents.”

“Great information – thank you Dave! We have so much more confidence that we are getting the most out of our therapy dollars now.”

Topic: Taxes and Autism
Date: Friday February 22
Time: 7:-9pm
Location: Best Western Peace Arch Inn (downstairs meeting room)
2293 King George Hwy, Surrey, BC V4A 5A4
RSVP: dione@abasupportnetwork.com PLEASE RSVP so that we know how many people are attending this popular event. Thank you!!

[Dione Costanzo]

Special Presentation – “Taxes and Autism”

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22, 7:00-9:00PM

Special Guest Speaker – Dave Taylor

Dave Taylor is the parent of a child with autism and has been administering a home based ABA program for 8 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:
• The *new* Family Care Giver Amount tax credit
• Disability Tax Credit
• Medical Expenses
• Federal tax credits and tips for tax time

This is a must-see presentation for anyone that is running or thinking of setting up a home based ABA program. The content of this presentation applies to programs for individuals from pre-diagnosis to age 18.

Here are what some parents are saying about Dave’s presentation:

“Dave Taylor really made it clear to us the importance of keeping our records organized. He has great tips and resources for parents”

"I have been to this talk 3 times and each time I learn something new and critical. Much appreciated!!!"

“The “tax man” can be so confusing and Dave helped us to clarify funding and tax information that autism parents need to know.”

“Whether you have been running an ABA program for a month or 10 years – this presentation is invaluable to ALL parents.”

“Great information – thank you Dave! We have so much more confidence that we are getting the most out of our therapy dollars now.”

Topic: Taxes and Autism
Date: Friday February 22
Time: 7:-9pm
Location: Best Western Peace Arch Inn (downstairs meeting room)
2293 King George Hwy, Surrey, BC V4A 5A4
RSVP: dione@abasupportnetwork.com PLEASE RSVP so that we know how many people are attending this popular event. Thank you!!

[Dione Costanzo]

An additional note regarding Neighborhood Network meetings – we would like to get a group started in Vancouver. If you are a Vancouver parent and are interested in facilitating a monthly meeting for local parents to attend please contact me at dione@abasupportnetwork.com

Thank you!!

ps – South Surrey/White Rock is Jan 31 (tomorrow)

[Dione Costanzo]

Hi everyone

I have to give a call out to the awesome parents that are facilitating meetings for the ABA Support Network! These "Neighborhood Network" groups have been meeting monthly, providing support to new parents and sharing information and experience on various topics.

School is a hot topic these days with lots of K parents getting ready for the fall and some changes in district administration for Surrey.

Please contact any of these parents if you are interested in attending a meeting.

THANK YOU ROXANNE – facilitator of South Surrey/White Rock group which meets every month. Next meeting is tomorrow March 31 at 7:30 please rsvp to bradrox@shaw.ca

THANK YOU HOLLY – facilitator of Cloverdale/Langley group which meets every month. They are meeting TONIGHT at 8pm please rsvp to hkorstad@gmail.com

THANK YOU JEN – facilitator of Central/North Surrey group which meets every month. Their next meeting with be in February please rsvp to jantic@telus.net for details.

All meetings are posted on our online calendar here http://abasupportnetwork.com/calendar.php and on our Facebook events page.

We also post ASBC meetings and sponsored events as well as ABA related conferences in BC.

Parents helping parents!!

[Dione Costanzo]

Upcoming Autism Support Group Meetings and Events:
Please check our website calendar for full descriptions:
http://abasupportnetwork.com/calendar.php

North Shore ASBC Lecture Series (scroll down this page for detail)
Date: Tuesday, January 15
Time: 7pm
Location: Welsh Hall West, West Vancouver Memorial Library
RSVP to asbcnorthshore@yahoo.ca

ABA Advisory Meeting – SD36
Date: Tuesday, January 15
Time: 7pm
Location: District Education Centre, 14033 92nd Ave, Surrey
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/abaadvisory/

Neighborhood Network Meeting – Central/North Surrey
Date: Thursday, January 17
Time: 7pm
Location: Central Surrey please RSVP for address
RSVP to jantic@shaw.ca

Neighborhood Network Meeting – Cloverdale/Langley
Date: Wednesday, January 23
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Cloverdale please RSVP for address
RSVP to hkorstad@gmail.com

ABAI 7th Annual Autism Conference
Date: January 25 – 27
Location: Marriot Portland Downtown Waterfront
Website: http://www.abainternational.org/events.asp

Richmond ASBC Parent Support Group Meeting and Presentation (scroll down this page for detail)
Date: Monday, January 28
Time: 7pm
Location: Tyee Room at Steveston Community Centre, 4111 Moncton Street, Richmond
RSVP to Richmond.asbc@gmail.com

Neighborhood Network Meeting – South Surrey/White Rock
Date: Thursday, January 31
Time: 7:30pm
Location: South Surrey please RSVP for address
RSVP to bradrox@shaw.ca

To see updates and new events as they are added please check our calendar regularly at http://abasupportnetwork.com/calendar.php

Please forward this information to anyone who might be interested! Thank you!

[Dione Costanzo]

SD 36 Parents – Especially those going into Kindergarten in 2013 – read the ABA Home-School Collaboration document. There is some information about the history of ABA in the Surrey district as well as instructions on applying for an ABA SW
for your child.

The process should start in January as you also need to be training your potential ABA SW on your home team.

Note ABA Advisory Meeting (SD36) is on Jan 15 there will be lots of information at his meeting!

https://www.surreyschools.ca/departments/EDSC/Documents/ABA%20Home%20to%20School%20Collabor.pdf

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PARENTS – we all need to be familiar with the Hewko case of 2006 and the impact it had on the education of kids with autism in BC. Here is a brief from the http://www.asdfunding.com site:

The Hewko case has a major bearing on the quality of education for our children. The BC Supreme Court ruled that the Abbotsford School District breached its statutory duty to meaningfully consult with a student’s parents regarding the education of their autistic child. As a result of Hewko, there are three main parent/child rights:

The right to consult. This means that the parents can not simply be “told”, but have a right to participate fully in their child’s education. They also have the right to be consulted prior to an aide being assigned. The aide must have “instructional control” over the child. This is not the same as “functional control”. The child does not need a babysitter. They need the right circumstances for learning.

The right to review files. Parents can view all student records (unless it’s a protection/abuse case) and request copies. The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy will apply.

The right to an Individual Education Plan (IEP). This is done with everyone concerned in one room. Parents can refer back to this document in the future to see if the child’s education is progressing in the specified manner.

Check out the FEAT BC/ASBC Summary of Hewko here:
http://testasdfunding.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/asbc-feat-hewko-interpretation.pdf

Know it and use it!

[Dione Costanzo]

Upcoming ABA Support Network parent support and network meetings:

Neighborhood Network Meeting – Cloverdale/Langley
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 7:30pm

RSVP to Hkorstad@gmail.com

Neighborhood Network Meeting – South Surrey/White Rock
Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 7:30pm

RSVP to Bradrox@shaw.ca

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