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http://www.nathhan.com/forbes.htm here is a good link for all those considering homeschooling.

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Question is anybody homeschooling? I am considering it as a future option to our lame public school system. I know when I spoke to parents of homeschool kids the child seems to be happier, social and learning much more.

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Collins Educational in Vancouver carries an affordable line of flashcards by Hi-Five Learning Tools. They are photographs – perfect for ABA programs.

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"Here is a link about the unsung hero's – the moms of autism…."

I'm a little curious why someone felt they had to be anonymous in recommending this link. Having looked at it, it really goes nowhere except a page on the Autism Socity of America website. You can't even read the article so I have no idea what it really contains. As far as I can tell it's just a page soliciting donations for ASA and membership sales.

Maybe someone who has read the article can tell us what it has to do with early treatment or ABA? As for the "unsung heroes" of autism, I think we have enough unsung hero moms and dads here in BC without having to go look in the states for them. Look through these groups and you'll find their names.

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Here is a link about the unsung hero's – the moms of autism. http://www.autism-society.org/membership/Advocate/advocate.html

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I have done the doctor's note and they are working on it…. I know that requests for aba trained people is being honoured by Nanaimo Ladysmith District…. However, that does not mean your therapist will be hired on…..

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I am writing on behalf of a family I work for in regards to getting a doctors note that may help in getting a properly trained individual to work with their son in the classroom. The little boy is entering grade three and every year he is assigned a new Teaching Assistant, and later in the year another is brought in to clean up the mess. We have spent countless hours every year to inform the new TAs how to teach the boy, but they just don't seem to catch on. Last year we were able to get two awesome ladies to work with him after Christmas, and for the first time he attended school for the full day and the parents did not have to worry about him or the girls because they new how to teach him and could redirect his negative behaviours. With the cutbacks that occurred these girls were laid off and the position was given to someone with seniority over experience. The parents have expressed concerned to all parties about the safety of those around their son and for their son but it has done little.

So my questions are 1. Those of you who received doctors notes that were handed to the district, were you successful in getting someone qualified to work with your child? 2. and also, which districts has this been successful in?

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Attention: Therapists, School Shadow workers and Parents

I have spoken to Shelley Davis about the potential of offering a course on advanced skills in behavioural therapy and she has agreed to possibly teaching a course if there is enough interest. I’d like to hear from therapists and others who may be interested in such a course.

The course would take place over 2 weekends (not consecutively). The structure will likely be 6-8 hours both Saturday and Sunday for each of the weekends. At this point we have not determined neither the dates nor the cost but will keep those interested informed. The course would be geared towards those who are working as Sr. therapists or lead therapists or those who are ready to advance their skills. Potential candidates should have worked with at least 3 children and have a minimum of 1 year of experience under the guidance of a qualified ABA consultant. (Exceptions may be made for exceptional circumstances.)

The course material will include:
§ Profiles of children with ASD,
§ typical child development,
§ assessment,
§ schedules, systems,
§ procedures for dealing with behavioural problems,
§ functional analysis of behaviour,
§ hierarchies of language development,
§ augmentative communication,
§ communicating with parents and professionals,
§ play skills development,
§ pragmatic language,
§ theory of mind,
§ social cognition skills,
§ IEP’s and goal selection,
§ updating home programs: when, why, and who,

Ms. Shelley Davis is a behavioural consultant from California with over 20 years experience, first trained by Dr. Lovaas at U.C.L.A. Shelley has worked with a multitude of children and her services are in high demand in British Columbia as well as California.

Please note: this course will not address individual therapy program, ie: it will not be an opportunity for advice on your child’s programs or behaviours. Nor will you be qualified to be a consultant after completing this course. The purpose of this course is to provide a higher level of training to those therapists in the area who are already working in home based programs and wish to advance their level of knowledge.

If you are interested in this course and want more information, please email me at Mkarren1@aol.com. Parents, I would greatly appreciate it if you would inform your team of this potential course as many therapists do not participate in this chat. Thank you.

Michelle Karren

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hi!
Does anyone know of any stores in the lower mainland that sell good picture cards for discrete trial? Or does everyone generally order them from the US?

thanks!

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I have spent some time exporing the autism 2002 conference website,http://www.autism2002.org, and frankly it leaves me as jaded as ever in regards to our government. There are many contradictory statements as well as much misleading information. For example they say in one statement that 1 in 1000 people have autism. In another its 1 in 500 births. (?).
They refer to behavioual intervention in the same sentence as vitamin therapy and diet, describing them both as equally "effective interventions" for autism. Yesterday the site said there is no medical treatment available for Autism, as well as no cure.
I could go on.
Go to the site instead and read the "Did you know?" snippets on the side of the page.
I know many parents want to understand the disease of autism better but I would not endorse this site as a place to look for unbiased information. I hope the conference is more objective. To provide contrast parents may want to look to organizations like the Association for Science in Autism Treatment, http://www.asatonline.org who publish regular newsletters and disseminate information which is science based, objective, and just plain useful to parents who are serious about getting down to the business of implementing science based behavioural treatment for their children.

Recently a government bureaucrat responsible for a large group of special needs children stated to me in a conversation (on the subject); "I understand it doesn't matter what you do in the way of an intervention for autistic kids as long as its intensive". As if any size fits all..

Knowledge and truth are the best tools of advocacy. We better all get better at using them.

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