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KeymasterAutism, ABA and Schools: Weaving It All Together
a one day workshop on behavioural treatment of young children with autismFamilies for Early Autism Treatment of British Columbia (F.E.A.T. of B.C.) is sponsoring a one-day workshop on Lovaas Treament and the School System. As more children with autism who have received early intervention enter the school system, the need for a multidisciplinary approach increases. The purpose of this workshop is to better prepare all people involved with the child to assist within an inclusive environment using the principles of Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA).
Who can benefit from this workshop:
– Parents of children with autism
– Special education assistants
– Classroom teachers
– Integration support teachers and school resource specialists
– Speech & language pathologists
– ABA therapists/behavioral interventionists
– Consultants
– Graduate students in regular and special education, and students in the Teachers Education Program
– Other professionals and paraprofessionals who work with children with autismAbout the Lecturer…
Lisa Wincz, B.A., M.A.
Director of Academic and Behavior Consulting Services (ABCS) of New Jersey Ms. Wincz is a consultant in the behavioural treatment of autism. She has over 15 years of experience and designs and monitors behavioral programs for children with autism, PDD and related developmental disorders. Lisa, who has her Masters Degree in Behavioral Psychology, has travelled extensively throughout the Unites States, Canada, Europe and Asia providing consultation services to children with autism. Ms. Wincz has set up behavioural programs for several families in British Columbia and is now working with F.E.A.T. of B.C. to improve effective, early autism treatment of young children with autism.Location: Clayton Heights Secondary School (in the theatre) 7003 188 Street, Surrey, B.C. (Cloverdale)
– Workshop Date: Saturday, November 16th, 2002
– Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
– Registration: please mail the registration form with payment to F.E.A.T. of B.C.
Click here to download registration form:
https://featbc.org/downloads/wincz_workshop_2002.pdf
– Cost: $30 per person, cheques payable to F.E.A.T. of B.C.The Early Autism Intervention Workshop is sponsored by Families for Early Autism Treatment of British Columbia (F.E.A.T. OF B.C.).
Refreshments generously donated by H.Y. Louie
Group of Companies (IGA Marketplace & London
Drugs).KeymasterSubject: BC Court of Appeal Decides in Favour of Children in Auton v. AGBC
From: Birgitta von Krosigk
**********************************************The British Columbia Court of Appeal has ruled that children with autism and ASD have a constitutionally protected right to publicly funded intensive behavioural treatment. The Court ruled that the children had been discriminated against as their most important health care need was not covered under the public health care system. The government had refused for years to pay even though it was aware of the fact that the children's physicians were recommending the treatment.
The Court upheld the damage award of $20,000 per family and the families were also entitled to compensation for the amounts spent on treatment since the declaration of the Charter breach (or July 2000). Funding for treatment is to continue as long as there is support from a physician that the treatment continues to be beneficial. This essentially eliminates any arbitrary age limit for access to funding such as age 5 or 6 (or school entry).
The decision is available at the BC Court of Appeal website – the citation is 2002 BCCA 538.
http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/ca/02/05 2002BCCA0538.htm
Any inquiries, please contact:
Birgitta von Krosigk
Barrister & Solicitor
217 – 1500 Marine Drive
North Vancouver, BC V7P 1T7Ph.: (604) 904-4205
Fax: (604) 904-4208
e-mail: birgitta@krosigklaw.comKeymaster**************************************
FROM: "norman williams" mailto:naw@island.netHi
Our child is 7 years old and in grade 2 this year. We found that having him in the lunch room with the other children was too noisy and this time was better suited for him for some down time from all of the noise that goes on in the rest of the day. He still stays at school but is in the classroom with an aid during his eating time and then when he is finished he goes out with her and plays with the other children. We felt this was best for our child but this choice is not for all children. It is a personal decision.
Good luck.
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Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 5:53 PM
Subject: Room Four: School Related Topics> FeatBC Discussion Board: Room Four: School Related Topics
> By Anonymous on Saturday, August 17, 2002 – 05:51 pm:
>
> Quick question to all parents out there. My child is
> entering school in the fall and will be having lunch at
> class with the rest of the children.
>
> The child eats well, but is picky. What I mean is that he
> will eat the bread first and then the meat. I was just
> wondering if any parents here with older children have had
> any interesting lunch experiences. I am especially
> interested in those with any suggestions. Would it better to
> take him home during lunch?
> Thank you!KeymasterSubject: Re: Room Three: Discussions about Government Topics
From: "Paul Darlaston"
To:"FeatBC Discussion Board"Great story –
I have been trying hard to get the politicians to recognize the problem of funding – and waiting to find the right timing to get the momentum really
rolling!The Liberals in Ontario (and I am one of them) have been slow to bring this to a head – I hope what Norah has done, plus this demonstration which hopefully got the public's attention at last. I am contacting Michel Gravelle and Gerard Kennedy again today!
I have been lobbying Christina Blizzard at the Toronto Sun to do something positive. She used the circumstances of a family I know with a 13-year old autistic daughter in Ontario to justify the Ontario Education Tax Credit, even though it was a piece of legislation that gave half a billion dollars a year to parents who had other publically funded educational choices, and possibly included up to a maximum of $3,000 per annum for parents of autistic children. Since that tax credit has been deferred at least a year, the tears Christina might have wrung from her readers were wasted. So I told her, OK – so now lobby Brenda Elliott through your column to change the funding formula for children beyond 6 years old, and get Tony Clement to drop the bureacracy surrounding assessments.
With some good luck, and favourable rulings in the B.C. lititgation to help, maybe Ontario can get its act together and fix this problem once and for all (and hopefully before the children that need the programs get them before they are grown up)!
Good luck!
KeymasterHello everyone,
It appears as though were into another emotional thread.
Just a quick reminder regarding the discussion board rules from the "Welcome" page at the web site. We ask everyone to please keep these in mind when writing and proofing posts:
"1) Be courteous to each other "
"2) Personal attacks are not permissible We respect all opinions even if we disagree with them."
Although it is entirely understandable when certain issues evoke passionate responses, there is a key premise of a discussion board that must be honoured if an Internet forum is to work well: folks need to separate any given issue (however contentious) from the person who raised it. In other words, strong, impassioned arguments are okay when they focus on aspects of an idea or position. They can be very counterproductive if they focus on a member of this group who put forth the idea.
Healthy debate is a good thing, even where clearly difficult issues are involved. However, if discussion group rules one and two are not respected, this may jeopardize the important quality of the discussion board as a place for civilized and open exchange of ideas. People must feel comfortable and free to post divergent views.
Thank you all for your cooperation in ensuring the forum is a good place to be and a strong community.
Isaac (Miki's Dad)
Volunteer Board Admin.KeymasterA well researched story is in the Sun today entitled, "Parents say school appeals process hurts students." It talks about a widespread struggle against BC school districts and the severly flawed, biased complaint resolution process. Please visit the Vancouver Sun web site at this address –> http://www.canada.com/vancouver/news/story.asp?id=D8E77A98-999D-415B-8E2E-64D8F7C03AE4
The story quotes the mother of an autistic child:
"The long and the short of it is they never looked at what my child needed," said Lalji, who won an offer of accommodation only after she took her complaint to The Vancouver Sun. "They cared about the needs of adults [in their employ] but forgot who they were supposed to be serving.""It becomes a power thing …No one is interested in the child", said another mother quoted in the article.
KeymasterFollowing up on the recent enquiry posted to the discussion board regarding Facilitated Communication, this note is to remind members that the FEAT BC Discussion Board is not a general autism board or list. As such, it is not an appropriate forum to discuss Facilitated Communication or other unsubstantiated intervention protocols. For information on Facilitated Communication, we highly recommend members obtain a copy of the New York State Department of Health Clinical Guidelines for autism, available locally from Kids Tools, Ph. 604-924-5437
We encourage those unfamiliar with the discussion board rules to please visit http://www.featbc.org/chat/messages/21/21.html.
Discussion board rule number four states:
4) The FEAT BC Discussion Group has been designed to discuss any topic relevant to home-based A.B.A. programs (including Government funding and school issues). When we use the term A.B.A., we mean discrete-trial-based interventions (also referred to as "applied behaviour analysis" or "Lovaas" behavioural treatment) for autism and related disorders. This is not an appropriate forum to discuss the latest, unscientific cure of the day. If you would like to discuss alternative options, please go to the AUTISM MAIL LIST.
The autism mail list is an open e-mail based forum to discuss autism hosted by St. Johns University, and administered by Bob Zenhausern and Ray Kopp. It includes parents, autistic people, researchers, professionals, students, and other people interested in autism. Discussion is lively: many weeks see 500 or more postings. It is a very good forum for posing a question for which you do not know who would have the answer. To subscribe, send an e-mail to: listserv@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU. Leave the subject line blank and in the body type SUBSCRIBE AUTISM [firstname lastname].
Thank you.
Board Admin.KeymasterThe Victoria Times-Colonist published a story regarding the BC Court of Appeal autism treatment hearings (Feb. 22, 2002). Please note the article heading is misleading. The last two paragraphs of the story are more indicative of Government policy.
Courtesy of the Island Chapter of FEAT BC, the Times-Colonist article is available at the following link:
KeymasterThe leading paper in Langley, BC (Advance News), carried the autism Court of Appeal story last week. BC Solicitor General, Honourable Rich Coleman, expressed his view on the autism issue, but unfortunately misspoke in the article. FEAT BC Executive Director, Sabrina Freeman, submitted a Guest Editorial to correct the error.
The two articles are available for download on the FEAT BC server at the following address:
–> https://featbc.org/downloads/Advance_editorial_02_26_02.pdf
KeymasterThe Vancouver Sun ran a second story reporting on the BC Court of Appeal's autism treatment hearings (Friday, February 22). The article can be downloaded from this web address:
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