[Stella Li]

Richmond ASBC Parents Group Meeting

The Richmond ASBC Parents Group proudly presents:

ABA in the School Setting…What it Can Look Like

by
Nancy Walton, Teacher, Parent
Sharon Baxter, MA, BCBA

This presentation will include a brief history of ABA in the Surrey School District, presented by Nancy Walton. There are now 60 well trained ABA Support Workers working in an ABA supported environment in the Surrey District. She will explain the process that the district and parents went through to achieve this working relationship as well as give the details of the criteria established for hiring practices in Surrey.

Sharon Baxter, who has an MA in ABA and is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA), will present examples of the design and implementation of ABA programs in the classroom, including video examples. She will cover programming for academic literacy, communication, self-management (behaviour), social skills, and classroom management for students of varying ages and levels of independence.

Date: Monday, October 4, 2010
Time: 7-9pm
Location: Tyee room at Steveston Community Centre – 4111 Moncton Street, Richmond

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

Please RSVP to Paul at richmond.asbc@gmail.com, so we can prepare for handouts.

Paul
(facilitator for ASBC Richmond Group)

[Stella Li]

sorry for the multi-postings

[Stella Li]

New ASBC Richmond Community Group

We are pleased to announce that our new ASBC Richmond Community Group will start their bi-monthly meetings in the fall. We are thankful that parent volunteer Paul Wong stepped up to facilitate this group. Details of this new group are as follows:

Where: Steveston Community Centre, Richmond
When: Bi-monthly meetings on the last Monday of the month, at 7-9pm.
Who: All of us in the autism community are welcome to attend, especially parents and families.
What: There will be speakers for most meetings, sharing on topics related to autism. Parents can connect with each other for support and information.
How: Paul Wong is the facilitator for the Richmond Group. There may be a co-facilitator (to be confirmed).

Our first kick-off meeting:
Date: October 4, 2010 (Monday)
Time: 7-9pm
Place: Steveston Community Centre, Richmond
Topic: Back to School…
Speakers: Nancy Walton, parent and teacher; Sharon Baxter, behavior consultant

Please mark your calendar. Details to follow in mid-September. Note that we switched the meeting date to the first Monday of October to accommodate speaker availability.

Stella Hui
Autism Society of BC

[Stella Li]

New ASBC Richmond Community Group

We are pleased to announce that our new ASBC Richmond Community Group will start their bi-monthly meetings in the fall. We are thankful that parent volunteer Paul Wong stepped up to facilitate this group. Details of this new group are as follows:

Where: Steveston Community Centre, Richmond
When: Bi-monthly meetings on the last Monday of the month, at 7-9pm.
Who: All of us in the autism community are welcome to attend, especially parents and family members.
What: There will be speakers for most meetings, sharing on topics related to autism. Parents can connect with each other for support and information.
How: Paul Wong is the facilitator for the Richmond Group. There may be a co-facilitator (to be confirmed).

Our first kick-off meeting:
Date: October 4, 2010 (Monday)
Time: 7-9pm
Place: Steveston Community Centre, Richmond
Topic: Back to School…
Speakers: Nancy Walton, parent and teacher; Sharon Baxter, behavior consultant

Please mark your calendar. Details to follow in mid-September. Note that we switched the meeting date to the first Monday of October to accommodate speaker availability.

Stella Hui
Autism Society of BC

[Stella Li]

New ASBC Richmond Community Group

We are pleased to announce that our new ASBC Richmond Community Group will start their bi-monthly meetings in the fall. We are thankful that parent volunteer Paul Wong stepped up to facilitate this group. Details of this new group are as follows:

Where: Steveston Community Centre, Richmond
When: Bi-monthly meetings on the last Monday of the month, at 7-9pm.
Who: All of us in the autism community are welcome to attend, especially parents and family members
What: There will be speakers for most meetings, sharing on topics related to autism. Parents can connect with each other for support and information.
How: Paul Wong is the facilitator for the Richmond Group. There may be a co-facilitator (to be confirmed).

Our first kick-off meeting:
Date: October 4, 2010 (Monday)
Time: 7-9pm
Place: Steveston Community Centre, Richmond
Topic: Back to School…
Speakers: Nancy Walton, parent and teacher; Sharon Baxter, behavior consultant

Please mark your calendar. Details to follow in mid-September. Note that we switched the meeting date to the first Monday of October to accommodate speaker availability.

Stella Hui
Autism Society of BC

[Stella Li]

Posted on behalf of a family in Sunshine Coast:

(1) Looking for a self-motivated individual with a formal background in applied behaviour analysis (ABA) to join a team on the Sunshine Coast (based in Robert’s Creek).* accessing Gibson’s and Sechelt. The appropriate candidate would have the opportunity to live in a small cottage adjacent to the family house. The job entails working with a young boy, age 12, diagnosed with autism in the home and community settings. Driver’s license is a must as well as a criminal background check and 3 references (2 from prior ABA placements). Non Crisis Intervention *CPI training is a plus, although training will be provided for the right candidate. Supervision will be supplied on an ongoing basis, which is a plus for someone who is interested in pursuing a career in human development. Looking for a commitment of at least one year. Please contact StacyBryant@rogers.com or micheleshilvock@shaw.ca

(2) Looking for a creative and energetic applicant with a background in ABA, autism or related disabilities to provide home and community teaching to a young boy with autism on the Sunshine Coast. Supervision and training will be provided, must be able to attend workshops and meetings both in Robert’s Creek and Vancouver, Surrey area. This is a unique opportunity as you will be trained to support this young boy in various learning situations: part time and full time positions are available. Must have a valid driver’s license as well as a clean criminal record check. 2 references will be required. CPI (Non Crisis Intervention training is a plus or provisions will be made for training for successful candidate) if interested please contact stacybryant@rogers.com or micheleshilvock@shaw.ca

[Stella Li]

We are excited to announce that we are planning to set up a new ASBC Support Group in Richmond from September 2010.

Your input will be of great help. Please answer the following questions and send them back by email shui@autismbc.ca ASAP (before July 31st).

(1) Would you be interested to attend bi-monthly or monthly support group meetings in Richmond?

(2) How old is your child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?

(3) Your preference of the day(s) of the meeting (Monday to Thursday evening).

(4) What is your expectation of the group?

(5) What topics are you interested in?

(6) Would you be able to help in any ways?

Thank you in advance for your participation in our mini-survey. Your response is much appreciated.

Stella Hui

Autism Society of BC

shui@autismbc.ca

[Stella Li]

You are invited to join our next ASBC Burnaby Community Group meeting.

Date: June 17, 2010 (Thursday)

Time: 10am-12noon, follow by toy sale event till 1pm

Place: Autism Society of BC

#303 – 3701 East Hastings Street, Burnaby

(NE corner of Hastings and Boundary, walk up one flight of stairs from street level to 3/F, parking on Hastings/the back streets/west side of Boundary)

We are pleased to have behavior consultants Buffy Paul and Kimberly Kirsch from Early Autism Project to present on “Trips without Tears”: Strategies for going to…appointments and places in the community. Space is limited – RSVP early to secure your seat! We plan to start on time so please come a few minutes before 10am.

A presentation on
Trips without Tears:
Strategies for Going to Dentist, Doctor, and Hair Appointments

by
Buffy Paul and Kimberly Kirsch
Early Autism Project

GUEST SPEAKERS:
1. Buffy is the Clinical Director of the Early Autism Project clinic in BC. She started in 1994 working for the Wisconsin Early Autism Project and began working as a Behavior Consultant in 1998. Buffy became a Clinical Director in 2003, and currently oversees the clinic in Tsawwassen.
2. Kim is a Behavior Consultant of the Early Autism Project. She started in 2000 working for the Wisconsin Early Autism Project, became a Behavior Consultant in 2002, and began training other Behavior Consultants as a Clinical Supervisor in 2005. She has so far worked one-to-one with over 80 children with autism.

TOPIC:
Many children on the Autism Spectrum have difficulties when out in the community, but for those tricky appointments, things can be even more challenging. Strategies for preparing for these visits, some ideas for what you can do while you are at the appointment and ways to follow-up and practice in between visits will be topics of this presentation. The presenters will be showing some video clips of various teaching strategies and other strategies such as visuals and social stories will also be discussed and shown.

We will have a toy sale event from 12noon to 1pm. We have added fun and educational toys and games to this event. Donations will proceed to the Autism Society.

Coffee/tea/refreshments will be provided.

Please RSVP to shui@autismbc.ca before June 14th.

*Remember to join or renew your ASBC membership if you haven’t yet. Deadline to register for the ASBC summer reimbursement program is July 23rd. Please download registration form from http://www.autismbc.ca or call Erica to send you a form.

Stella Hui

Autism Society of BC

#303 – 3701 East Hastings

Burnaby BC V5C 2HS

604 434 0880

[Stella Li]

Posted on behalf of a lady looking for support group:

Married to a man with Asperger's.
Looking for support from people in similar situation.
Willing to start a group.

Please contact soniamacnair@hotmail.com

[Stella Li]

Post on behalf of a lady looking for support group:

Married to a man with Asperger's.
Looking for support from people in similar situation.
Willing to start a group.

Please contact soniamacnair@hotmail.com

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