[Stella Li]

Posting on behalf of a parent Amy:

A male worker is needed in East Vancouver area to support a SFU male student who has high functioning autism.

Requirements: need a pleasant, enthusiastic, loving and patient individual to take this intelligent university student out to the gym or to play sports 1-2 times per week.

Goals:
-Improve physical fitness
-Increase confidence
-Increase interpersonal interactions in new environment
-Encourage positive problem solving skills when under pressure

Salary is negotiable according to experience.

If interested, please contact Amy @aamy6388@gmail.com

[Stella Li]

Reminder of our Burnaby Support Group Meeting this Friday at 10am (see details below). We have two great behavior consultants as our speakers for our workshop. Do not miss out!

Some of you in East Van (Pro-D day) asked if you can bring your child. If you are able to occupy your child with something like an iPad/tablet for an hour or two, so your child won’t disturb the workshop, you’re welcome to come with your child and sit at the back.
If you’ve already registered, please come a few min earlier then we can start on time at 10 am.
If you haven’t RSVP yet, please do ASAP at shui@autismbc.ca.
Hope to see you this Friday morning!
Stella

Our upcoming ASBC Burnaby Support Group meeting details:

Date: Friday February 6, 2015
Time: 10am to 12noon
Place: Studio, Suite #301 – 3701 East Hastings, Burnaby BC
Parking: free street parking on Hastings, at the back street (Albert) or side street (Esmond).

Topic: Parent Involvement – What Can I Do?

Parents and caregivers are key members of their child's intervention team. Research indicates that parent involvement is important for improving positive outcomes for children with ASD. We will take a look at how parents can help in teaching their child or teenager meaningful skills whether they are running an ABA program or not. Skill areas of communication, social skills, organization and self-help will be discussed and specific examples provided for each area. Every family is unique and there are many ways that parents can become involved. This presentation will demonstrate some of the ways that parents have become successfully involved in their child's home or school programs.

Technology can be a help too! We will look at some iPad apps that can be beneficial for managing behaviours, teaching new skills, and generalizing learned skills.

Speakers:
Kimberly has been working in the field of Autism for over 14 years and has worked with more than a hundred children between the ages of 2 – 15. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and received training at the Wisconsin Early Autism Project, a Lovaas replication site. Kimberly is pursuing her graduate degree at UBC to become a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst. Kimberly is currently working as a Behaviour Consultant and the Clinical Director of the Early Autism Project.

Thea has been working with children diagnosed with autism for nearly 10 years. She has worked with over 40 children with autism between the ages of 2 and 15. In addition to her experience in home and community-based behaviour intervention programs, Thea also spent two years as an SEA providing support to clients with autism in classroom environments. Thea has completed a 500-hour internship with clinicians from Wisconsin Early Autism Project and will be pursuing certification as a BCaBA. Thea is currently an Intern at EAP with children under 6 and consulting for children over 6.

Coffee/tea and refreshments will be provided. Donation will be much appreciated.

Please RSVP to shui@autismbc.ca before Feb 3rd.

[Stella Li]

Our upcoming ASBC Burnaby Support Group meeting details:

Date: Friday February 6, 2015
Time: 10am to 12noon
Place: Studio, Suite #301 – 3701 East Hastings, Burnaby BC
Parking: free street parking on Hastings, at the back street (Albert) or side street (Esmond).

Topic: Parent Involvement – What Can I Do?

Parents and caregivers are key members of their child's intervention team. Research indicates that parent involvement is important for improving positive outcomes for children with ASD. We will take a look at how parents can help in teaching their child or teenager meaningful skills whether they are running an ABA program or not. Skill areas of communication, social skills, organization and self-help will be discussed and specific examples provided for each area. Every family is unique and there are many ways that parents can become involved. This presentation will demonstrate some of the ways that parents have become successfully involved in their child's home or school programs.

Technology can be a help too! We will look at some iPad apps that can be beneficial for managing behaviours, teaching new skills, and generalizing learned skills.

Speakers:
Kimberly has been working in the field of Autism for over 14 years and has worked with more than a hundred children between the ages of 2 – 15. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and received training at the Wisconsin Early Autism Project, a Lovaas replication site. Kimberly is pursuing her graduate degree at UBC to become a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst. Kimberly is currently working as a Behaviour Consultant and the Clinical Director of the Early Autism Project.

Thea has been working with children diagnosed with autism for nearly 10 years. She has worked with over 40 children with autism between the ages of 2 and 15. In addition to her experience in home and community-based behaviour intervention programs, Thea also spent two years as an SEA providing support to clients with autism in classroom environments. Thea has completed a 500-hour internship with clinicians from Wisconsin Early Autism Project and will be pursuing certification as a BCaBA. Thea is currently an Intern at EAP with children under 6 and consulting for children over 6.

Coffee/tea and refreshments will be provided. Donation will be much appreciated.

Please RSVP to shui@autismbc.ca before Feb 3rd.

[Stella Li]

The Autism Society of BC (ASBC) will have Kim Kirsch-Grapengieser and her colleague from Early Autism Project as our speaker for our Burnaby Support Group’s Feb 6th meeting at 10am -12noon.

One of the topics she will present on is iPad Apps for our kids – from preschool age to teens and beyond, if that will help the person with autism learn. Do you have anything you like to know about iPad Apps for autism? Is there any particular Apps you’re interested in and want to learn more about (can provide name of Apps if you know them)? or any areas you like your child to learn by using iPad?

Another topic is parent involvement in our kids (could be early age to older kids) therapy program. What do you want to hear from this part of the presentation?

Please send your response to shui@autismbc.ca

Thanks so much. Please mark your calender if you’re planning to join us on Fri Feb 6th.

[Stella Li]

The ASBC Burnaby Support Group will host a Youth Transition Planning Workshop in December. Details are as follows: (please RSVP)

Date: December 5, 2014 (Friday)
Time: 10am – 12 noon
Place: Studio at #301 – 3701 East Hastings, Burnaby, the suite across from Autism Society of BC on the same floor.
Direction: on Hastings and North East Corner of Boundary, walk from Boundary towards east to the mail box and the bus stop, walk a few steps up towards the building, go up a long staircase at the left from G/F to 3/F, #301 is the first suite at the left side. The studio is further in suite #301
Parking: Free 2-hour parking on side streets, back streets and on Hastings

Youth Transition Planning :
Making choices around youth future, education, community and social involvements, employment and perhaps new living arrangements can leave many parents feeling overwhelmed. Starting the process of transition planning as early as possible, building a team and support network around your youth, and identifying strengths, interests, goals as well as identifying support needs helps better prepare youth for life as an adult.
This workshop is intended to assist and support parents in planning for their youth’s future by providing the current information on recommended transition planning practices, community services, timelines and steps that they need to take each year. It also provides strategies on how to navigate the system and discusses challenges to successful transitions and transition planning.

Workshop Speaker:
Malgosia Tomanik, M.Ed., is a Family Consultant who has been supporting families and children/youth in the Lower Mainland for over 17 years. She has delivered numerous workshops and training sessions to various adult audiences: child care providers, school staff, parents and caregivers, potential adoptive families, social workers, police officers and mental health clinicians regarding children’s development, inclusion, addressing challenging behaviours, Family Centred Practice, parenting issues and specific disabilities such as FASD. This year she has presented for the Child Care Resources and Referrals in North Vancouver, Surrey and Coquitlam on how to talk to parents about their child’s behavior, and. provided a workshop for F.O.R.C.E on development of executive functions. In September 2014, she just presented on the topic of Youth Transition for the North Shore Disability Resources Centre .

Please RSVP to shui@autismbc.ca before Dec 2nd.

Coffee/tea and refreshments will be provided. Donation is much appreciated.

[Stella Li]

Our first ASBC Burnaby Support Group meeting this school year will be held on Friday October 17th 10 AM to 12 NOON at the Autism Society of British Columbia’s office in Burnaby.

Address: #303-3701 East Hastings, Burnaby
Direction: on Hastings and North East Corner of Boundary, walk from Boundary towards east to the mail box and the bus stop, walk a few steps up towards the building, go up a long staircase at the left from G/F to 3/F, Autism Society is the 1st suite at the right side #303
Parking: Free parking on side streets, back streets and on Hastings

Topic: Sharing and discussion from the 1st Annual Social Thinking Providers Conference:

ABA and Social Thinking – Who needs what, when and why
Social Thinking and Reading Comprehension
Thinking in Levels
Strategies to teach executive functioning

Practical Strategies for the above topics (with handouts) will be practiced and discussed. Parent connection after sharing and discussion.

Coffee/tea and light refreshments will be provided. Donation is much appreciated.

Please RSVP to shui@autismbc.ca before October 15th if you can come to our meeting.

[Stella Li]

This summer, Harmony House is pleased to announce that we will be offering a summer camp for children 9-12 years of age, which focuses on generalization of skills in the community. This program will be offered on Fridays from 10am-3pm six times over the months of July and August. This specialized group is specifically designed to encourage generalization and skill development in the community, while building upon friendships. Each Friday a different outing will be planned around the lower mainland to hone into the children’s interests, and also providing opportunities to new experiences. Participants can be signed-up for the outings that work within their summer schedules and are of interest. To maintain an individualized and safe curriculum, spaces are limited to provide a high ratio of facilitation per child.

Goals for the summer program within the community:
* Increase social thinking and self management in the community
* Demonstrate and practice socially appropriate behaviours
* Engage in reciprocal social interactions
* Teach accountability
* Generalize flexibility within group interactions in the community
* Opportunity to practice organizational skills in unstructured environments

Drop-off and pick-up will be at the location of the community outing.

As this is a unique camp that promotes the generalization of a variety of skills, there is a certain level of independence and prerequisites that is required for each participant. Part of the registration process requires a one-time fee of $50 for an in home student assessment to ensure goodness of fit.

Registration for these outings will be a first come, first serve basis. Registration and payment is due June 27, 2014.

For more information regarding dates, outings and costs please contact Joanne Ma at joanne.t.ma@gmail.com

[Stella Li]

Our upcoming ASBC Burnaby Support Group meeting is as follows:

Date: April 25, 2014 (Friday)

Time: 10am-12noon

Place: Board Room, Autism Society of British Columbia

Address: #303 – 3701 East Hastings, Burnaby

(NE corner on Hastings and Boundary, walk on Hastings toward the east from Boundary. By the bus stop and a post box, walk a few steps up towards the building, find a flight of stairs going directly from G/F to 3/F. Our office is at the right side: Suite #303. Free parking on Hastings, the side or back streets)

Topic: Mike’s Crush: Understanding High School Relationships – Videos (professional actors) that demonstrate healthy and unhealthy high school relationships, for students with autism, Asperger’s and intellectual disabilities; by Nancy Nowell, Certified Sexuality Educator. (facilitated discussion with video clips presentation)

This curriculum is about healthy and unhealthy relationships, including appearance, grooming, getting to know someone, reading body language, crushes, sexual harassment, and stalking. It can be taught 1:1 or in a small group, using handouts, worksheets, video modeling and video self-modeling (role play/scripted behavior, or naturalistic behavior), discussion, specific vocabulary words and definitions. The lessons can be taught to students with intellectual disabilities who have limited social skills, or students on the autism spectrum who are in honors classes. A wide range of teenagers struggles with these issues. Based on student abilities, this curriculum can be adapted as needed.

When our children are young, we set goals on peer play sessions to target improvement in social skills, as part of the ABA therapy program or an individual social skills program. When they become adolescents, teenagers and young adults, the hormonal change means not only physical growth but also a different relational desires and needs. This may lead to confusion and frustration when they are misunderstanding social relationships with their peers because of their social comprehension issues. Parents and teachers know that high school students learning about relationships, boundaries, rules, laws, and sexual abuse, and practice how to make new friends with a safety net and support from teachers and family, can avoid serious problems later in the students’ life.

Coffee/tea and refreshments will be provided.

Please RSVP to shui@autismbc.ca ASAP.

[Stella Li]

Our upcoming ASBC Burnaby Support Group meeting:

Date: February 14, 2014 (Friday)

Time: 10am-12noon

Place: Board Room, Autism Society of British Columbia

Address: #303 – 3701 East Hastings, Burnaby

(NE corner on Hastings and Boundary, walk on Hastings toward the east from Boundary. By the bus stop and a post box, walk a few steps up towards the building, find a flight of stairs going directly from G/F to 3/F. Our office is the first one at the right: Suite #303. Free parking on Hastings or the side/back streets)

Topic: Getting into the GAME: Sports Programs for Kids and Youth with Autism (facilitated discussion with video clips presentation)

Why participating in sport is great for individuals with ASD? How do you choose a sport and how to get started? What kinds of support are needed and available to learn a sport?

In this workshop, we will discuss the basic skills, strategies and support, and ongoing adapted (or regular) sports programs for individuals with ASD. Case story, video clip, and tip for success will be shared.

You are welcome to share your story of success or struggle, or hear other people’s great stories.

Coffee/tea and refreshments will be provided.

Please RSVP to shui@autismbc.ca ASAP before Feb 13th. You’ll receive a valentine’s treat/small gift!

[Stella Li]

Our upcoming ASBC Burnaby Support Group meeting is as follows:

Date: November 29, 2013 (Friday)
Time: 10am-12noon
Place: Board Room, Autism Society of British Columbia
Address: #303 – 3701 East Hastings, Burnaby
(NE corner on Hastings and Boundary, walk on Hastings toward the east from Boundary. By the bus stop and a post box, walk a few steps up towards the building, find a flight of stairs going directly from G/F to 3/F. Our office is the first one at the right: Suite #303. Free parking on Hastings or the side or back streets)

Topic: Asperger Syndrome: Transition to College and Work (video presentation and facilitated discussion)

Have you thought of your child’s possible college or future job, what he/she can do to prepare for work, and when should they start? If your child is diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome or similar conditions (e.g. High Functioning Autism) and needs insight to prepare for work, this presentation is for you.

This video provides practical steps for students to take during high school to prepare for college and the work place, and includes interviews with Dr Peter Gerhardt, Professor at Rutgers University; Ann Binder, Director of Special Needs Services at a college, and Mary Beth Berry, Special Ed Teacher and Transition Coordinator at a high school.

It shows techniques to help students understand their role in the transition process, obtain special education services at the college level, learn to be self advocates, and focus on finding a career field which uses their interests and talents. The conclusion includes steps students should take during each of their high school years.

Coffee/tea and refreshments will be provided.

Please RSVP to shui@autismbc.ca before Thursday Nov 28. You'll need to register to attend this workshop.

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