[Kandi Kilgour]

Hi everyone

I just saw this on msn online. It is a story about Oregon and their rates of autism being 1 in 98.

http://video.msn.com/v/us/v.htm?g=ebb19310-c3e1-4b0b-ba10-4a16d15a7a0a&t=s2&f=06/64&p

copy it and paste it to your browser or go to msn.com and check out video highlights

Kandi

[Kandi Kilgour]

HELP WANTED!!

We are looking for a new therapist to join our established team. We have a 4+1/2 yr. old girl who is excelling rapidly and is loving and seeks to please.

We live in Langley and are looking for afternoon-afterschool shifts.

We will take green or experienced therapists and rate of pay is based on experience.

Thanks

Kandi Kilgour
kandikilgour@telus.net
778-552-0537
604-607-0701

[Kandi Kilgour]

Hi everybody

We are looking for a junior therapist to work with our 4 year old daughter. No experience is required as we will train. We live in Langley and work with Michele Fagan of ABC Canada. We have been doing ABA for 1 year and it is going great!

We have openings after school, saturdays and some weekday shifts.

Please call me at 604-607-0701 or e-mail me at kandikilgour@telus.net if you are interested.

Thanks

Kandi
Maisie's mom

[Kandi Kilgour]

Hi Danielle

I used the Able Clinic in Surrey for my psych testing. I saw Ron Schmidt but I hear Glen Davies is supposed to be the best.

We paid for it privately but were able to claim it under our extended medical.

Hope this helps.

Feel free to call me

Kandi
604-607-0701

[Kandi Kilgour]

Hi Lisbeth

I thought I would add my 2 cents. I have an older daughter (D) and a younger daughter (R) and the autistic daughter (M) is sandwiched in the middle.

The older one (D) is VERY mature for her age and we thought she was handling it alright. We moved in August, received the diagnosis in September, had the consultant in November, and started our program. With people coming in and out of the house on a daily basis we noticed that she seemed to become withdrawn and sad and we started to watch her for depression. We put D in a support group for siblings here in Langley and I think she finally understood the severity of her sister's disorder and my oldest took it hard. It took a couple of months, lots of talking at home and at school. D's grade 1 teacher was very supportive and talked about it at school, brought in another child with autism, which was wonderful!!!, and had my daughter do a presentation about it to her class. She also brought M into the class so that other kids could see how she is not that different from them. I think that seeing her sister's progress in therapy helped D see that M was trying hard and she was succeeding. She loves therapy now because it is a time that D spends with me and when one of my therapists brings her daughters over for therapy she plays with them and LOVES IT.

My younger daughter (R) which we are also watching for autism, spends a lot of time with me when M is in therapy. It is our special time of the day to do things together, read books, play and work on R's development and speech. When the therapy room door opens R bolts into the room to see what is going on. She really wants to be included and there is a lot of crying and dragging her back out. Let's face it, M's therapy is fun and loud filled with puzzles, games and play with learning included in everything they do. Who wouldn't want to play too?

I think that have a special needs sister has made my older one more caring and mature, while the baby just sees M as lots of fun to be around. M does get rough but R protects herself by turning on the tears and I am never too far away. When therapy is not in, I am strictly coping with all of them so the other 2 don't get too much attention. It mostly goes to M and what she is into. We turn the time spent out of therapy reinforcing what she is doing in therapy. We use the same words, phrases and commands.

Hope this helps,

Kandi

[Kandi Kilgour]

Hello everyone

I am very fortunate for the funding that I have for my 3+1/2 year old and I am VERY grateful for all the parents that came before me.

I have written letters and e-mails, forwarded important articles to my MLA and MP, gotten signatures on petitions, and attended the local MP's office for the interview by the local papers.

What more can I do? Who else do I need to contact? Is there anyone in the provincial government that I can contact, besides my MLA. How can I help the children over 6 to get more funding for their programs? Every child should receive help, regardless of their age.

Can we start a run for charity for FEAT BC and get more media attention, like the Terry Fox Run. What about a ribbon campaign?

Does B.C. give the most funding for it's children? Is there another province that gives more money to both age groups?

What more can I do to help

Kandi
Maisie's Mom

[Kandi Kilgour]

Hello everyone

I am very fortunate for the funding that I have for my 3+1/2 year old and I am VERY grateful for all the parents that came before me.

I have written letters and e-mails, forwarded important articles to my MLA and MP, gotten signatures on petitions, and attended the local MP's office for the interview by the local papers.

What more can I do? Who else do I need to contact? Is there anyone in the provincial government that I can contact, besides my MLA. How can I help the children over 6 to get more funding for their programs? Every child should receive help, regardless of their age.

Can we start a run for charity for FEAT BC and get more media attention, like the Terry Fox Run. What about a ribbon campaign?

Does B.C. give the most funding for it's children? Is there another province that gives more money to both age groups?

What more can I do to help

Kandi
Maisie's Mom

[Kandi Kilgour]

Hello everyone

I am very fortunate for the funding that I have for my 3+1/2 year old and I am VERY grateful for all the parents that came before me.

I have written letters and e-mails, forwarded important articles to my MLA and MP, gotten signatures on petitions, and attended the local MP's office for the interview by the local papers.

What more can I do? Who else do I need to contact? Is there anyone in the provincial government that I can contact, besides my MLA. How can I help the children over 6 to get more funding for their programs? Every child should receive help, regardless of their age.

Can we start a run for charity for FEAT BC and get more media attention, like the Terry Fox Run. What about a ribbon campaign?

Does B.C. give the most funding for it's children? Is there another province that gives more money to both age groups?

What more can I do to help

Kandi
Maisie's Mom

[Kandi Kilgour]

Hello everyone:

I want to tell you about the wonderful experience I have gotten from the Langley Gymnastics Foundation (604)532-1022.

My daughter was in their program last year for the parent and tot and it did her a world of good. It helped with her coordination and when the Consultant came from New Jersey she said that she did not need physical therapy because she was doing so well in gymnastics.

This last September they offered a special needs class in the morning for the little ones. They already offer a special needs class in the evening for older children/people.

There wasn't enough people registered so they cancelled it and they put her in a regular class and had special teachers in the class for her assistance. She is a very hyperactive child and this helped to work off some of her energy too. She did great!!!

She is registered in it again on friday mornings at 9:00 and if you have an under 6 child and want a WONDERFUL physical experience it is the place to go.

They do a lot with special needs people and I can't say enough good things about Geoff and Jenn.

Hope this helps somebody who wants to put their child in a physical activity.

Kandi
(Maisie's Mom)

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