[Adrienne Muller]

Hello all!
My son is having an issue that I am wondering if anyone has ever encountered before…it is a little strange, so thought it might be sensory related??

He complains of his ears being sore. THis happens intermittently and usually lasts for a few minutes to an hour. Sometimes it is just one ear, sometimes both. His ears turn red during this time. He is not good at describing the sensation, but does explain that it is the outside of the ear that "hurts". He often touches his ears when this happens too, so not sure if they are turning red because of that.

The other day this happened after we had been out at the store, he said that his ear hurt from the lights at Save On Foods.

I'm taking him to the doctor next week to look into it, but was just wondering if anyone else has experienced something like this with their kids….

[Adrienne Muller]

Hi featers!

Haven't had too many questions lately. Our ABA program is up and running..just building hours and our funding is in place. Now that we are here, I started remembering talking with various parents earlier on about things like respite, etc. Some suggestions were out there, but we were too overwhelmed at the time. Now I am wondering if there is any advice as to how to get the most out of government services, etc??

Also, my son has had a lot of sleep difficulties recently. I read about Melatonin for use with autistic kids in the U.S. (apparently it has been banned in Canada). Does anyone have any knowledge or experience about this??

Thanks again,
Adrienne

jamuller@telus.net

[Adrienne Muller]

Hello all. I have found this board so informative and supportive, that I thought I would try you on some more questions I am having.

My son's diagnosis will come through this week,so I am now looking into applying for funding. I am wondering about the funding options given by the government:
1) is the invoice or direct funding option the best way to go?
2) if you start receiving funds part way through the year, can you still get the full $20,000?? Do they deem the year to start Jan or on your child's birthday.

Thanks again featers!
Adrienne
jamuller@telus.net

[Adrienne Muller]

Hello everyone!
I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to all the responses I received on my last post. I was wondering if anyone could tell me………

Once an autism diagnosis is made, how long does it typically take to get the funding set in place by the government in order to start treatment??
Adrienne

[Adrienne Muller]

Hi.
I am very new to all of this, just trying to research information and get my son diagnosed! It is ridiculous how long it takes through the public system. I am looking into having him assessed privately.

One psychologist I am considering is Dr. Suzanne Jacobsen of the ABA centre. Does anyone have any experience with her? I would really appreciate some insight. Also, I understand she practices the "verbal behavioural" approach. Anyone have any experience with this?

Secondly, I am considering the ABLE clinic.. Dr. Ron Schmidt. Any experience??

I really appreciate some info. You can email me at jamuller@telus.net

Thanks

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