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North Shore ASBC Lecture Series

The North Shore ASBC Support Group proudly presents:

An Evening with Dr. Davies
at
7:00pm, February 17
in the
West Vancouver Seniors' Activity Centre

We are very pleased to have Dr. Glen Davies of the ABLE Development Clinic as our guest speaker. Dr. Davies is by far the most respected child psychologist within the autism community, not only because of his work with autistic children, but also because of his advocacy for their rights.

Instead of a presentation, we will have a question-and-answer session, for topics such as:
* why autism treatment differs from those of other developmental disorders;
* why ABA works;
* in what ways does ABA help (aside from IQ);
* which children will benefit from ABA (e.g. age, functioning level);
* how ABA is relevant to the school classroom;
* evaluating current fads in autism treatment;
* using other treatments in conjunction with ABA (e.g. biomedical).

DATE: Tuesday, February 17, 2009
TIME: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
LOCATION: West Vancouver Seniors' Activity Centre (695 21st St, West Vancouver).

For those going north/west on Highway #1: take exit 10 (for 21st St/Westhill Dr) and then turn left at 21st St. For those going east on Highway #1: take exit 10 (for 22nd St), merge onto Orchard Way, turn right at 22nd St, turn left at Queens Ave and then turn right at 21st St.

Coffee/Tea provided.
Donations are greatly appreciated.

Please RSVP to Carol at colemanmoser@hotmail.com

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Carol and Tony

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Hi Adrienne,

The "red ear syndrome" is thought to be a neurological disorder, or more precisely, a nerve-related dysregulation of blood flow around the ear. You can read about the possible causes if you do a Google search.

The ears generally do not hurt. If they do, then it may be something more serious, such as cartilage inflammation. You may want to ask your doctor about both possibilities.

Tony

[Super Dad]

The United Nations Human Rights Council periodically reviews the human rights record of each member. Here is a 2006 review of Canada, in which the Council expresses its “disappointment”:

http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cescr/docs/info-ngos/CCPI.pdf

Here are some excerpts:

Governments’ Positions on Charter Interpretation Consistent with the Covenant:

The following three recent cases are of particular concern with respect to the Canadian Charter receiving Covenant-consistent interpretation.

iii) Auton: Obligation to Meet Needs of Children with Autism

In the Auton case, the Supreme Court dealt for the first time with the question of whether the right to equality under s.15 of the Charter imposes positive obligations to provide specialized treatment for autistic children. The parents of children with autism argued that children with autism have unique needs and that a refusal by governments to meet those needs has a discriminatory consequence in terms of fundamental issues of dignity, security and human development. This was really the first case to explicitly challenge the Court to recognize that governments have an obligation to meet the unique needs of a clearly disadvantaged group. As such, it attracted ten governmental interveners – Canada and nine provinces, all of whom argued that the Court should not interfere with governments’ decisions on how to allocate scarce resources in healthcare, and that the right to equality should not be interpreted so broadly as to impose this kind of obligation on governments.

The Chief Justice, writing for a unanimous Court, found no violation of the right to equality. Disregarding the Court’s openness on earlier occasions to a broader paradigm of positive obligations consistent with the right to health and other Covenant rights, McLachlin, C.J. declared that the legislature “is free to target the social programs it wishes to fund as a matter of public policy, provided the benefit itself is not conferred in a discriminatory manner.” The Court found that to establish a claim of discrimination, the petitioners would need to show differential treatment in comparison to a comparator group – “a non-disabled person or a person suffering a disability other than a mental disability (here autism) seeking or receiving funding for a non-core therapy important for his or her present and future health, which is emergent and only recently becoming recognized as medically required.” Without a comparator, those with unique needs have no protection from inequality of benefits. The Chief Justice simply asserted that “there can be no administrative duty to distribute non-existent benefits equally.”

The Supreme Court was considering, in Auton, really for the first time, the constitutionality of doing nothing to meet the needs of an extremely disadvantaged group in society. It appears to have affirmed, in shocking fashion, the government’s ‘right’ to do nothing. The Court made no reference to international human rights law, and made no effort to interpret the right to equality in a more substantive manner, consistent with this Committee’s General Comment No. 9.

Summary of Charter Developments:

In Auton, the Court found that the most disadvantaged groups with unique needs may have no claim to the benefits they need.

Proposed Observation:

In light of earlier equality jurisprudence from the Supreme Court of Canada, the Committee is concerned to learn that governments have urged the courts not to recognize positive obligations to provide for the unique needs of disadvantaged groups such as children with autism as derived from the right to substantive equality. The Committee is concerned to learn that the Supreme Court of Canada may have adopted, at the encouragement of governments, an interpretation of the right to equality which may deprive vulnerable groups with unique needs of any effective remedy to decisions to deny them services or benefits.

The Committee is disappointed that in important judicial rulings on the application of the Charter to the right to an adequate standard of living and the right to health, neither governments, in their pleadings, nor the Supreme Court of Canada, in its decisions, have made any reference to the Covenant as a relevant and persuasive source for the interpretation of the scope of Charter rights. The Committee is concerned that in a number of cases, the result reached by the Court would appear to be incompatible with the provision of effective remedies for Covenant rights.

Proposed Recommendation:

In light of the central importance of the Charter as a vehicle for giving domestic effect to Covenant rights, the Committee recommends that courts give more careful consideration to Covenant rights and the need for effective remedies for violations thereof. In this respect, the Committee draws the attention of the State party to General Comment No. 9 and the obligation to provide effective remedies to violations of all rights in the Covenant.

[Super Dad]

North Shore ASBC Lecture Series

The North Shore ASBC Support Group proudly presents:

An Evening with Dr. Davies
at
7:00pm, February 17
in the
West Vancouver Seniors' Activity Centre

We are very pleased to have Dr. Glen Davies of the ABLE Development Clinic as our guest speaker. Dr. Davies is by far the most respected child psychologist within the autism community, not only because of his work with autistic children, but also because of his advocacy for their rights.

Instead of a presentation, we will have a question-and-answer session, for topics such as:
* why autism treatment differs from those of other developmental disorders;
* why ABA works;
* in what ways does ABA help (aside from IQ);
* which children will benefit from ABA (e.g. age, functioning level);
* how ABA is relevant to the school classroom;
* evaluating current fads in autism treatment;
* using other treatments in conjunction with ABA (e.g. biomedical).

DATE: Tuesday, February 17, 2009
TIME: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
LOCATION: West Vancouver Seniors' Activity Centre (695 21st St, West Vancouver).

For those going north/west on Highway #1: take exit 10 (for 21st St/Westhill Dr) and then turn left at 21st St. For those going east on Highway #1: take exit 10 (for 22nd St), merge onto Orchard Way, turn right at 22nd St, turn left at Queens Ave and then turn right at 21st St.

Coffee/Tea provided.
Donations are greatly appreciated.

Please RSVP to Carol at colemanmoser@hotmail.com

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Carol and Tony

[Super Dad]

North Shore ASBC Lecture Series

The North Shore ASBC Support Group proudly presents:

An Evening with Dr. Davies
at
7:00pm, February 17
in the
West Vancouver Seniors' Activity Centre

We are very pleased to have Dr. Glen Davies of the ABLE Development Clinic as our guest speaker. Dr. Davies is by far the most respected child psychologist within the autism community, not only because of his work with autistic children, but also because of his advocacy for their rights.

Instead of a presentation, we will have a question-and-answer session, for topics such as:
* why autism treatment differs from those of other developmental disorders;
* why ABA works;
* in what ways does ABA help (aside from IQ);
* which children will benefit from ABA (e.g. age, functioning level);
* how ABA is relevant to the school classroom;
* evaluating current fads in autism treatment;
* using other treatments in conjunction with ABA (e.g. biomedical).

DATE: Tuesday, February 17, 2009
TIME: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
LOCATION: West Vancouver Seniors' Activity Centre (695 21st St, West Vancouver).

For those going north/west on Highway #1: take exit 10 (for 21st St/Westhill Dr) and then turn left at 21st St. For those going east on Highway #1: take exit 10 (for 22nd St), merge onto Orchard Way, turn right at 22nd St, turn left at Queens Ave and then turn right at 21st St.

Coffee/Tea provided.
Donations are greatly appreciated.

Please RSVP to Carol at colemanmoser@hotmail.com

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Carol and Tony

[Super Dad]

AUTISM AND INCOME TAX

Register for the FREE workshop now!

A fellow parent and accountant has graciously volunteered to give a presentation on income tax on February 20 at 7:00pm.

Another family has graciously volunteered to host the meeting at their house near Park Royal Shopping Centre.

To register for the workshop, please send me your full name and phone number, before February 13.

Please send the info to: tony.tamer@yahoo.com

This is what FEATBC/ASBC is about: parents helping parents!

[Super Dad]

AUTISM AND INCOME TAX

A fellow parent and accountant has graciously volunteered to give a presentation on income tax. We are tentatively planning for the evening of Feb 13 or 27, if we can find a venue.

He lives on the North Shore, so I am looking for a North Shore location where a small group of parents can gather for a couple of hours.

Is anyone willing to host? We can limit the number of participants if necessary.

Please reply to: tony.tamer@yahoo.com

[Super Dad]

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North Shore ASBC Lecture Series

The North Shore ASBC Support Group proudly presents:

When the Parents are Gone: preparing for the day we hand over the disabled child
at
6:45pm, January 20
in
Lynn Valley Library program room

We are very pleased to have Pat Tesan from PLAN (the Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network) as our guest speaker. Pat has inspired countless parents with stories of disabled children who achieve a level of independence and happiness previously considered unimaginable.

The presentation will include:
* Planning for major transitions;
* Writing a Will;
* Establishing a Discretionary Trust and appointing trustees;
* Setting up a Microboard and appointing board members;
* The importance of the Representation Agreement Act.

DATE: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
TIME: 6:45pm – 8:45pm
LOCATION: Program Room at the new Lynn Valley Library (1277 Lynn Valley Rd, North Vancouver, a part of Lynn Valley Centre).

For those going north/west on Highway #1: take exit 21; turn right on Mountain Highway; turn left at Ross Road (across from Starbucks) which is the entry to the underground parking lot. For those going east on Highway #1: take exit 19; merge onto Blvd Crescent; then continue on Lynn Valley Rd. Turn right on Mountain Highway; turn right at Ross Road (across from Starbucks) which is the entry to the underground parking lot. An elevator will take you up to the plaza level for entry to the library.

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

Please RSVP to Carol at colemanmoser@hotmail.com

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Carol and Tony
(Co-facilitators for ASBC North Shore Group)

[Super Dad]

*** REMINDER ***

North Shore ASBC Lecture Series

The North Shore ASBC Support Group proudly presents:

When the Parents are Gone: preparing for the day we hand over the disabled child
at
6:45pm, January 20
in
Lynn Valley Library program room

We are very pleased to have Pat Tesan from PLAN (the Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network) as our guest speaker. Pat has inspired countless parents with stories of disabled children who achieve a level of independence and happiness previously considered unimaginable.

The presentation will include:
* Planning for major transitions;
* Writing a Will;
* Establishing a Discretionary Trust and appointing trustees;
* Setting up a Microboard and appointing board members;
* The importance of the Representation Agreement Act.

DATE: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
TIME: 6:45pm – 8:45pm
LOCATION: Program Room at the new Lynn Valley Library (1277 Lynn Valley Rd, North Vancouver, a part of Lynn Valley Centre).

For those going north/west on Highway #1: take exit 21; turn right on Mountain Highway; turn left at Ross Road (across from Starbucks) which is the entry to the underground parking lot. For those going east on Highway #1: take exit 19; merge onto Blvd Crescent; then continue on Lynn Valley Rd. Turn right on Mountain Highway; turn right at Ross Road (across from Starbucks) which is the entry to the underground parking lot. An elevator will take you up to the plaza level for entry to the library.

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

Please RSVP to Carol at colemanmoser@hotmail.com

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Carol and Tony
(Co-facilitators for ASBC North Shore Group)

[Super Dad]

North Shore ASBC Lecture Series

The North Shore ASBC Support Group proudly presents:

When the Parents are Gone: preparing for the day we hand over the disabled child
at
6:45pm, January 20
in
Lynn Valley Library program room

We are very pleased to have Pat Tesan from PLAN (the Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network) as our guest speaker. Pat has inspired countless parents with stories of disabled children who achieve a level of independence and happiness previously considered unimaginable.

The presentation will include:
* Planning for major transitions;
* Writing a Will;
* Establishing a Discretionary Trust and appointing trustees;
* Setting up a Microboard and appointing board members;
* The importance of the Representation Agreement Act.

DATE: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
TIME: 6:45pm – 8:45pm
LOCATION: Program Room at the new Lynn Valley Library (1277 Lynn Valley Rd, North Vancouver, a part of Lynn Valley Centre).

For those going north/west on Highway #1: take exit 21; turn right on Mountain Highway; turn left at Ross Road (across from Starbucks) which is the entry to the underground parking lot. For those going east on Highway #1: take exit 19; merge onto Blvd Crescent; then continue on Lynn Valley Rd. Turn right on Mountain Highway; turn right at Ross Road (across from Starbucks) which is the entry to the underground parking lot. An elevator will take you up to the plaza level for entry to the library.

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

Please RSVP to Carol at colemanmoser@hotmail.com

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Carol and Tony
(Co-facilitators for ASBC North Shore Group)

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