[Peter Wong]

Thomas and Friends (used) items for sale: $250

Hi parents,

It is time for my boy to say good bye to his Thomas and Friends collection. They are great for many training programs. I and my boy had many great times using them to learn and play. They are used, but most of kids would not mind.

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/tag/2452985293.html

They are not cheap, but they are quality toys and they can last for a very long time. Personally, I consider them as an investment. I am not surprised that they can be sold at similar price after another 2 years.

My collection is not small, so rather expensive. I do encourage parents to check out the craigslist for other sellers.

Here are some ideas I have used them for:
* DVDs can be borrowed from public library. So, the kid should know the characters somehow.
* I did not show my boy the whole collection. I used pictures to ask him to make choices for his reward and put it on his reward book. His reward book is a great visual cue encouraging him to do great work.
* Each train has its name and characters. Just image how much stuff you can teach.
* Teach him to construct different track layout. My boy tended to construct only one layout at early stage. He only constructed straight line at the very beginning.
* The Spiral Bridge is the most difficult bridge; I introduced this to my boy in the later stage. It took me a long time to teach him to build it and fix it by himself. He has to learn asking help, patient, and many other useful skills because of this bridge. It was not easy for him and me. My boy loved to use this bridge to pretend the one in the Polar Express movie. Battery powered James comes in very handy to play with this bridge.
* The Battery powered James is great to teach him to let go (he wanted to control every train using his hands).
* The blue long bridge: My boy used this as the Lions Gate Bridge (between Vancouver and N.W. Vancouver).
* The Brio Remote Control Bridge: It is like the Sea Island Way bridge in Richmond that which can be open for the boats. (between Richmond and Vancouver)
* By the way, my boy liked to use tissue boxes as tunnels (like the Messy Tunnel).
* So we pretty much using all the tracks to build a place covering Ladner, Richmond, Vancouver, North and West Vancouver.
* We also used the train to pretend to be Skytrain. We did Skytrain and Seabus trips a lot when he was young.

Please let me know, if you are interested in buying them.

Cheers.

Peter

[Peter Wong]

Housing for Young Adults with Disabilities Group (HYAD) is a great idea. I really hope things work out well.

'After we're gone, then what?'

http://www.vancouversun.com/health/After+gone+then+what/4481429/story.html

Parents disturbed that plans for apartment building to house disabled children stalled

By Pete McMartin, Vancouver Sun? March 22, 2011

[Peter Wong]

Hi all,

circa.educ.ubc.ca/sites/circa.educ.ubc.ca/files/Tech_for_your_toolbox.pdf

Ipad2 is out now, so original Ipad is more affordable.
I am thinking to get one for my boy.

Is it possible to have Autism Funding (over 6) to pay for it?

Thanks a lot for your inputs and advices.

Peter
v$a$n$c$o$u$v$e$r$p$e$t$e$r AT gmail.com (remove $)

[Peter Wong]

Dear all,

I am looking for advices of teaching my boy ski.

We signed him up for the ski lessons (with younger kids) this year. The teachers were very nice, but they were very protective (more like babysitting him).
Therefore, I decided to teach him myself next year. This year, I took one lesson from Mount Seymour and figured it should be enough to teach him as a beginner.

I am considering getting the season pass either Mount Seymour or Grouse Mountain for next year (2011-2012).

I really appreciate any advices and inputs.

Thanks a lot for your help.

Peter

v%a%n%c%o%u%v%e%r%p%e%t%e%r@gmail.com (please remove %)

[Peter Wong]

This is a sad story.

B.C. man banished from hometown

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/01/12/bc-nelson-banish.html

The head of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association says the courts have to do a better job of handling mentally ill criminals after a man was banished from his hometown.

Michael Arrak, 26, was convicted of criminal harassment and ordered by a judge in Nelson, B.C., to leave the city.

Arrak, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, …….

[Peter Wong]

Posted for Richmond Parents Group

ASBC Richmond Parents Group Meetings for year 2010 to 2011

The ASBC Richmond Parents Group would like to thank the following people who have or will so graciously donate presentations for the 2010/2011:

Please mark your calendar for up coming meetings (please note that date/time may be changed):

October 4, 2010
Nancy Walton, Teacher, Parent and Sharon Baxter, MA, BCBA
ABA in the School Setting…What it Can Look Like

November 29, 2010
Jenny Gorton (SLP)
Social Thinking and Language Issues

January 31, 2011
Anna Matchneva, M.Ed., BCBA, and Alexia Stack, M.Ed., BCBA
Building Cooperation and Motivation to Learn

March 14, 2011
Bohdanna Popowycz Kvam, B.Sc., M. Ed.
Topic to be announced

May 30, 2011
Jessica Fung, OTR/L
Incorporating Occupational Therapy into a Behavioural Therapy Program

Paul & Maria
(co-facilitators for ASBC Richmond Group)

[Peter Wong]

“I think Kinect is OK, but it's the best $150 I spent on a console”

http://www.gamingnexus.com/FullNews/I-think-Kinect-is-OK2c-but-its-the-best-24150-I-spent-on-a-console/Item20369.aspx

This seems to be a good investment.

I still remember that I got my family the Wii and Wii Fit on 2008 December. My boy was 6 and it took us some time to train him to play some simple games. But it was definitely worth the money and time. we had a great Christmas time (due to the heavy snow, so we could not go anywhere but stayed home).

Merry Christmas to all the hard working families.

Peter.

[Peter Wong]

Hi all,

Due to family reason, a friend is planning to move to Markham, Ontario, so Toronto area.
His kid is 10 years old on the spectrum.

If you have any information on the services or school system there, please post it here or email me at v+a+n+c+o+u+v+e+r+p+e+t+e+r AT gmail.com (remove all the +).

Thanks a lot.

Peter

[Peter Wong]

Disabled daughter 'target of Surrey school bullies'

Very sad to see this happens here…..

http://www.theprovince.com/health/Disabled+daughter+target+Surrey+school+bullies/3762530/story.html

[Peter Wong]

Posted for Richmond Parents Group

Richmond ASBC Parents Group Meeting

Social Thinking and Language Issues

by

Jenny Gorton, SLP

ABLE Development Clinic

GUEST SPEAKER:

Before returning to Vancouver to join the ABLE Development Clinic, Jenny was an integral member of Teach Social Silicon Valley, previously known as the Centre for Social Thinking. Working closely with Michelle Garcia-Winner, Jenny provided treatment for social and language deficits in clients with Asperger’s Syndrome and other Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Date: Monday, November 29, 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 (richmond.asbc@gmail.com), so we can prepare for handouts.

Paul & Maria
(co-facilitators for ASBC Richmond Group)

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