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DW_a_mom
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21 Aug 2011, 1:10 am

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21 Aug 2011, 1:47 am

Hmmm Dw, I don't know, you have shared history with Inuyasha maybe, but others dont particularly here, I didn't find what he said so offensive as to warrant such a heavy ticking off. (Just yet)



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21 Aug 2011, 2:19 am

catbalou wrote:
Hmmm Dw, I don't know, you have shared history with Inuyasha maybe, but others dont particularly here, I didn't find what he said so offensive as to warrant such a heavy ticking off. (Just yet)


I can delete that or rephrase. He's been annoying me on the PPR board (political debate).


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21 Aug 2011, 2:35 am

I haven't read the stuff over on PPR but no I wouldn't delete what you've written myself, perhaps it made an impression on him anyway. Oh too late as I write this I see it's gone. Hey it wasn't THAT bad!



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21 Aug 2011, 2:38 am

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Hate to rain on your parade DW_a_mom, but early intervention can help as long as it isn't that crackpot's early intervention that uses behavioral conditioning. From infancy to about two years old is an extremely critical time period that can set the stage for future development.


I am interested in understanding what your interest in this subject is and where your information comes from.

We try not to use terms like crack pot on this board with respect to professionals parents may have chosen, btw.


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21 Aug 2011, 2:39 am

catbalou wrote:
I haven't read the stuff over on PPR but no I wouldn't delete what you've written myself, perhaps it made an impression on him anyway. Oh too late as I write this I see it's gone. Hey it wasn't THAT bad!


No, but it was distracting from the issue at hand. I tried again ;)


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22 Aug 2011, 11:48 pm

Hi Ryio,

My daughter was also dx with classic autism in BC (Victoria) when she was 3. After alot of research and soul searching, we decided to move to Alberta and it was the best decision we ever made. First off, the funding limit here is around $50,000 per year, plus you'll qualify for the early intervention programs thru Alberta Education for 3 years (which have been amazing for my daughter). There's also alot more schooling options for when they go to primary schools (public, private, catholic, french, charter schools etc), I don't know if we'll need any of these options, but it's peace of mind to know that they are there if we do. It wasn't an easy decision and it wasn't something we could do overnight, but I think it was the best long-term decision we could make. Plus the economy is booming here and everyone is hiring.

If I read your article right your fighting for 'specialized (autims) services' in BC? Do you have access to just to the early intervention services yet? We had that before 3, it was just o/t and speech every couple of weeks, but they were good for giving us some strategies. We also had our daughter part-time in a day-care prior to 3, the day-care director was older and had some of experiance working with autistic kids over the years. She was phenominal, and taught us how to use PECS, our daughter made really, really good gains in daycare.

Also, hook up with your local Autism Society to help you with advocating for your child. Doesn't matter how good the services are where you live, you're still going to have to fight like a dog to get'em. good luck