Hamilton, Ontario - 411 part 2

July 10, 2006

Hi

We are thinking of moving to Hamilton, ON and would like to get some ideas on

what supports are available for children with autism.

Our son is 7 years old, home schooled with a IBI VB program, run basically by

myself with some paid help. We were in the PAS program but lost services at age

6. We were on the wait list, but since the Government won we loose again. Our

son is very easy going, happy, non-aggressive, and non-verbal.

We would likely be in Hamilton Centre, area 22, I believe it is ward 4. I'd

like to know anything you could tell me about ...

- Schools - good and bad Catholic and Public

- Private schools

- Consultants

- Possibility of Co-op or team sharing of staff

- Has any body had success (or failure) with Mohawk students? If so how did you

get them? Who did you contact?

- Doctors, Dentists who are good with our kids

- Biomedical Supports - who will do B12 injections?

Good places to get supplements? Are Kirkman products sold any where? Group

ordering Co-op?

- Diet supports - GFCF - where to get stuff

- How active is the local chapter of the Autism Society or now called Autism

Ontario?

Sorry - I forgot to ask about Speech therapy, OT, and PT. We are currently home

schooling so these would be from the provincial program - here it is called

Community Care Access, but it may be called something else.

If there are any programs offering adapted aquatics, play groups ect. that our

welcoming.

I'd like to hear from other home schoolers - if any!

Any help you could offer we be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Rose

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