Family in furt Germany looking for an ABA/Au Pair

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I am forwarding this request for an experienced ABA tutor who is interested in

being an Au Pair in furt Germany for a year. Please contact the email

address on the letter below directly.

Thanks,

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Schramm, MA, BCBA

Author of Educate Toward Recovery:

Turning the Tables on Autism

www.lulu.com/knospe-aba

www.knospe-aba.com

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" There is no greater testament to character than

the selfless act designed to go unnoticed "   R.S.

Dear future Aupair,

We are a German-American family living in Germany near furt and are really

looking forward for you to join our family for at least one year. We are

looking for a compassionate and enthusiastic young person to help care for our

son .

Benny is 9 years old and is a wonderful, good natured and affectionate child who

has a great sense of humor and loves to be silly. He likes riding a bicycle,

swimming and has a lot of fun attempting to play soccer. Indoors, he prefers to

play board and card games as well as watching his favorite TV shows. He attends

a choir and has started to learn to play the piano.

Our son has special needs, he is diagnosed with Autism. Caring for a child with

special needs is a different experience which can be extremely rewarding for the

right person.

Benny relates very well to most people and wants to please. People who praise

him for his successes and are patient with his difficulties are very important

for him. Currently our son is mainstreamed into a regular school with a teaching

aid. He will attend third grade after the summer vacation. In subjects like

math, music, spelling and reading he does very well. Benny also has an extremely

good memory. His problems are understanding how things connect together and how

people normally act on a social basis.

Unlike a typical child, Benny does not have many friends. He likes many of his

classmates and believes they are his friends as he can not tell who really is

interested in him.

Since the prior five years we have helped Benny to reach his potential through

ABA. At age 5 he was still nonverbal, unable to imitate. He had no self help

skills. Through the assistance of our supervisors and our ABA-team Benny could

reach these goals. Currently we receive supervision and coaching through

Knospe-ABA www.knospe-aba.com. This institute is lead by Schramm, a

Certified Board Behavior Analysist from the US, who is probable well known in

the ABA field and who is the autor of the book “Educate Toward Recovery:

Turning the Tables on Autismâ€.

We are looking for an Aupair who preferably has worked with children with Autism

and who has knowledge of ABA. We do not require that you speak German, you may

take language lessons upon arrival in Germany. In third grade, Benny will have

English. He is already interested in and has started off with learning English

in a playful manor.

After school, which ends around 1 p.m., Benny has Co-therapists coming to our

home to teach him. He is a very hard worker, trying to keep up with the goals

and demands from school. Your part will be to spend Benny’s spare time

together with him utilizing ABA-principles (NET and on-the-go). Between getting

Benny ready for school in the morning, bringing him there (5 minutes walk) and

picking him up in the afternoon you have spare time. If you wish, you can attend

language classes during this time or tend to other issues of your own interest.

After Benny is back from school one of us parents will prepare the family lunch.

Mom and dad take turns in going to the office and working at home. You will

always have someone to communicate with and help you with your concerns. Before

our ABA co-therapists come in the afternoon, Benny does his homework. On

certain days Benny will go to his choir lessons or attend other activities to

which you may accompany him.

If you are very interested in being an active member of our ABA team, helping

Benny to achieve successes, we shall definitely encourage you. Being a very

important person for Benny’s future, you are warmly invited to participate in

our regular ABA-consultations.

We are very dedicated parents who want to give our son every opportunity to

experience all of life's joys and to become an independent person when he grows

up. If this is something you want to share and be a part of, then we think you

will find spending time in our home and with our family to be a very rewarding

and enjoyable experience.

Perhaps you are considering making work with children with special needs, such

as those diagnosed with ASD, your future profession. Experiencing a year with a

family with just this background along with the possibility to get to know a

different culture, learn another language and travel in Europe can be worth

thinking about. Upon interest we can discuss all further details. Just send us

an email with your short curriculum vitae, describing why you feel motivated

about this job and stating how we can contact you.

We shall be glad to call you and are looking forward to talk to you.

Thank you,

Christian Schlaefke-, Audrey and

Address:

Audrey and Christian-Schlaefke

Hinter den Zaeunen 17

61137 Schoeneck-Buedesheim

Germany

Email: Audrey.@...