Guest guest Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 DdfcSent from my iPadOn Oct 22, 2011, at 5:53 AM, autism-georgia wrote: Autism resource network for Georgia Messages In This Digest (2 Messages) 1. residential treatment From: Andi 2. Teaching conversation to children with ASD From: geetikaagarwal View All Topics | Create New Topic Messages 1. residential treatment Posted by: "Andi " albilali@... albilali Fri Oct 21, 2011 6:31 am (PDT) I am a member of this group and a parent of two kids on the spectrum. In my professional life, i am an SLP and I manage a medical inpatient rehabilitaiton program. I am desperately trying to find placement for one of or curent patients and thought some on this listserv might have ideas: We currenlty have a 31 year old man on our unit with a history of asperger's and bipolar disorder. he was very high functioning (completed college and held a job) until he experienced neuroleptic malignant syndrome (a reaction to changes in his medication schedule). With the syndrome he had seizures and extremely high temperatures - up to 107. Now he presents as severly impaired, impulsive with severe behavior issues and agression. Our facilityis not the right place for him and his family is not capable of caring for him at home. He is not currenlty insured but his father has started the Medicaid application process. He appears to be in need of a residential program in which he can receive psychiatric treatment in a safe environment - a place where he can wander and tinker wtih things and not hurt himself or others. We have contacted the state but so far are being told he doesn't meet their criteria. I have been able to find resources for children but have not found anything for adults at this point. Does anyone know of a residential program that might work? It would need to be locked and have psychiatry available to manage medications. Thanks so much for any help you can give! This is a very sad situation and we want to find a safe, appropriate placement for this young man. andi Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (1) 2. Teaching conversation to children with ASD Posted by: "geetikaagarwal" gaq3f@... geetikaagarwal Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:39 am (PDT) Dear members of listserv, My name is Geetika Agarwal. I am a graduate student currently working on my dissertation research which looks at the effect of a child's motivation on learning conversational skills. We are recruiting children between the age of 4 to 12 years with the diagnosis of ASD for this study. To be eligible, a child should possess the following skills: 1. Strong verbal imitation skills (be able to imitate/repeat 4-5 word phrases). 2. Be able to answer simple wh- questions (what is your name etc.) with minimal to no prompting. 3. Seldom ask questions or initiate interaction with others. 4. Have no significant problem behavior that can interfere with the study. The study is currently underway and we are looking to add more participants to our group. It is an individual, one on one intervention research. The research is being conducted at the Marcus Autism Center, Atlanta, Georgia. If you are interested to know more about the project or have any question, feel free to contact me at or email me at gaq3f@....edu or geetikaagarwal. I look forward to hearing from you. a Geetika Agarwal, M.A., B.C.B.A. Doctoral Candidate University of Missouri Columbia Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity Visit Your Group Yahoo! Health Heartburn or Worse What symptoms are most serious? Biz Resources Y! Small Business Articles, tools, forms, and more. Meditation and Lovingkindness A Yahoo! Group to share and learn. Need to Reply? Click one of the "Reply" links to respond to a specific message in the Daily Digest. Create New Topic | Visit Your Group on the Web Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Calendar MARKETPLACE Stay on top of your group activity without leaving the page you're on - Get the Yahoo! Toolbar now. Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Individual | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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