David Mcbee center for autistic and learning challenged

Posted on 6/04/09

On 1/26/07, Kami Glaser wrote:
> I have a friend who has a 6 year old son who is Autistic. She has
> done and gone just about everywhere for help with her son. There is
> no one out there that will help her unless her son or someone in the
> family dies or gets seriously hurt from his autisim. I have
> experianced what she goes through on a daily basis. And believe me
> its not pretty. She also has a 4 year old daughter that all the time
> gets caught in the middle of his rages. I told her I will do
> everything to help her find some help. She fianly broke down in
> front of me last night. I cant imagine having to put up with that
> everyday. If anyone out there can point me in the right direction
> for getting her some help in caring for her son please show me the
> way. We live in Albany Oregon and there is nothing that we have
> found to help her out. PLEASE help her! Thank you!
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> On 6/14/06, teresa wrote:
>> On 9/28/05, Seana wrote: I need resources!!! I live in the
> smallest
>> town in America. We have nothing here. Please help.My son is
>> autistic,I have no insurance and no help...THERE IS HELP OUT THERE
>> FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS FAMILLIES WHO HAVE
>>> CHILDREN WITH AUTISM. Contact your local Regional Center, they
>>> will help you by getting referrals from special Gov. funded
>>> agencies that fit your Childs needs, most of these programs are
>>> fully funded at the State and Federal level.
>>>
>>> **If anyone needs further info or help contact the RC feel free
>>> to e-mail me privately (for a quicker response). My prayers and
>>> best wishes go out to each and every one of you who are
>>> struggling to simply achieve the education your child needs and
>>> rightfully deserves. Good luck and God bless!
>>> _Shawna
>>>
>>> On 9/18/05, furby wrote:
>>>> Jamila,
>>>> Its best if you put your son if he is not into an early
>>>> intervention program and there are many programs that are paid
>>>> by the gov where your child can get ABA therapy. Its also good
>>>> to start early speech therapy and occupational therapy. YAI can
>>>> help too. many programs exist in new york city. children start
>>>> very early even at the age of 2 and up.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 9/12/05, Jamila wrote:
>>>>> I wanted to respond briefly to this teacher's observation.
>>>>> As a parent of an Autistic child I greatly appreciate your
>>>>> honesty in this most important matter. My son is 3 1/2 years
>>>>> old and I'm trying really hard to "save" him so to speak.
>>>>> Trying desparately to "catch him up" before kindergarden.
>>>>> There is a lot of information out here regarding autisim, but
>>>>> none that seems so so helpful for a parent with average
>>>>> income. Thanks for addressing the fact that socioeconomic
>>>>> status and appropiate professional help go hand and hand.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>> Jamila
>>>>>
>>>>> On 4/28/05, Cynthia wrote:
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I saw the posts concering autism and I wanted to add a few
>>>>>> things.. I am not an expert by any means but I meet a woman
>>>>>> who has an autistic child and happens to be a behavioral
>>>>>> specialist JUST for auttistic children... she taught her
>>>>>> own child to read... and also told me that she got experts
>>>>>> that are based in CALI ( we live in NYC) to see here
>>>>>> child... mind you this woman is well off financially and
>>>>>> not only does her child get experts to help but also has a
>>>>>> mother who is specifically trained to help autistic
>>>>>> children... she charges $175.00..so I gues she must be
>>>>>> good..
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I also saw a program about this.. and the parents
>>>>>> highlighted ,also hired private behavioral specialists to
>>>>>> come to their home... with the right methods and MUCH
>>>>>> REPETITION....one child was able to go to a " regular"
>>>>>> school... he was helped before he was in first grade..
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I do not know what the public schools offer... but I was
>>>>>> teacher for 14 years here in NYC and I find that even for
>>>>>> dyslexsia the teachers were poorly trained...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I myself have bipolar depression and found such ignorance,
>>>>>> lack of empathy even cruelty from many teachers concerning
>>>>>> this....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I fear that autistic children do not have a good chance of
>>>>>> being helped in public schools.. I think they ( among other
>>>>>> children ) are just " warehoused".... I think the system
>>>>>> makes it look as if these children are not helpable where
>>>>>> in fact, the system is ill equipped but rather than own up
>>>>>> to this they would rather blame the child or the parents..
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I just hope that it does not take a private specialist to
>>>>>> help these children because most people can not afford to
>>>>>> pay.....
........I just want you all to know there is help . We run a center in
Loon Lake wa. that helps autistic kids and the families, we tutor ,
help you get your child diagnosed, help with life skills for older
students. We work with you and your child at the childs pace, some of
our students have gone on to public school others stay with us through
home-link programs.WE know how you feel,we are all volunteers and work
for helping you and the children.We offer music, art, and help with
every day chores and how to teach your child to do simple things like
cooking ,making a bed, learning basic skills,we help with education
there is no charge for our services.We hope that centers like ours will
soon be every where and that every autistic and learning challenged
child will have their own place to learn and grow to the fullest of
potential in a quiet and safe inviornment at a pace they can work at.If
you need help and are in our area call us 509-233-8872 we will help.

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