Well as some of you already know, preschool children on PEI have access to an Autism Assessment Team. I have heard accounts from families that the current waitlist for assessments is approx 11-12 months long. So that being said, what do you do while you wait?
Many families have no option but to wait. Some families [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Stress’
August 20, 2008
PEI Autism Assessments
July 31, 2008
Government response has finally arrived….
Well here is what I received via email today, 43 days after my meeting with Ian “Tex” MacDonald:
From: Sarah Henry <skhenry@gov.pe.ca>
Date: Jul 31, 2008 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: Ennis Follow-up
To: april ennis <aprilennis@gmail.com>, Vernon Doyle <VPDOYLE@gov.pe.ca>
Cc: Gerard Greenan <glgreenan@edu.pe.ca>, Linda Lowther <lmlowthe@edu.pe.ca>, Shauna Sullivan Curley <sscurley@edu.pe.ca>, Bob Creed <BDCREED@gov.pe.ca>, Doug Currie <DWCURRIE@gov.pe.ca>, Tex MacDonald <ilmacdonald@gov.pe.ca>, Olive [...]
July 20, 2008
Autism parents ‘infection risk’
BBC News
Children with autism struggle to communicate with those around them
Caring for children with developmental problems such as autism or Down’s syndrome can weaken parents’ immune systems, research suggests.
Researchers at Birmingham University found they had a poorer immune response to a vaccine against pneumonia.
It appears that stress causes the immune system to function less efficiently, [...]
July 15, 2008
Special Needs Jackpot
I love this quote from my friend, Angela Marchbank:
When parents have a child and then are told that their child has a disability, they do not jump up and down and say “Whoa, we hit the jackpot lottery and can milk the government for tons of dollars. They simply want help and assistance from a [...]
July 10, 2008
How Autism Can Impact Family Finances
The Wall Street Journal
Posted by Cybele Weisser
Balancing a full-time job with the demands of taking care of healthy children is certainly challenging. But having an autistic child can impact the juggle on a whole other level. According to a new report by the American Academy of Pediatrics, 39% of parents of autistic children have had [...]
June 21, 2008
History Lesson #1: January 2008 IBI Proposal
Now that I have brought you up to speed with what has happened this past week, I am going to give you a little history lesson about how we got here.
January 2008 was pivotal turning point with our family. Robert and I were both working full-time, the boys started at a new early learning centre [...]
