Autism and Related Disorders in New Brunswick: Looking Ahead to More Great Big Giant Trail Walks with my Buddy Conor in the Green City, Fredericton

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Looking Ahead to More Great Big Giant Trail Walks with my Buddy Conor in the Green City, Fredericton

It has been, and still is, a challenging winter with Nor'Easters hitting every other day. Has me looking forward to another summer in Fredericton, the Green City, and Great Big Giant Trail Walks with my buddy Conor like this one on June 21, 2012.

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Guru IndonesiaMarch 20, 2018 at 8:39 AM
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NB Needs an Adult Autism Center and Network

"Paul McDonnell, September, 2010 "Our greatest need at present is to develop services for adolescents and adults. What is needed is a range of residential and non-residential services and these services need to be staffed with behaviourally trained supervisors and therapists. In the past we have had the sad spectacle of individuals with autism being sent off to institutional settings such as the Campbellton psychiatric hospital, hospital wards, prisons, and even out of the country at enormous expense and without any gains to the individual, the family or the community. We need an enhanced group home system throughout the province in which homes would be linked directly to a major centre that could provide ongoing training, leadership and supervision. That major centre could also provide services for those who are mildly affected as well as permanent residential care and treatment for the most severely affected. Such a secure centre would not be based on a traditional "hospital" model but should, itself, be integrated into the community in a dynamic manner, possibly as part of a private residential development.The focus must be on education, positive living experiences, and individualized curricula. The key to success is properly trained professionals and staff."