Autism and Related Disorders in New Brunswick: The Long Struggle for those with Autism Spectrum Disorder who NEED Humane, Professional Autism Care and Treatment

Saturday, September 12, 2020

The Long Struggle for those with Autism Spectrum Disorder who NEED Humane, Professional Autism Care and Treatment

A FB memory of my visit to Woodstock NB 5 years ago. I met a number of fine persons with autism and family members as well as Sloane Desiree Rees who organized the event and has been a prominent autism advocate. One goal that I and other autism advocates fought for remains to be achieved ... a network and autism centre to provide adult autism residential care and treatment. Numerous reasons exist for why no success has been realized on that point. I hope to touch on those matters in my breakout session at the Atlantic Provinces Autism Conference on November 5.

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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."