Autism and Related Disorders in New Brunswick: April 2021

Thursday, April 8, 2021

Conor has autism, ID and epilepsy and a great smile but not a COVID Vaccination

Conor has autism, ID and epilepsy and a great smile but not a COVID Vaccination

Conor's health and safety is at risk from lack of COVID vaccine and it is the government's fault. The WSJ reported 2 months ago, based on 2 studies, that persons with Downs and autism were more than 2 times as likely to die from COVID as persons generally. NB has responded by making Downs a priority group for vaccination and that is a good thing. They have not done the same for autism though. My son has profound autism, developmental challenges and epilepsy. He is not in ANY priority grouping for vaccine shots. .... I have not been able to get him an appointment for a shot and that to me is pure ignorance that places my son's safety at risk.

Saturday, April 3, 2021

Dominic Cardy Strong Supporter for Adult Autism Care April 2015 ... Minister Cardy April 2021?????

Minister Dominic Cardy do you still support an adult autism centre as you did in 2015? Adults with autism face the same future and could use your support in the current government.

"Dominic Cardy · Fredericton

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On #WorldAutismAwarenessDay, in addition to noting the energy of friends like

Nick Taggart

and

Toni Swan

looking after their awesome kids, let's all push the NB govt to build a proper care centre for adults with severe autism - today we send those folks off to a centre in Maine, causing huge stress for them and their families and spending our health care dollars in another country.

Harold L Doherty

and his group has a sensible plan to deal with this and I hope the Liberals will listen. The status quo isn't good enough.

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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."