From: luigi.rocca Date: 07/08/05 09:32:22 To: Ron.Harris@rvh.nb.ca; Robert.Lecky@rvh.nb.ca; sheila.bulmer@gnb.ca; mbmurphy; elizabeth.weir@gnb.ca; kentlib@nbnet.nb.ca; premier@gnb.ca; elvy.robichaud@gnb.ca; tony.huntjens@gnb.ca; news@timestranscript.com; letters@dailygleaner.com;newsroom@nbpub.com; cbcradionews@fredericton.cbc.cainfoam; Johnw.BETTS@gnb.ca Cc: abowie2408; dav.lin; deversandy; hammelhome; hchamb; lbrry; nancybl; yolandep Subject: Stan Cassidy Centre for Rehabilitation Dear Minister Robichaud: It has come to our attention that officials at the Stan Cassidy Centre for
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Facing Autism in New Brunswick: Time To Divide The Heterogeneous DSM-5 Autism Spectrum Disorder and Free the Invisible, Severely Autistic From Oppression
Associated Morbidity and Mortality Health care utilization and costs are substantially higher for children and adolescents with ASDs compared with children without ASDs,89–91 and available data suggest that mortality is increased as well (standardized mortality ratio: 2.4–2.6).92,93 The increased mortality in ASDs is thought to be largely, but not completely,
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: NB’ers with Severe Autism Disorders Are Not Included in New Brunswick’s "Inclusive Community"
New Brunswick’s “inclusive” “community living” model is not a bridge to a better life for adults with autism disorders. There are huge gaps in the model. Group home staff are not autism trained and are not professionally supervised. Those who don’ fit in, including those with severe autism disorders are
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Severe Autism Reality: Desperate BC Mother of a Severely Autistic Son Ends His Life and Her Own
Photo and caption from The Province, April 23, 2014 Photo and caption from the Province, April 23, 2014 As reported by Sam Cooper in The Province April 23, 2014 a small and desperate Prince Rupert, British Columbia mother has killed her large. powerful, self aggressive, autistic son and then killed
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Conor’s Severe Autism Disorder Challenges: Expectations
Conor and Dad are “Buddies Forever” but when he didn’t expect Dad to be home last night he literally refused to look at me when events caused me to change my plans and stay home. He did not expect me to be around last night so … in his way
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: 10 Years of NB Government Inaction On Adult Autism Care: Is It Possible Our Elected Leaders Just Don’t Care?
It is increasingly difficult to be polite when discussing the lack of compassion demonstrated by NB governments towards New Brunswick’s adult autism population. As the letter from Gary Mayes to the Telegraph Journal in 2005 demonstrates, after two years, at that time, of flat refusals to act, the refusal of
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