... By shunted elsewhere, do you mean like the school (if it can be referred to as that) that I attended? It took students everywhere from San Mateo to Los...
... That's what I had in mind, yes. Was that a County-run school? Or a State-run school with a rather broader catchment? ... "All of the above..." is utterly...
... Here's their FAQ pages: http://www.achievekids.org/faqs.html http://www.achievekids.org/faqs2.htm I don't really know who runs it. (I also know they took...
... Thanks Amanda. Suitably interpreted, they led me to what I wanted. ... Probably everything on the webpages *is* truthful - so far as it goes. It's...
... Actually, the word is "non-public", which has some specific legal meaning. (Sorry for not replying to the rest of your email, I might get to that later.)...
... Here's some more websites of similar schools in the bay area: http://www.chconline.org/ (Reported by everyone I know who went there or had kids there as...
... Yes; of course you're right. The two terms do have very specific meanings in law. I slipped up. Legal terms can obfuscate actualities. I'd think most...
... Thanks for those URLs as well, Amanda. Grist for the mill. Useful. The Pacific Autism Center seems a cut above others I've run across. I too very much...
... One of the administrative staff, was a teacher there, when I was there. She did horrible things to her students. This is, of course, not mentioned in her...
... [ snip ] ... The original "Preston School of Industry" was built in 1894 and closed in 1960, replaced with a new institution nearby: "Preston Youth ...
My 11 year old son has been tentatively diagnosed with AS. I have been keeping up with posts here and I am floored with all the responses from parents. I have...
On another list about psychology, someone asked : " I have problem verbalising my thoughts during meetings/conferences/small group discussion. Even I have...
... meetings/conferences/small ... brain and ... My recommendation is to be aware of what meeting and conferences are upcoming. Make notes in a blog of the...
Hi all, My therapist Dr Kyle Pontius has started an adult only AS meeting at Saddleback Valley church rme 310 next one is feb 27 at 7pm. His number is 949 459...
... Just a word of warning to LGBT friends: Although I don't know Dr Pontius' personal position, Saddleback Valley Church takes as an official position against...
... I would advise him/her to stop drinking coffee (if applicable). At least with me, it has a negative effect on my ability to communicate (it makes me...
Hi, our family is considering relocating we are currently trying to figure out the best school system for our son, or the best state for that matter. He is...
What they discussed had nothing to do with brain size...although I'm not
sure that makes a difference here in this discussion. What they noticed was
a...
Did you see the show? It's the brain scan center that Dr. Phil sent the
patients to from his show. They are out of UCLA Harbor Medical here. I don
t know...
Seeing as it's similar to running and therefore not an immediate option, my
AS DH's exercise of choice is rollerblading...because he worked hard at it
and now...
Special Ed, at least here in Southern California is no longer what it was
back when I was a child. They have modified homework, etc where kids are
getting...
I HATE talking to people at the gym! But I love going to the gym. Hence, I
LOOOOVE the advent of the wonderfully tiny iPod! I take that, crank it, and
since...
So this could be a church related meeting?????? There will be religious
undertones to the discussion??? ... From: AS-and-Proud-of-it@yahoogroups.com Date:...
I have certainly gathered that from this and other posts responding to the original post. He appears to be a therapist with some agenda in that regard, at...
Dr. Pontius is not subtle about his association, both with Saddleback Valley Church, and the Meier Clinic: What makes Meier Clinics stand out from other mental...
Thank you so much for this! For our own personal reasons (no judgement
being passed here about others' religious/spiritual affiliations), we would
not be...
