I think it is a great idea to get information together about
services/therapies at different bases together so that people will
be able to select appropriate services upon arrival at their new
base.
Tiffany
--- In militaryfamiliesautismsupport@yahoogroups.com, "Campbell,
Scott LTC ATEC" <scott.alan.campbell@...> wrote:
>
> Lisa, after passing out my contact probably over thousand times in
the past
> three years, I think I volunteer to handle questions for the
southern MD,
> northern VA and DC area. I also have contact info for military
parents in
> the Hampton Roads/ Norfolk VA area. Additionally, there is state
by state
> comparison info on the second page of the link at
> http://www.poac-nova.org/base.cgim?
template=new_parent_resource_suggestions,
> which I maintain for our local parent support group. Scott
>
> Office 703 681-9426
> Home 703 241-2640
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lisa [mailto:lisa@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 7:37 AM
> To: TRI-FAT@...
> Subject: RE: We need a database to help us find therapists
>
> Actually, I've been thinking of doing that very thing, but have it
be more
> of a database of contact information for each base - parents to
contact,
> along with the age of the child and the time they were there.
Would you like
> to work on this with me? I was going to put it on my website
> www.myautismnotes.com (it's not finished yet, but there is some
stuff up).
> Lisa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thedb_brown@... [mailto:thedb_brown@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 11:40 PM
> To: TRI-FAT@...
> Subject: We need a database to help us find therapists
>
> Hello,
> I was wondering if anyone else wanted a database of names/numbers
of parents
> who would be willing to answer questions about doctors, schools and
> therapists? I am sooo sick of moving to a new post and not having
a central
> area to get information about services for my child. Yes, I know
each state
> has parent/parent groups and etc. There are tons of support
groups off
> post. Not on posts.
> Why don't we have something through STOMP or EFMP? We are moving
to Kansas
> next year and I have to call numerous contacts across the US to
find someone
> in Leavenworth who can give me names/numbers of therapists who take
> ECHO/Triwest. Is this frustrating to any of you? I live on a post
with the
> largest number of EFMP families. When you move here you don't
have anyone
> on post who can give you names and numbers of known therapists who
take
> triwest and services offered by disability. Instead you get a
huge state
> services book. I don't want a state service book
> and off post support groups. I want to talk to a military
parent who
> has a child using services so I can find out who takes triwest and
how they
> got it. I need information about wait lists before we move. I
know I am
> rambling but this is so frustrating to me! Am I the only one who
would like
> some sort of database with central information that can help me?
Why can't
> STOMP or EFMP help moving and finding services a little easier for
us?
>