Guest guest Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Hi , They are in the northwest suburbs, there is one house for 5 young women and one for 5 young men. I just heard yesterday that due to funding issues (yay ilinois!) this foundation no longer exists and the homes might have been taken over by Clearbrook, so I would start with them. They might also be able to advise you how to start your own home. We have found within the last 6 years a pattern of aggressive behavior just before a grand mal seizure and afterwards he just wants to sleep and sometimes not eat. This has improved significantly (see Laurie's post, I agree) We chose not to use any drugs because he already has a cocktail of antiepileptics . We are very proud of his ability to " self regulate " but again this has to be taught, it is part of his IEP and we are consistent at home with various deescalating strategies. Thais Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Thais, That’s too bad about the Hope Foundation, I saw Carl LaMell from Clearbrook once talking about the home for women, and he was saying that they couldn’t have afforded it without Hope, as the cost per resident (at that time) was about $90,000/year per person and the state CILA funding was maybe $45,000? I may have gotten the state part wrong, but distinctly remember that $90,000 part for obvious reasons (having a daughter with autism and seizures). What the Hope Foundation did was fill the gap through social capitol/fundraising. Maybe they let that part go but the families are still donating, I don’t know. Either way, it was a good model that seemed to be meeting some specific needs in that community. Those ladies medical needs, as I recall, were pretty specific and ongoing. Keep us posted on what you find out. Thanks, L. From: Francis PALLUAU Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 10:33 AM IPADDUnite Subject: Re: Hope Foundation Hi , They are in the northwest suburbs, there is one house for 5 young women and one for 5 young men. I just heard yesterday that due to funding issues (yay ilinois!) this foundation no longer exists and the homes might have been taken over by Clearbrook, so I would start with them. They might also be able to advise you how to start your own home. We have found within the last 6 years a pattern of aggressive behavior just before a grand mal seizure and afterwards he just wants to sleep and sometimes not eat. This has improved significantly (see Laurie's post, I agree) We chose not to use any drugs because he already has a cocktail of antiepileptics . We are very proud of his ability to " self regulate " but again this has to be taught, it is part of his IEP and we are consistent at home with various deescalating strategies. Thais Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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