Re: Growing Minds Conference - UK

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In a message dated 30/04/2006 17:03:22 GMT Daylight Time, sharon_asd_uk@... writes:

I just checked out the cost of this conference. Did you know it is £580 for 2 1/2 days ???! Out of my price range....

>>>MIne too - thats what Community Champions is for dear - will send you mine when I have the bits complete, which is an edit of Zoe's as she knows what she is doing

Mandi x

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I just checked out the cost of this conference. Did you know it is

£580 for 2 1/2 days ???! Out of my price range....

Sharon

> I am waiting on a funding reuquest but have already filled in the

form for

> growing minds course - will you be there?

>

> Mandi x

>

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Would normally have been out of ours too but we were feeling flush

last year as Tim's grandparents had given us some money to spend on

him and fundraising/grant applying for the Comprehensive course was

going better than we'd ever thought possible! So rather than having

to take out the bank loan we were gearing up for, we had more money

than we needed and the grandparents were happy for us to use some of

theirs for the Newcastle course.

It was useful for us to do even though it was only a short time

between this and actually going out there (we got a cancellation)

There are evening sessions so a lot is packed into the 2 1/2 days -

makes it more like a 3 - 4 daytime only course. Very intensive!

You won't get that much which is totally specific to your child as

they obviously are trying to cover as many variables as possible in

a short time. You will get lots of ideas though. There are some

Q & A sessions but you need to get in quick!!

I'd say go for it if you can get funding. However, if it's between

this course and putting the money towards the Comprehensive then go

for the Comprehensive for sure, and get the team to yourselves for a

week and six months follow up plus a trip to Florida ;-)

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> I just checked out the cost of this conference. Did you know it

is

> £580 for 2 1/2 days ???! Out of my price range....

>

> Sharon

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>

> > I am waiting on a funding reuquest but have already filled in

the

> form for

> > growing minds course - will you be there?

> >

> > Mandi x

> >

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> >

> > I just checked out the cost of this conference. Did you know it

> is

> > £580 for 2 1/2 days ???! Out of my price range....

> >

> > Sharon

> >

> >

> > > I am waiting on a funding reuquest but have already filled in

> the

> > form for

> > > growing minds course - will you be there?

> > >

> > > Mandi x

> > >

> >

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Gonna send it to me too. Love Caroline

xxx

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In a message dated 01/05/2006 22:51:45 GMT Daylight Time, CarolineTraa@... writes:

Gonna send it to me too. Love Caroline

>>>Zoe said that its called something different in Scotland - you need to ask local area voluntary services organisation what your options are up there in the nether regions

Mandi x

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Hi Rhona

The comprehensive course is the biggie - you go to them in Florida

for five days and then get two phone consults a month for six months

(and extend if you need) It's totally individualised for your

family.

Details of all their programmes here http://www.autism-programs.com/

HTH

(I just read what they say about the England program on the website

and it reminded me how interesting the stuff on dyspraxia and motor

control was and how I sat there thinking " so THAT's why he does x,y

and z! " )

> Hello Hugh and Sara

>

> Anyone there have details of the comprehensive course and which

> topics covered?

>

> thanks

> Rhona

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> > Hello Hugh and Sara

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> > Anyone there have details of the comprehensive course and which

> > topics covered?

> >

> > thanks

> > Rhona

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> >Hi

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> Thanks. I had a look at this but just wondered how much was bio med.

> It looks like the major component is ABA/Son Rise orientated(

> has an ABA prog through UK YAP) so perhaps less relevant.

Yes, I don't think you'd learn any biomed you don't already know!