Guest guest Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Please find below details of a holiday in France. We went on the holiday last year, had wonderful time and met up with some great families. There were adventures in the day, and long evenings of food and wine.....If you are interested please respond to: lorene.amet@... Summer Group Experience for families with an ASD child ‘Autism Liberté 2006, Lot France’ Families with ASD children often have difficulties organising holidays where the child can participate fully without fear of ‘not fitting in’. Following on last year successful experience, we wish this summer to propose up to 2 weeks of community experience, fun and relaxation with a total of 5 families with one (or more) children with autism, in the region of Le Lot (near la Dordogne River), South of France. This would be for up to 2 weeks in Jul-Aug (22/07-05/08), if one week only is chosen it has to run from the Sat to the Sat. This type of vacation provides a community to the children with autism and their siblings with a supportive attitude of acceptance, encouragement, inclusion and fun that extends beyond his or her family. We have last year, shared much experience amongst the participating families (on all issues, education, biomedical treatment, diet, what ever came up!), thus it provided a stimulating and supportive milieu. We wish again to organise various group activities to include all our children e.g. football games, treasure hunt, parachute plays, singing…and to access various leisure opportunities that ASD families might otherwise feel uncertain about, e.g. horse riding and canoeing. The house we have booked has a very impressive architecture, and a very nice swimming pool (not fenced, but with alarm protection). It would be the opportunity to teach or improve swimming for all kids and for numerous water games (we will organise an all time surveillance of the pool). We have found that this type of vacation gave siblings the experience of a successful inclusion where they can exert (if they wish) some leadership role – e.g. mentoring one child (preferably not their brother or sister), deciding with other children on the day’s activities, being responsible for a daily housekeeping chore, perhaps organising with other children one evening meal in the week). As for last year, we are planning to have most of the children together in the largest accommodation with rotating adults in charge to give them the experience of a community. Children with autism will be included fully. We will this year make our experience more relaxing still! There will be a loose structure to the week that will be decided closer to time and together with the families that wish to take part. Something like, a daily routine of activities (cooking, small farming activities for the kids) and plays on site until mid afternoon and then go to one outing/day for up to 4hr (swimming in rivers, visit of caves), before coming home for long summer evening and more dinner parties. Housing: We have reserved a place near St Céré in le Lot see http://lespossibles.free.fr/ (« maison de vacances pour 12-20 personnes, for the house holding 12-20 people »). The cost is of 400 euros per family (£275). Additional costs, food, activity are shared amongst all the family (pro rata the number of people/family). Please see map, photos and further description on the web site) and contact Lorène for translation if more info is needed. The maximal capacity if for 20 persons, if there are a few more, we can pitch a large tend to give us additional bedding space, in the garden. This offers is open to…: We are opening this offer to families that are actively involved in autism intervention strategies, educational and biomedical (diet and other). However we are willing to extend this offer to families that do start on these interventions and are not yet fully familiar with them. Families have to show some ability to be actively and dynamically in charge of their own children and willing to share time, experience and activities with other similar families and their children that include other ASD children. We will all actively be involved with the group life, children who require 1:1 supervision constantly would find this experience challenging. The organisers: Lorène Amet: French mother of two, living in Edinburgh. For the last 2-3 years Lorène has been home-educating her son Lloyd (10 years old) who has autism. They followed the Son-Rise programme for 1 year, and then the Growing Minds programme, using multiple teaching methods, ABA, verbal behaviour, RDI (Relationship Development Intervention) and is currently treating her son following the DAN! protocol. Lloyd has gradually improved and is now integrated full time in a main stream setting. Lorène trained as a neuroscientist, working in Edinburgh, Oxford and Princeton: right now she is the Principal Scientist of the ish charity ‘Autism Treatment Trust, Lorene is currently with ATT opening a treatment clinic in Edinburgh (this is going to be her only holidays this year!). Lorene is also involved with the French charity Ariane and is doing a Masters in Special Education - Autism at the University of Birmingham. Francoise Ayzac-Larochelle: French mother of 4, living in Grenoble, France. Francoise has a son with autism called Louis (9 years old) and has been home-educating Louis for the last three years, following a programme similar to that of Lloyd. Louis is also treated in France using the DAN! protocol and has improved greatly. He is also now part-time in mainstream primary. Francoise is trained as an English translator and is currently setting up an organisation étic, aiming at publishing and translating key books on autism into French and publishing quarterly an information bulletin on biomedical issues in autism. Closing date for notification of interest: May 2006. 50% of the total cost of the rental has to be paid for booking. Cost: Euro 400/family (£275) (for 5 families occupancy). We currently have already 3 families taking part for both weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Hi Do you know if Lorene is planning to run this again next year (2007) and what the dates might be? My other half has to book his summer holidays way in advance if he wants to get the dates he wants. Fingers crossed Kay. OT: Holiday In France Please find below details of a holiday in France. We went on the holiday last year, had wonderful time and met up with some great families. There were adventures in the day, and long evenings of food and wine.....If you are interested please respond to: lorene.amet@... Summer Group Experience for families with an ASD child ‘Autism Liberté 2006, Lot France’ Families with ASD children often have difficulties organising holidays where the child can participate fully without fear of ‘not fitting in’. Following on last year successful experience, we wish this summer to propose up to 2 weeks of community experience, fun and relaxation with a total of 5 families with one (or more) children with autism, in the region of Le Lot (near la Dordogne River), South of France. This would be for up to 2 weeks in Jul-Aug (22/07-05/08), if one week only is chosen it has to run from the Sat to the Sat. This type of vacation provides a community to the children with autism and their siblings with a supportive attitude of acceptance, encouragement, inclusion and fun that extends beyond his or her family. We have last year, shared much experience amongst the participating families (on all issues, education, biomedical treatment, diet, what ever came up!), thus it provided a stimulating and supportive milieu. We wish again to organise various group activities to include all our children e.g. football games, treasure hunt, parachute plays, singing…and to access various leisure opportunities that ASD families might otherwise feel uncertain about, e.g. horse riding and canoeing. The house we have booked has a very impressive architecture, and a very nice swimming pool (not fenced, but with alarm protection). It would be the opportunity to teach or improve swimming for all kids and for numerous water games (we will organise an all time surveillance of the pool). We have found that this type of vacation gave siblings the experience of a successful inclusion where they can exert (if they wish) some leadership role – e.g. mentoring one child (preferably not their brother or sister), deciding with other children on the day’s activities, being responsible for a daily housekeeping chore, perhaps organising with other children one evening meal in the week). As for last year, we are planning to have most of the children together in the largest accommodation with rotating adults in charge to give them the experience of a community. Children with autism will be included fully. We will this year make our experience more relaxing still! There will be a loose structure to the week that will be decided closer to time and together with the families that wish to take part. Something like, a daily routine of activities (cooking, small farming activities for the kids) and plays on site until mid afternoon and then go to one outing/day for up to 4hr (swimming in rivers, visit of caves), before coming home for long summer evening and more dinner parties. Housing: We have reserved a place near St Céré in le Lot see http://lespossibles.free.fr/ (« maison de vacances pour 12-20 personnes, for the house holding 12-20 people »). The cost is of 400 euros per family (£275). Additional costs, food, activity are shared amongst all the family (pro rata the number of people/family). Please see map, photos and further description on the web site) and contact Lorène for translation if more info is needed. The maximal capacity if for 20 persons, if there are a few more, we can pitch a large tend to give us additional bedding space, in the garden. This offers is open to…: We are opening this offer to families that are actively involved in autism intervention strategies, educational and biomedical (diet and other). However we are willing to extend this offer to families that do start on these interventions and are not yet fully familiar with them. Families have to show some ability to be actively and dynamically in charge of their own children and willing to share time, experience and activities with other similar families and their children that include other ASD children. We will all actively be involved with the group life, children who require 1:1 supervision constantly would find this experience challenging. The organisers: Lorène Amet: French mother of two, living in Edinburgh. For the last 2-3 years Lorène has been home-educating her son Lloyd (10 years old) who has autism. They followed the Son-Rise programme for 1 year, and then the Growing Minds programme, using multiple teaching methods, ABA, verbal behaviour, RDI (Relationship Development Intervention) and is currently treating her son following the DAN! protocol. Lloyd has gradually improved and is now integrated full time in a main stream setting. Lorène trained as a neuroscientist, working in Edinburgh, Oxford and Princeton: right now she is the Principal Scientist of the ish charity ‘Autism Treatment Trust, Lorene is currently with ATT opening a treatment clinic in Edinburgh (this is going to be her only holidays this year!). Lorene is also involved with the French charity Ariane and is doing a Masters in Special Education - Autism at the University of Birmingham. Francoise Ayzac-Larochelle: French mother of 4, living in Grenoble, France. Francoise has a son with autism called Louis (9 years old) and has been home-educating Louis for the last three years, following a programme similar to that of Lloyd. Louis is also treated in France using the DAN! protocol and has improved greatly. He is also now part-time in mainstream primary. Francoise is trained as an English translator and is currently setting up an organisation étic, aiming at publishing and translating key books on autism into French and publishing quarterly an information bulletin on biomedical issues in autism. Closing date for notification of interest: May 2006. 50% of the total cost of the rental has to be paid for booking. Cost: Euro 400/family (£275) (for 5 families occupancy). We currently have already 3 families taking part for both weeks. 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Guest guest Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Another holiday possiblilitycombined with Neurofeedbacktraining is www.neurofeedbackholiday.comNeurofeedback is a little known , but reasonable documented treatment / learning modality, made easier to get ... by some of world leading experts.. Geir FlatabøOn 10/27/06, Kay & Steve <kay.steve@...> wrote: Hi Do you know if Lorene is planning to run this again next year (2007) and what the dates might be? My other half has to book his summer holidays way in advance if he wants to get the dates he wants. Fingers crossed Kay. ----- O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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