Re: hi new here questions and need help

[Guest guest]

Hi nna,

You can apply for respite services here through

Texana. Please note that this is no longer offered as

an in-home service; they have respite houses. You

qualify based on income and need. You can also apply

for in home and family support funds to help you pay

for ABA (this is a supplemental amount, not much when

you consider the cost, but anything helps, right?).

As far as I know, there is no other state sponsored

program that will help you pay for ABA.

You will most likely have to have your son

reevaluated, but Texana will do this for you at little

or no cost.

My daughter is in the Lamar school district. They

have made strides in bringing in ABA trainers to work

with their staff, give her resource, OT, speech, and

other accomodations. The diagnosticians are better

informed than the teachers, though.

There are a number of full time ABA clinics/schools

here, both privately-run and through U of H and by

MHMR. All run approximately $3,000 to $6,000 per

month with varying hours.

Hope this helps.

Aliza

uela <rosanna8304@...> wrote:

> hi everyone,

>

> My name is nna, i have a 3 year old son named

> who is currently diagnosed as PDD-NOS we are

> living in Ca right now because my husband is in the

> military but we are from Houston and will be moving

> back to Houston in December.I wanted some advice on

> what to do when we get back to Tx im not sure how to

> get my son the services he will need there, not sure

> how things work. right now I am getting ABA and

> respite from the state of Ca through regional center

> and im wondering if there is a place in Tx where i

> can get those services, will my son be eligible for

> services in Texas? Will he have to get reevaluated?

> do I just take my paperwork to Tx and go from there?

> Not sure where to start. My son is also in preschool

> here so he will be transfering to a school in Tx

> possibly in galena park school district but was

> wondreing if the school districts are good there?

> where in houston do they have the best school

> disricts? PLEASE help I am worrying about this so

> much. thanks in advance.I

> have been looking for a good group hope to me yall

> soon.

>

> rosanna

>

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi nna,

You can apply for respite services here through

Texana. Please note that this is no longer offered as

an in-home service; they have respite houses. You

qualify based on income and need. You can also apply

for in home and family support funds to help you pay

for ABA (this is a supplemental amount, not much when

you consider the cost, but anything helps, right?).

As far as I know, there is no other state sponsored

program that will help you pay for ABA.

You will most likely have to have your son

reevaluated, but Texana will do this for you at little

or no cost.

My daughter is in the Lamar school district. They

have made strides in bringing in ABA trainers to work

with their staff, give her resource, OT, speech, and

other accomodations. The diagnosticians are better

informed than the teachers, though.

There are a number of full time ABA clinics/schools

here, both privately-run and through U of H and by

MHMR. All run approximately $3,000 to $6,000 per

month with varying hours.

Hope this helps.

Aliza

uela <rosanna8304@...> wrote:

> hi everyone,

>

> My name is nna, i have a 3 year old son named

> who is currently diagnosed as PDD-NOS we are

> living in Ca right now because my husband is in the

> military but we are from Houston and will be moving

> back to Houston in December.I wanted some advice on

> what to do when we get back to Tx im not sure how to

> get my son the services he will need there, not sure

> how things work. right now I am getting ABA and

> respite from the state of Ca through regional center

> and im wondering if there is a place in Tx where i

> can get those services, will my son be eligible for

> services in Texas? Will he have to get reevaluated?

> do I just take my paperwork to Tx and go from there?

> Not sure where to start. My son is also in preschool

> here so he will be transfering to a school in Tx

> possibly in galena park school district but was

> wondreing if the school districts are good there?

> where in houston do they have the best school

> disricts? PLEASE help I am worrying about this so

> much. thanks in advance.I

> have been looking for a good group hope to me yall

> soon.

>

> rosanna

>

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Does mhmra do anything for autism?

Aliza Ratterree <alizaratterree@...> wrote:Hi nna,

You can apply for respite services here through

Texana. Please note that this is no longer offered as

an in-home service; they have respite houses. You

qualify based on income and need. You can also apply

for in home and family support funds to help you pay

for ABA (this is a supplemental amount, not much when

you consider the cost, but anything helps, right?).

As far as I know, there is no other state sponsored

program that will help you pay for ABA.

You will most likely have to have your son

reevaluated, but Texana will do this for you at little

or no cost.

My daughter is in the Lamar school district. They

have made strides in bringing in ABA trainers to work

with their staff, give her resource, OT, speech, and

other accomodations. The diagnosticians are better

informed than the teachers, though.

There are a number of full time ABA clinics/schools

here, both privately-run and through U of H and by

MHMR. All run approximately $3,000 to $6,000 per

month with varying hours.

Hope this helps.

Aliza

uela <rosanna8304@...> wrote:

> hi everyone,

>

> My name is nna, i have a 3 year old son named

> who is currently diagnosed as PDD-NOS we are

> living in Ca right now because my husband is in the

> military but we are from Houston and will be moving

> back to Houston in December.I wanted some advice on

> what to do when we get back to Tx im not sure how to

> get my son the services he will need there, not sure

> how things work. right now I am getting ABA and

> respite from the state of Ca through regional center

> and im wondering if there is a place in Tx where i

> can get those services, will my son be eligible for

> services in Texas? Will he have to get reevaluated?

> do I just take my paperwork to Tx and go from there?

> Not sure where to start. My son is also in preschool

> here so he will be transfering to a school in Tx

> possibly in galena park school district but was

> wondreing if the school districts are good there?

> where in houston do they have the best school

> disricts? PLEASE help I am worrying about this so

> much. thanks in advance.I

> have been looking for a good group hope to me yall

> soon.

>

> rosanna

>

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Does mhmra do anything for autism?

Aliza Ratterree <alizaratterree@...> wrote:Hi nna,

You can apply for respite services here through

Texana. Please note that this is no longer offered as

an in-home service; they have respite houses. You

qualify based on income and need. You can also apply

for in home and family support funds to help you pay

for ABA (this is a supplemental amount, not much when

you consider the cost, but anything helps, right?).

As far as I know, there is no other state sponsored

program that will help you pay for ABA.

You will most likely have to have your son

reevaluated, but Texana will do this for you at little

or no cost.

My daughter is in the Lamar school district. They

have made strides in bringing in ABA trainers to work

with their staff, give her resource, OT, speech, and

other accomodations. The diagnosticians are better

informed than the teachers, though.

There are a number of full time ABA clinics/schools

here, both privately-run and through U of H and by

MHMR. All run approximately $3,000 to $6,000 per

month with varying hours.

Hope this helps.

Aliza

uela <rosanna8304@...> wrote:

> hi everyone,

>

> My name is nna, i have a 3 year old son named

> who is currently diagnosed as PDD-NOS we are

> living in Ca right now because my husband is in the

> military but we are from Houston and will be moving

> back to Houston in December.I wanted some advice on

> what to do when we get back to Tx im not sure how to

> get my son the services he will need there, not sure

> how things work. right now I am getting ABA and

> respite from the state of Ca through regional center

> and im wondering if there is a place in Tx where i

> can get those services, will my son be eligible for

> services in Texas? Will he have to get reevaluated?

> do I just take my paperwork to Tx and go from there?

> Not sure where to start. My son is also in preschool

> here so he will be transfering to a school in Tx

> possibly in galena park school district but was

> wondreing if the school districts are good there?

> where in houston do they have the best school

> disricts? PLEASE help I am worrying about this so

> much. thanks in advance.I

> have been looking for a good group hope to me yall

> soon.

>

> rosanna

>

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Yes. MHMR (Mental Health Mental Retardation) does

assist families with autistic individuals.

--- rosanna valenzuela <rosanna8304@...> wrote:

> Does mhmra do anything for autism?

>

> Aliza Ratterree <alizaratterree@...> wrote:Hi

> nna,

>

> You can apply for respite services here through

> Texana. Please note that this is no longer offered

> as

> an in-home service; they have respite houses. You

> qualify based on income and need. You can also

> apply

> for in home and family support funds to help you pay

> for ABA (this is a supplemental amount, not much

> when

> you consider the cost, but anything helps, right?).

> As far as I know, there is no other state sponsored

> program that will help you pay for ABA.

>

> You will most likely have to have your son

> reevaluated, but Texana will do this for you at

> little

> or no cost.

>

> My daughter is in the Lamar school district. They

> have made strides in bringing in ABA trainers to

> work

> with their staff, give her resource, OT, speech, and

> other accomodations. The diagnosticians are better

> informed than the teachers, though.

>

> There are a number of full time ABA clinics/schools

> here, both privately-run and through U of H and by

> MHMR. All run approximately $3,000 to $6,000 per

> month with varying hours.

>

> Hope this helps.

>

> Aliza

> uela <rosanna8304@...> wrote:

>

> > hi everyone,

> >

> > My name is nna, i have a 3 year old son named

> > who is currently diagnosed as PDD-NOS we

> are

> > living in Ca right now because my husband is in

> the

> > military but we are from Houston and will be

> moving

> > back to Houston in December.I wanted some advice

> on

> > what to do when we get back to Tx im not sure how

> to

> > get my son the services he will need there, not

> sure

> > how things work. right now I am getting ABA and

> > respite from the state of Ca through regional

> center

> > and im wondering if there is a place in Tx where i

> > can get those services, will my son be eligible

> for

> > services in Texas? Will he have to get

> reevaluated?

> > do I just take my paperwork to Tx and go from

> there?

> > Not sure where to start. My son is also in

> preschool

> > here so he will be transfering to a school in Tx

> > possibly in galena park school district but was

> > wondreing if the school districts are good there?

> > where in houston do they have the best school

> > disricts? PLEASE help I am worrying about this so

> > much. thanks in advance.I

> > have been looking for a good group hope to me

> yall

> > soon.

> >

> > rosanna

> >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

AT Lubbock Regional MHMR, Autism falls under the MR side.

Since the consolidation, http://consolidation.mhmr.state.tx.us/

MR services will fall under DADS. The children's page is at:

http://www.dads.state.tx.us/services/dads_help/children.html

The MH side of MHMR will fall under DSHS http://www.dshs.state.tx.us

Tonya

------------------------------------

Texas Federation of Families

Tonya Hettler

Trainer

thettler@...

Route 2 Box 181

Idalou, TX 79329

mobile: (806) 544-0347

http://www.txffcmh.org w-i-n/

------------------------------------

Re: hi new here questions and need help

Does mhmra do anything for autism?

Aliza Ratterree <alizaratterree@...> wrote:Hi nna,

You can apply for respite services here through

Texana. Please note that this is no longer offered as

an in-home service; they have respite houses. You

qualify based on income and need. You can also apply

for in home and family support funds to help you pay

for ABA (this is a supplemental amount, not much when

you consider the cost, but anything helps, right?).

As far as I know, there is no other state sponsored

program that will help you pay for ABA.

You will most likely have to have your son

reevaluated, but Texana will do this for you at little

or no cost.

My daughter is in the Lamar school district. They

have made strides in bringing in ABA trainers to work

with their staff, give her resource, OT, speech, and

other accomodations. The diagnosticians are better

informed than the teachers, though.

There are a number of full time ABA clinics/schools

here, both privately-run and through U of H and by

MHMR. All run approximately $3,000 to $6,000 per

month with varying hours.

Hope this helps.

Aliza

uela <rosanna8304@...> wrote:

> hi everyone,

>

> My name is nna, i have a 3 year old son named

> who is currently diagnosed as PDD-NOS we are

> living in Ca right now because my husband is in the

> military but we are from Houston and will be moving

> back to Houston in December.I wanted some advice on

> what to do when we get back to Tx im not sure how to

> get my son the services he will need there, not sure

> how things work. right now I am getting ABA and

> respite from the state of Ca through regional center

> and im wondering if there is a place in Tx where i

> can get those services, will my son be eligible for

> services in Texas? Will he have to get reevaluated?

> do I just take my paperwork to Tx and go from there?

> Not sure where to start. My son is also in preschool

> here so he will be transfering to a school in Tx

> possibly in galena park school district but was

> wondreing if the school districts are good there?

> where in houston do they have the best school

> disricts? PLEASE help I am worrying about this so

> much. thanks in advance.I

> have been looking for a good group hope to me yall

> soon.

>

> rosanna

>

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

AT Lubbock Regional MHMR, Autism falls under the MR side.

Since the consolidation, http://consolidation.mhmr.state.tx.us/

MR services will fall under DADS. The children's page is at:

http://www.dads.state.tx.us/services/dads_help/children.html

The MH side of MHMR will fall under DSHS http://www.dshs.state.tx.us

Tonya

------------------------------------

Texas Federation of Families

Tonya Hettler

Trainer

thettler@...

Route 2 Box 181

Idalou, TX 79329

mobile: (806) 544-0347

http://www.txffcmh.org w-i-n/

------------------------------------

Re: hi new here questions and need help

Does mhmra do anything for autism?

Aliza Ratterree <alizaratterree@...> wrote:Hi nna,

You can apply for respite services here through

Texana. Please note that this is no longer offered as

an in-home service; they have respite houses. You

qualify based on income and need. You can also apply

for in home and family support funds to help you pay

for ABA (this is a supplemental amount, not much when

you consider the cost, but anything helps, right?).

As far as I know, there is no other state sponsored

program that will help you pay for ABA.

You will most likely have to have your son

reevaluated, but Texana will do this for you at little

or no cost.

My daughter is in the Lamar school district. They

have made strides in bringing in ABA trainers to work

with their staff, give her resource, OT, speech, and

other accomodations. The diagnosticians are better

informed than the teachers, though.

There are a number of full time ABA clinics/schools

here, both privately-run and through U of H and by

MHMR. All run approximately $3,000 to $6,000 per

month with varying hours.

Hope this helps.

Aliza

uela <rosanna8304@...> wrote:

> hi everyone,

>

> My name is nna, i have a 3 year old son named

> who is currently diagnosed as PDD-NOS we are

> living in Ca right now because my husband is in the

> military but we are from Houston and will be moving

> back to Houston in December.I wanted some advice on

> what to do when we get back to Tx im not sure how to

> get my son the services he will need there, not sure

> how things work. right now I am getting ABA and

> respite from the state of Ca through regional center

> and im wondering if there is a place in Tx where i

> can get those services, will my son be eligible for

> services in Texas? Will he have to get reevaluated?

> do I just take my paperwork to Tx and go from there?

> Not sure where to start. My son is also in preschool

> here so he will be transfering to a school in Tx

> possibly in galena park school district but was

> wondreing if the school districts are good there?

> where in houston do they have the best school

> disricts? PLEASE help I am worrying about this so

> much. thanks in advance.I

> have been looking for a good group hope to me yall

> soon.

>

> rosanna

>

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

The local MHMR authorities have different names

in each county. Texana is the MHMR authority for

Fort Bend, Wharton, and a few others I've forgotten.

Be aware though, as of Sept. 1 MH has supposedly split from

MR. MH has gone to the Department of State Health Services (DSHS)

and MR has gone to the Department of Aging and Disability Services. (DADS)

This has caused various amounts of confusion as the various authorities

sort out the details. Luckily Texana is one of the better

run authorities while MHMRA of county is not. On Sept. 2 I asked

an intake person at MHMRA if they were going to start answering the

phone DADS, and she had NO IDEA what I was talking about.

Re: hi new here questions and need help

Yes. MHMR (Mental Health Mental Retardation) does

assist families with autistic individuals.

--- rosanna valenzuela <rosanna8304@...> wrote:

> Does mhmra do anything for autism?

>

> Aliza Ratterree <alizaratterree@...> wrote:Hi

> nna,

>

> You can apply for respite services here through

> Texana. Please note that this is no longer offered

> as

> an in-home service; they have respite houses. You

> qualify based on income and need. You can also

> apply

> for in home and family support funds to help you pay

> for ABA (this is a supplemental amount, not much

> when

> you consider the cost, but anything helps, right?).

> As far as I know, there is no other state sponsored

> program that will help you pay for ABA.

>

> You will most likely have to have your son

> reevaluated, but Texana will do this for you at

> little

> or no cost.

>

> My daughter is in the Lamar school district. They

> have made strides in bringing in ABA trainers to

> work

> with their staff, give her resource, OT, speech, and

> other accomodations. The diagnosticians are better

> informed than the teachers, though.

>

> There are a number of full time ABA clinics/schools

> here, both privately-run and through U of H and by

> MHMR. All run approximately $3,000 to $6,000 per

> month with varying hours.

>

> Hope this helps.

>

> Aliza

> uela <rosanna8304@...> wrote:

>

> > hi everyone,

> >

> > My name is nna, i have a 3 year old son named

> > who is currently diagnosed as PDD-NOS we

> are

> > living in Ca right now because my husband is in

> the

> > military but we are from Houston and will be

> moving

> > back to Houston in December.I wanted some advice

> on

> > what to do when we get back to Tx im not sure how

> to

> > get my son the services he will need there, not

> sure

> > how things work. right now I am getting ABA and

> > respite from the state of Ca through regional

> center

> > and im wondering if there is a place in Tx where i

> > can get those services, will my son be eligible

> for

> > services in Texas? Will he have to get

> reevaluated?

> > do I just take my paperwork to Tx and go from

> there?

> > Not sure where to start. My son is also in

> preschool

> > here so he will be transfering to a school in Tx

> > possibly in galena park school district but was

> > wondreing if the school districts are good there?

> > where in houston do they have the best school

> > disricts? PLEASE help I am worrying about this so

> > much. thanks in advance.I

> > have been looking for a good group hope to me

> yall

> > soon.

> >

> > rosanna

> >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

The local MHMR authorities have different names

in each county. Texana is the MHMR authority for

Fort Bend, Wharton, and a few others I've forgotten.

Be aware though, as of Sept. 1 MH has supposedly split from

MR. MH has gone to the Department of State Health Services (DSHS)

and MR has gone to the Department of Aging and Disability Services. (DADS)

This has caused various amounts of confusion as the various authorities

sort out the details. Luckily Texana is one of the better

run authorities while MHMRA of county is not. On Sept. 2 I asked

an intake person at MHMRA if they were going to start answering the

phone DADS, and she had NO IDEA what I was talking about.

Re: hi new here questions and need help

Yes. MHMR (Mental Health Mental Retardation) does

assist families with autistic individuals.

--- rosanna valenzuela <rosanna8304@...> wrote:

> Does mhmra do anything for autism?

>

> Aliza Ratterree <alizaratterree@...> wrote:Hi

> nna,

>

> You can apply for respite services here through

> Texana. Please note that this is no longer offered

> as

> an in-home service; they have respite houses. You

> qualify based on income and need. You can also

> apply

> for in home and family support funds to help you pay

> for ABA (this is a supplemental amount, not much

> when

> you consider the cost, but anything helps, right?).

> As far as I know, there is no other state sponsored

> program that will help you pay for ABA.

>

> You will most likely have to have your son

> reevaluated, but Texana will do this for you at

> little

> or no cost.

>

> My daughter is in the Lamar school district. They

> have made strides in bringing in ABA trainers to

> work

> with their staff, give her resource, OT, speech, and

> other accomodations. The diagnosticians are better

> informed than the teachers, though.

>

> There are a number of full time ABA clinics/schools

> here, both privately-run and through U of H and by

> MHMR. All run approximately $3,000 to $6,000 per

> month with varying hours.

>

> Hope this helps.

>

> Aliza

> uela <rosanna8304@...> wrote:

>

> > hi everyone,

> >

> > My name is nna, i have a 3 year old son named

> > who is currently diagnosed as PDD-NOS we

> are

> > living in Ca right now because my husband is in

> the

> > military but we are from Houston and will be

> moving

> > back to Houston in December.I wanted some advice

> on

> > what to do when we get back to Tx im not sure how

> to

> > get my son the services he will need there, not

> sure

> > how things work. right now I am getting ABA and

> > respite from the state of Ca through regional

> center

> > and im wondering if there is a place in Tx where i

> > can get those services, will my son be eligible

> for

> > services in Texas? Will he have to get

> reevaluated?

> > do I just take my paperwork to Tx and go from

> there?

> > Not sure where to start. My son is also in

> preschool

> > here so he will be transfering to a school in Tx

> > possibly in galena park school district but was

> > wondreing if the school districts are good there?

> > where in houston do they have the best school

> > disricts? PLEASE help I am worrying about this so

> > much. thanks in advance.I

> > have been looking for a good group hope to me

> yall

> > soon.

> >

> > rosanna

> >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >