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The 4-H Club Autism Awareness Team in Kingston is
comprised of youth on the autism spectrum. On April 24th they presented "Take a Walk in My Shoes" at the St. Lawrence College
Amphitheatre in Kingston.
Read Mike Morris' article here
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South East Region
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Change the World Youth
Challenge
Become an
Autism Ambassador
*Want
to be part of a simulation to see what it might be like to have an
Autism Spectrum Disorder?
*Want to learn why people with an Autism SpectrumDisorder might have
difficulty with sensory challenges?
*Want to learn how to help people with an AutismSpectrum Disorder
navigate the sensory world?
*Want to have fun while working towards your volunteer hours for school?
Be an Autism Ambassador and tell people about Autism Spectrum Disorders
to help us raise awareness
Contact
thowell@kerrysplace.org
or 613 968 5554
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Regional Executive Director:
Tina Warren
twarren@kerrysplace.org
Kerry's Place Autism Services
189 Victoria Avenue
Belleville, ON K8N 2B9
Phone: (613)
968-5554 x24
Irene Newman
inewman@kerrysplace.org
Phone: (613) 478-5500
Fax: (613)
478-3254 |
Residential Managers:
Randolph Wilson
rwilson@kerrysplace.org
Phone:
(613) 478-5500
Fax: (613) 478-3254
Community Manager:
Laura Egerton
legerton@kerrysplace.org
Phone: (613) 968-5554 x24
Fax: (613)967-4555
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The Kerry's Place
Autism Services Resource Centre South East Region opened it's doors
on March 26th. Families within the community are welcome to visit
the centre, which
offers an
electronic lending library, a virtual reality simulator and a vast
selection of literature which can be borrowed by families living in the
community. Visitors are welcome!
189
Victoria Avenue, Belleville Ontario |
Residential Supports
Just outside the Village of Thomasburg, people live in three houses located side
by side on a 90 acre rural property. The property features a well-used
in-ground swimming pool, and a large barn housing a group of farm animals. There
are also three other homes in the Village of Thomasburg supporting a total of
eight people and a home in Roslin with two individuals. Four people share a
house in the city of Tweed. Two of our senior individuals share an apartment in
Belleville giving them the opportunity to live in the city with amenities close
by and a quiet retirement atmosphere. One person receives support in an
independent living situation with periodic supports.
As this
region is expanding a recent purchase of a former bed and breakfast property
(containing three homes), in Campbellford, is in the process of being converted
into more residences for individuals in need of support. All people contribute
to the running of their households as they share the responsibilities of
cleaning, meal planning and preparation, grocery shopping, snow-shoveling,
grass-cutting and gardening.
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Leisure/Recreational Activities
People attend a number of activities and functions such as rally club dances,
movies, bowling, concerts, and more. Some people have purchased YMCA passes and
are busy with step classes, aquafit classes, swimming, and using the track and
gym. Other individuals are school age and are attending the local high school in
various programs. There are also a few who are artists and display and sell
their art work.
Vocational Opportunities
Work/training placements include Quinte Vocational Support Services, maintenance
and cleaning, running a hobby farm, running other house related errands and
feeding birds at a local conservation area, community jobs such as cleaning toys
at a childcare centre volunteering at the Humane Society and helping to run an
art program for children.
Community Outreach
We currently provide Community Outreach and Respite support when funding is
available. We have an Autism Consultant in our Belleville Resource Centre who
provides in-home consultation and family resource days for people of any age on
the autism spectrum living in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties.
Monthly Intro to ASD workshops are held in various regions of Prince Edward and
Hastings Counties. A 4-H Club for children in Kingston is provided with ASD
Respite Funding. Respite and social skills groups are provided on a fee for
service basis. Contact Laura Egerton at
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An Illustration of the Daily Life of Aspies
Kerry's Place Autism Services asked Corina Becker to use her art and
writing skills to help others understand Asperger’s Syndrome. Corina
drew upon her own experiences, as well as soliciting feedback from
others who have Asperger’s Syndrome, to create
Rehabilitating A Cat: An Illustration of the
Daily Life of Aspies.
People on the autism spectrum love reading about a character who
experiences the world similar to the way they do; parents and
professionals report that they now understand the person they know on
the spectrum better after reading this manga. Corina has drawn upon her
love of anime to create a series of short stories: An Aspie on
Stimming; An Aspie on Social Difference; An Aspie on Obsession; and An
Aspie on Withdrawing. You can purchase a copy of Rehabilitating
A Cat: An Illustration of the Daily Life of Aspies and/or the Aspie
On…Collection for $7 each plus shipping and handling.
Contact Joel for more information:
jofrijters@kerrysplace.org
or 613-968-5554
or by visiting:
The South East
Region Resource Centre
189 Victoria Avenue, Belleville ON
Click here to
read
Rehabilitating A Cat: An Illustration of the
Daily Life of Aspies
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