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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 525110" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>the therapeutic horse back riding program that Q rides with is sponsored by a place called Eriks Ranch and Retreats. Again, not an endorsement, but the story is that this mom found that there is nothing for her severely autistic son (he is very low verbal, rides with Q often and his sister is one of Q's favorite coaches there).... So, she started a concept where they used part of a living center their family owns (good to be in the business I guess) and they turned it into an apartment program. Each client gets their own and it is decorated for them depending on their sensory needs etc. They then work in whatever job they can and the site is also used as a retreat so you can do a volunteer-vacation and you are connected to a resident or a few, depending what they do. IF their high interest is art then they can host a tour to a museum for you. Some of the residents are asst. chefs, or clean or sing, or whatever their interest is and it is all paid positions, valued at whatever level they need. Erik himself is about 20 now. THey also bought a ranch in Montana and it will be the same concept but you go on a vacation to the ranch. Again the clients are hired as well as living there....they are paid for their chores and they only have chores that are things they want to do so they are respected for their interests or if they need to be exposed to things, for what they show a liking for. </p><p></p><p>It is really cool. I think many of us will have to be creative with how we plan for and house our kids in the future. For kids like Q who can be really productive and get along most of the time but have serious moments where they can be verbally or physically aggressive, they would get kicked out of most programs.... There has to be a way that they can be supported and encouraged to reach their potential and have people around them who can help when they have those times. If it was all of the time, ok, I get that he would need more restrictive placement, but if he can grow into a level of that being not frequent I really believe he can have a semi-independent life. Wont need a hospital/residential type of setting. A group home for him would probably not work, too much shared space. Gosh it is so complex. Glad we have some time to work on it. I think sharing different concepts is a great way for us to all be able to do research for what might fit our kids' needs. Thanks for sharing this. It is on my mind alot now that he is a teen...time flies.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.eriksranch.org" target="_blank">http://www.eriksranch.org</a></p><p></p><p>I haven't seen the living quarters in the MN or Montana, just have talked to the family while we are horse back riding.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 525110, member: 12886"] the therapeutic horse back riding program that Q rides with is sponsored by a place called Eriks Ranch and Retreats. Again, not an endorsement, but the story is that this mom found that there is nothing for her severely autistic son (he is very low verbal, rides with Q often and his sister is one of Q's favorite coaches there).... So, she started a concept where they used part of a living center their family owns (good to be in the business I guess) and they turned it into an apartment program. Each client gets their own and it is decorated for them depending on their sensory needs etc. They then work in whatever job they can and the site is also used as a retreat so you can do a volunteer-vacation and you are connected to a resident or a few, depending what they do. IF their high interest is art then they can host a tour to a museum for you. Some of the residents are asst. chefs, or clean or sing, or whatever their interest is and it is all paid positions, valued at whatever level they need. Erik himself is about 20 now. THey also bought a ranch in Montana and it will be the same concept but you go on a vacation to the ranch. Again the clients are hired as well as living there....they are paid for their chores and they only have chores that are things they want to do so they are respected for their interests or if they need to be exposed to things, for what they show a liking for. It is really cool. I think many of us will have to be creative with how we plan for and house our kids in the future. For kids like Q who can be really productive and get along most of the time but have serious moments where they can be verbally or physically aggressive, they would get kicked out of most programs.... There has to be a way that they can be supported and encouraged to reach their potential and have people around them who can help when they have those times. If it was all of the time, ok, I get that he would need more restrictive placement, but if he can grow into a level of that being not frequent I really believe he can have a semi-independent life. Wont need a hospital/residential type of setting. A group home for him would probably not work, too much shared space. Gosh it is so complex. Glad we have some time to work on it. I think sharing different concepts is a great way for us to all be able to do research for what might fit our kids' needs. Thanks for sharing this. It is on my mind alot now that he is a teen...time flies. [URL]http://www.eriksranch.org[/URL] I haven't seen the living quarters in the MN or Montana, just have talked to the family while we are horse back riding. [/QUOTE]
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