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I am a foster mother of 7 autistic children. Some of these children have other issues such as Cerebral Palsy, Cortical Vision Impairment, Tourettes Syndrome, Seizure Disorder, MR the list goes on.

We have 6 permanent beds and 1 crisis bed. The children in the permanent beds are usually here until they age out at 18 years old. The crisis bed is used for us to take in a child in crisis, sometimes to still keep safe until an institution is available, however most of the time for us to calm the child down and make recommendations of where the child should go based on non-crisis needs. This has been an invaluable service to the children passing through as it meets their needs and they can be successful here and then move on and continue to be successful in a home environment.

Most of the children were supposed to end up in institutions. We were supposed to keep them safe until a placement was available at an institution.  They are still in our home in a family environment. Something we are very proud of.  Yes we have staff. These children are very time intensive, it could not be done alone.

Structure and communication tools are a contributing factor to our success. We utilize PECS, Picture Schedules, GoTalks and Daily calendars for feedback.

I am also a parent of special needs children so have been doing IEP’s, advocating and dealing with physicians and agencies for 26 years. If you have any feedback or questions please feel free to share or ask.  Thank you.

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