We were given no hope and offered no rehabilitation programs. The next day after my son's diagnosis, I was made aware of a rehabilitation program that works for autistic children by a parent of an autistic child. There was finally some hope. The medical community in Manitoba is well aware of ABA, but they choose not to mention it as an option for rehabilitation. That continues to baffle me.
Early intervention is the key.
We hired Tannis Emmann, a consultant with Autism Partnership who is based out of Calgary Alberta. This firm's consultants teach the ABA program to families and oversee a curriculum to use in a home-based therapy program. This was really important to us because we didn't have to go anywhere to rehabilitate our son. We were able to do it at home. Autism Partnership curriculum was excellent.