Concerns for this age are continually concerned about health care as with any stage in the child’s life. Children with FAS or FAE may have concerns in social, emotional, language, cognitive, and motor skills.
To Encourage Development in Developmental Areas:
- Children need to be socialized with other children and have play opportunities.
- Give children assistance or aid in areas they need so the child can learn the skill without becoming frustrated in doing so.
- Continue with a bedtime routine, this is not only helpful with FAS/FAE children, but routines are good with all children.
- Parents may become burned out or overloaded with the responsibility and task of care giving. It may be beneficial for the child and whole family to arrange respite care or use the assistance of friends, family, or volunteers for a couple of free hours.
List of Respite Care Facilities in Ohio:
- Camp NuHop, in Ashland, OH, is a summer residential program for any youngster from 6 to 16 with a learning disability, behavior disorder, or attention deficit disorder.
Visit them online at: http://campnuhop.org/
- Camp Silver Lake, in New Carlisle, is a day camp that provides children with 30 hours of structured activities to meet their individual needs for movement, creativity and various sensory experiences.
Visit them online at: http://www.therapyconnections.net/silverlake.cfm
- Sky Ranch is to serve the disabled population as a test bed of the most innovative adaptive equipment for all types of working, living and recreational activities. Located in northern Ohio.
Visit them online at: http://hometown.aol.com/SkyRanch1/index.html
- Camp Echoing Hills is a coed residential bible camp and special needs program in Warsaw, OH. Specific services available for the emotionally challenged, developmentally challenged, hearing impaired, learning disabled, physically challenged, and visually impaired, ages: 7-70. The Tri-Village Lions Club offers financial support to campers.
Visit them online at: http://www.echoinghillsvillage.us/
- Akron Rotary Camp for Special Needs Children is a camp run by the YMCA in Northeast Ohio.
Visit them online at: http://www.akronrotary.org/camp-for-children.html
- Stepping Stones, in Cincinnati, offers a day camp program for children with challenges and a residential camp for people of all ages with challenges.
Visit them online at: http://www.steppingstonescenter.org/
- Camp Quality Ohio is a summer camping experience and year-round support program for children with cancer.
Visit them online at: http://www.campqualityohio.org/
- Recreation Unlimited in Ashley, Ohio holds a number of residential camps for youths and adults with developmental and/or physical disabilities. They also hold weekend respite retreats throughout the year. Phone 740/548-7006, or write them at 7700 Piper Rd, Ashley, OH, 43003-9741.
- Camp Cheerful, Ohio, (440) 238-6200. A residential camp for children with Aspbergers Syndrome or Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified. They also have a residential camp for children and adults that have physical disabilities.
- Adventure Camp, sponsored by the Kidney Foundation of Ohio and the Epilepsy Foundation of Northeast Ohio, will be held at Camp Cheerful in Strongsville from July 8 - 13, 2001. This experience will be as close to a "typical" camp as possible. Medical staff will be there to provide for the needs of the campers. The cost per camper is $315, but financial aid is available for those who require it. For further information, call Kathy Lawry (Kidney Foundation) at (216)771-1700 or Marsha Collins (Epilepsy Foundation) at (216)579-1330.
- Therapy/ Respite Camps for Kids
Visit them online at: http://wmoore.net/therapy.html
What is IDEA?
- IDEA is the Individuals Education Act
- The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a federal law that guarantees all eligible children with disabilities between the ages of 3 and 21 (or until the child graduates) the right to a free appropriate public education designed to meet their individual needs (OLRS).
- Resource Guide for Parents on IDEA
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/exceptional_children/
children_with_disabilities/
pdf/Whose_IDEA_Is_This.pdf - Under IFSP a child aged 3 to 5 with FAS can have services they need.
- To learn more about IDEA and IFSP visit: http://olrs.ohio.gov/asp/olrs_IDEA.asp