Candice made me uncomfortable and angry. I wanted to complain formally against her, but their website doesn't allow it. Helping Hands East Bay. She claimed that my brother has sensory issues and kept telling us to enroll him in a baby swimming class. Wrong advice. Wasteful. My brother is too scared to go into the pool. Our old ABA therapy supervisor had suggested that he take swimming lessons w/someone trained in dealing with autistic kids and it has to be a one-on-one w/him. My brother's 19. no way can he go in the baby class. that doesn't even begin to make sense. She kept speaking to me like I'm an idiot. I looked really uncomfortable and even more after she placed her hands on my back, my arms, ect. She kept asking if I wanted a break. I was just watching them. I insisted that I was fine....frequently. She kept asking if I wanted a sandwich. She looked like she felt so sorry for me. I was fine. Autism is a spectrum. My brother will never be like her son unless if there's a medical breakthrough. How insulting. I assisted with his ABA therapy sessions. I know that he can be violent, too. She thinks that my brother can be like her son and we can eliminate his sensory issues. How absurd! He's had years of ABA therapy. So what if she's an OT? This is the most effective therapy for kids w/autism. Also, she needs to learn professionalism. She hugged my brother w/o his permission and he looked uncomfortable. She kept putting her hands on his arms. She insists he'll like it. SHe'd try to bring her son over in the middle of a basketball game to prove her point. HE DOESN'T LIKE HUGS. She made him hug, too. her son and my brother are DIFFERENT PEOPLE. Many autistic people don't. Read about it. Psychology Today, Science Daily. Noel was much more respectful. He has a Master's in developmental psychology and acknowledged that I'm the expert on my brother.
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Developmentally Disabled Centers, Disabilities, Human Services
Mission: Helping hands east bay organizes parent mentoring, parent education workshops, conferences, support groups and enrichment activities for families impacted by developmental disabilities residing in the east bay of northern california.
Programs: Employment preparation program: provides one-on-one training to adults with developmental disabilities to prepare them for employment which includes resume preparation, interview practice, online job search, visiting job fair/job sites, travel training to/from job site, on the job coaching when hired. This program was funded by long foundation startup grant and ongoing revenue comes from contracts with ca state department of rehabilitation (government) and regional center of the east bay (private nonprofit.
community integration day program: this program's startup was funded by as3 startup grant from regional center of the east bay (private nonprofit) focusing on cantonese and vietnamese adult consumers. We began providing services on may 1, 2018. Program hours are m to f 8:30am to 2:30pm during which program staff to clients ratio is 1:3 to support adults with developmental disabilities to access various community resources and activities for their lifelong learning. Examples of program activities include visiting public libraries, public parks, museums, field trips to various local locations by public transportation. Ongoing revenue comes from a contract with regional center of the east bay (private nonprofit).
outreach & family support program: the program's goal is to outreach cantonese and vietnamese-speaking family members - caregivers, parents of adults with developmental disabilities who are consumers of regional center of the east bay to provide them with information, education, training and emotional support. We began in july 2017 with a grant from regional center of the east bay (private nonprofit) and later on transitioned to receive another grant from ca department of developmental services (government) in march 2018 to continue this work and expand to reaching other communities - filipino and pacific islanders/samoan which are also experiencing disparities in accessing services. This program requires a yearly renewal application with ca state department of developmental services.