Posts by Sacha
Last ←Newer Page 1 2 3 4 5 Older→ First
-
Access: Fighting seclusion with…, in reply to Hilary Stace,
All of them sign an agreement that they serve the Minister. A long-time wrinkle in that system which undermines local accountability.
-
Access: Fighting seclusion with…, in reply to Hilary Stace,
not to rock the boat or do or say anything that could upset the minister. Yet they are the governors!
Though DHB Board members are (mostly) elected by local citizens they are all contractually accountable to the Minister, who reminds them of that from time to time. Their primary role is to ration insufficient funds so the Minister's hands remain looking clean.
-
Access: Autism: where have we come from…, in reply to Hilary Stace,
Ta. From p84:
There is a growing body of evidence that good quality early intervention results in positive outcomes for children with ASD 104, 194–198 (Recommendation 3.1.1). There is some evidence that children who participate in intensive intervention before the age of three have a significantly better outcome than those beginning after five years of age. 104, 197
104. Lord C, McGee JP (eds). Educating Children with Autism. Washington DC: National Academy Press, 2001.
197. Woods JJ, Wetherby AM. Early identification of and intervention for infants and toddlers who are at risk for autism spectrum disorder. Language, Speech & Hearing Services in the Schools 2003; 34(3):180-93.
Hilary, you are more likely to know whether those references say early support reduces later need for support, rather than just improving personal and educational outcomes. Somehow I doubt it.
-
Access: Autism: where have we come from…, in reply to B Jones,
-
Access: Autism: where have we come from…, in reply to B Jones,
Sorry, that was aimed at the govt agencies, not you. I have not seen any evidence produced so far by anyone to back that general assertion. I'll bet they are generalising from particular conditions.
-
Access: Autism: where have we come from…, in reply to B Jones,
evidence shows the benefits of early intervention
Let's see it then.
-
Hard News: Orcon IRL: Vote Auckland, in reply to Russell Brown,
The whole stupid story is founded on a "rumour" that Goff would be giving Brown a job.
a whisper in Orsman's oxygen-deprived imagination?
-
Hard News: Orcon IRL: Vote Auckland, in reply to Russell Brown,
The hundreds of comments under her Facebook post about it are a raging stupidfest.
So glad I do not see that stuff, yet others do.
-
Speaker: Confessions of an Uber Driver…, in reply to goforit,
they walked to a taxi rank, that in it self means the taxi is identified somehow
Reflect on that with your eyes closed. Go on.
-
Hard News: Stop acting like the law is…, in reply to mark taslov,
what agenda does our “secular” government-owned national broadcaster have in disseminating Christian doctrine
They have been run as a commercial broadcaster for many years, so if any organisation showers them with cash they will broadcast pretty much anything. Even Density Church at one stage.