louminosity

Consulting and advocacy

Services Offered

Private Group Home

Consultation

Family Consultations for Adults on the Spectrum

Social Stories for Families and Private Group Homes

Assisting with Policies and Procedures Manuals and Relevant Documentation

Assisting with Adult Placements for Respite, Long-Term Housing, and Funding Resources

Identifying the Key Elements to Assist with Coping Mechanisms for Transitions, Appointments, etc.

What Lou’s Professional Clients Say

Lou assists our organization in multiple capacities, ranging from consultation, research, and policies and procedures. She is highly efficient in her abilities and experience and has been a valuable asset with respect to her contribution to our organization.

I am pleased to provide this recommendation for Lou. She is a caring, compassionate, and empathetic woman of faith. In my time knowing her, I have witnessed her passion for helping those around her who are unable to advocate for themselves. Her advocacy has provided families with urgently needed community resources and funding for their loved ones with special needs. Lou possesses excellent research skills, and is well-organized, showing exceptional attention to detail. Whether helping individuals and families access the resources they require, or finding solutions to problems, Lou works tirelessly to do whatever is required. She is also not afraid to ask questions or learn when she feels something is not within her area of knowledge, in order to grow and mature, keeping her skill set sharp and in demand.

Lou has been an absolute asset to our organization through the many years I have known her. You can see her passion shine through all she does in her advocacy and consultation work. Driven and guided by her own children, both with Autism and complex needs, whom she raised on her own from childhood well into adulthood, she now takes up the mantle of those in need of critical supports for their own families, and the private groups homes that support them.

A Bit About Lou

Autism Consultant - Liaison to Residential Support Homes (Since 2016)

Consultation services provided to various Residential Support Homes to create Individual Support Plans; Treatment Plans; Behavioural Support Plans; Client Assessments; Intake and Admission Packages; Service Agreements; Policy and Procedure Manuals (for both adult and child-supported residential homes); Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS)-mandated QAM Training; COVID-19 Preparedness and Prevention Manuals; Behavioural Support Strategies (such as Client Social Stories, Coping Strategy Plans, etc.), as well as client documentation, and various correspondence.

Autism Resource Coordinator - Family Advocacy and Support (Since 2005)

Assisting and advocating for families of loved ones diagnosed with Autism, and other developmental impairments, to locate and access urgently needed community resources. Resources include, but are not limited to, accessing Respite Service Providers; writing petition and appeal letters for families to access Ministry funding for child and adult placements and Respite Services; researching community supports, programming, and activities for family relief; accessing support groups for families; and attending local Autism Spectrum workshops to provide direction and support to families with respect to Individual Education Plans (IEP), and subsequent IEP meetings with school boards.