“Child with a future” Foundation cooperates with an adult autistic Bill Peters from the USA. He consults families and helps them to establish contact with a special child, to understand his behavior and features of the inner world.
Information about Bill from himself and the conditions for ordering a consultation read below.
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Hello! My name is Bill Peters and I am 38 years old.
I was born in Iowa, Washington. I am autistic.
I moved to Ukraine for living and helping people in 2018. My work is varied and includes many aspects: lectures, consultations, therapeutic work with children and their families, I explain school children facts about autism, what puberty is, etc. And the list of my topics is only growing. I can explain about inclusion, sensing, puberty, life with autism, any autism topic related!
I started my Facebook consultations in 2015 and was soon invited by the Russian-speaking community in Ohio. I gave my first lectures there. Then I was invited to Russia. But I was denied a Russian visa after one of these invitations, that’s why I moved to Kyiv. This is how I got to know the “Child with a future” Foundation …
Now I travel around Ukraine, helping people to understand autism better, overcoming the differences between autistic and neurotypical thinking. I enjoy working with schoolchildren and different communities (churches, youth groups, clubs, etc.). I work with the “Child with a future” Foundation, as it coordinates all my meetings, consultations, and lectures. Without help, I wouldn’t have a schedule, but a mess. Therefore, if you want to invite me, fill out the application form.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Dear Friends!
Bill offers you unique terms for the Skype consultations during the quarantine! The consultation lasts two hours and costs UAH 200.
Contacts:
Bill’s Schedule: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iDGVW88dQzPYwkZMLdqk7OUL8IO1Z0lyvGMBlG6bk80/edit#gid=5
Application form: https://forms.gle/Y3MApcvuYhqGj95b6
Email: billcwf2@gmail.com
Irina Sergienko’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/isergiyenko
Ilya Ivashchenko’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/iv.ilia.consult
General Information
Check out the schedule and fill out the application form to invite Bill.
Plan Bill’s arrival in advance, please. You need to transfer 30% of the recommended donation amount to the account below to book a date.
Make sure that Bill is free on the desired dates. Check if there is a transport connection between Bill’s place of departure and the destination before filling out the form.
Ticket name: William Peters.
Check Bill’s chance to take the lowest seat in a train compartment or a seat on the fast train/bus, please. This is due to Bill’s physical dysfunction, so he also needs assistance in moving his luggage. It is better to buy tickets immediately if a suitable place is found.
Please do not forget that Bill is a foreigner and autistic, so it is highly desirable for him to not visit places difficult for navigation. For example, bus transfers in small towns or other places without understandable signs, or no ability to ask station workers or passers-by about the procedure and for help. Get ready to help Bill with his luggage and other household tasks such as washing dirty clothes and finding wi-fi to connect with family.
Be attentive to Bill’s diet, please. He does not eat tomatoes, corn, herbs (including salad), cabbage, but likes Cola very much.
Bill needs to spend some time with the child and see his parents’ interaction. Then Bill answers questions and gives advice.
Don’t wait for Bill to “fix” a child.
Bill is not a nanny.
Bill will not provide the magic formula “to make everything perfect” – no one can do it.
Bill can help to establish contact with the child, teach him something (autistics like Bill very much) and answer the question “Why does my child do …?” and “How to teach a child to (not) do this?”
Meeting options
One-time consultation (remote option is available)
Bill spends one day with a family and consults.
Homestay
Bill usually lives with a family for several days.
The family provides Bill’s accommodation and meals (unless otherwise agreed), as well as transfer from the residence place to the family’s place and return transfer (if necessary) – this will allow Bill to do what he was invited for.
Invitation from a foundation / center / other specialized institution
– Bill’s stay at your foundation/center / other specialized institution is limited to 14 days.
– The inviting party organizes Bill’s schedule independently (lectures, visits to centers, meetings with parents) and provides him with the necessary for his stay duration and arrival (meal, logistics, accommodation, etc.).
Bill can review the work of the center and advise on working with autistic persons. He can tell how a particular method is perceived by autistic people. He can also advise on individual cases and recommend accompanying/working with a child.
Lectures (remote option is available)
– 15-20 people-audience is ideal because all participants can ask questions and discuss the material. But Bill is ready to give lectures for large audiences.
– The lecture room is organized by the inviting party.
The main topics of lectures:
- autism (for parents of autistic children);
- inclusion (for everyone because this topic concerns different groups of people with disabilities);
- preparing a child for an independent life;
- puberty and growing up (lecture for parents or autistic children).
Bill usually starts with an introductory autobiographical lecture. His story is close to our reality: when he was young, there were no necessary programs or inclusion.
Everything was ‘punched’ by his family. Bill talks about life from an autistic perspective. Then parents usually ask questions.
Bill is great in talking about sensing, diet and communication problems, an autistic adult’s difficulties, and the autistic perception features.
FILL OUT THE APPLICATION FORM TO INVITE BILL: https://forms.gle/Y3MApcvuYhqGj95b6
RECOMMENDED DONATION FOR FINANCING BILL’S ACTIVITIES
Bill needs to be provided with the necessary resources, such as logistics, rent, food, communications, recreation, personal belongings, etc.to do his job.
You can give him your donation amount in cash or make a money transfer using the account details below.
You need to transfer 30% of the recommended donation amount to the account below to book a date of the event; otherwise, we do not guarantee that Bill will be free for a meeting on the day you choose.
The “Child with a future” Foundation needs to look for other sources of funding without your support. This may affect Bill’s ability to accept the invitations, stay in Ukraine and visit it.
The recommended donation amount is various for different countries and depends on the types of invitations. We try to provide everyone with the opportunity to meet Bill and give the necessary resources to conduct activities for Bill. That’s why we have developed recommendations which take into account the countries’ peculiarities where Bill is invited.
Ukraine
Regional centers + zone within 70 km.
One-time consultation – 700 UAH.
Homestay: supporting Bill’s needs by the inviting family or financing his expenses (accommodation if necessary, meals, logistics).
Lectures:
- up to 5 people/families – 500 UAH;
- up to 10 people/families – 400 UAH;
- up to 30 people/families – 350 UAH;
- up to 50 people/families – 300 UAH;
- 51 people/family and more – 250 UAH.
The foundation/center’s Invitation: meeting Bill’s needs (independent or donations) + stay:
- up to 5 days – the recommended donation amount is 250 UAH per day;
- 6 or more days – 200 UAH per day.
Camps for children with disabilities: meeting Bill’s needs (independent or donations) + stay:
- up to 5 days – the recommended donation amount is 250 UAH per day;
- 6 or more days – 200 UAH per day.
Other specialized сenters – by agreement.
FILL OUT THE APPLICATION FORM TO INVITE BILL: https://forms.gle/Y3MApcvuYhqGj95b6
OTHER LOCATIONS
One-time consultation – 350 UAH.
Homestay: supporting Bill’s needs by the inviting party or financing his expenses (accommodation if necessary, meals, logistics).
Lectures:
- up to 5 people/families – 250 UAH;
- up to 10 people/families – 200 UAH;
- up to 30 people/families – 175 UAH;
- up to 50 people/families – 150 UAH;
- 51 people/family and more – 125 UAH.
The foundation/center’s Invitation: meeting Bill’s needs (independent or donations) + stay:
- up to 5 days of stay – the recommended donation amount is 125 UAH per day;
- 6 or more days – 100 UAH per day.
Other special centers – by agreement.
FILL OUT THE APPLICATION FORM TO INVITE BILL: https://forms.gle/Y3MApcvuYhqGj95b6
Other countries
Invitations to other countries are considered individually. Our representative will contact you to discuss possible conditions after receiving your application.
The “Child with a future” Foundation is always looking for financial sources to support Bill’s activities and other projects. If the Foundation has the necessary funds, Bill’s activities can be funded upon request. If you want to invite Bill, but you have limited financial resources, apply for Bill’s invitation indicating the need for funding. Submitted applications are considered in turn. If there are voluntary donations, funds will be allocated according to the formed queue.
Applications are reviewed as far as possible – it takes up to one working week. Please, plan your deadline and send applications in advance.
FILL OUT THE APPLICATION FORM TO INVITE BILL: https://forms.gle/Y3MApcvuYhqGj95b6
Requisites for donations transfer
We kindly ask you to indicate the “payment purpose” as shown below !!!
Recipient’s name: I.S. Sergienko FOP
IBAN: UA783007110000026003052623631
Beneficiary’s code: 3367313362
Bank: PECHERSKA branch of PRIVATBANK
MFO: 334851
Payment purpose: Consultation.
For any questions send an email at billcwf2@gmail.com. We will try to help you.