Upcoming Live Events
ACT provides a wide-range of autism-related training to parents and professionals, mostly at Simon Fraser University's Downtown Campus in Vancouver, Canada. We also web stream events and these are open to registrants internationally. We offer bursaries to parents and professionals, targeting low-income participants.
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B.C. Resources
Looking for autism & special needs resources specific to British Columbia? Visit the new B.C. Resources page to find community agencies, recreational activities, service providers, support groups, education & employment, community events, the autism manual, new diagnosis hub, transition to adulthood, and much more!
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You can also find 自閉症社區訓練協會 (ACT in Chinese), ACT in Punjabi, Online Mental Health & Autism Project: Looking Beyond Autism, and Autism Research.
Autism Videos @ ACT
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Non-Aversive Strategies to Assist Individuals with Autism and Challenging Behaviours
August 24th - Vancouver & Live Streaming
This one-day workshop will focus on how to manage behaviours of concern using a low arousal approach, developed by Dr. McDonnell to help support personnel in schools and group homes manage ‘highly aroused’ and stressed individuals.
Event Details
The Essentials of Advocacy: A Parent’s Guide to Advocating for their Child with Special Needs
This presentation highlights essential information for parents, and the professionals who support them, in understanding the systems that control access to services for children with special needs.
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Upcoming Events
August 24th, 2018 - Vancouver
September 27 & 28, 2018 - Vancouver
October 19 & 20, 2018 - Vancouver
October 29 - November 2, 2018 - Vancouver
B.C. Community Resources
News from ACT on Facebook
Using instructional methods created by the Inclusive Karate Federation, a Saskatchewan karate teacher is offering free classes for people with disabilities.
cbc.ca
A Saskatchewan karate teacher has adapted his classes to work for people with physical and intellectual disabilities, creating a charity that is the first of its kind in Canada.Measles cases in Europe are skyrocketing. If you or your child are planning to travel in Europe, it would be advisable to make sure that immunizations are up-to-date.
Measles cases hit record high in Europe
bbc.com
More than 41,000 people have been infected with measles in the first six months of 2018.“Canadians with disabilities and their families want support to live the best lives they can. For services to be helpful, we need a new definition of treatment success, one that focuses on child- and family-identified goals and the importance of meaningful engagement in everyday life.”
Changing policy thinking around childhood disability
policyoptions.irpp.org
New international developments are challenging traditional policy approaches to childhood disability. Canadian policy-makers should take note.“Find their passion and go with it.”
Extraordinary Ordinary: Boy with autism draws up great things
fox13news.com
One Bay Area mother has done countless hours of reading and research about autism spectrum disorder. But what she’s learned the most, she’s learned from her own son.Special Needs Community Events
ACT lists workshops and conferences in B.C. related to autism and other special needs that are provided by local agencies and organizations.
View Community Events自閉症社區訓練協會 | ACT in Chinese
ACT 自閉症社區訓練協會，
是加拿大卑詩省內針對家有自閉症兒童的家庭提供諮詢及轉介服務的非營利機構。
ACT in Punjabi
ACT has been able to both create and identify valuable resources for the Punjabi-speaking community in British Columbia.
View Punjabi-language Resources