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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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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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Social Stories with Carol Gray - July 19 & 20, 2018 - Nanaimo, BC
Social Stories can play an essential role in enhancing communication and bringing down anxiety among individuals with ASD. Over the past two decades, Social Stories, and their innovator, Carol Gray, have earned the respect of parents, professionals, and people with autism, for their utility in providing clear explanations of what is often a confusing social world.
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
July 30 - August 3, 2018 - Surrey
August 16 & 17, 2018 - Vancouver
August 24th, 2018 - Vancouver
September 27 & 28, 2018 - Vancouver
B.C. Community Resources
News from ACT on Facebook
When your house is a beacon, in case your child on the spectrum gets lost and needs help finding his way back: a family in Florida wins a legal fight to keep their unique stellar paint job.
Family wins fight to keep Van Gogh Starry Night house for their autistic son | CBC Radio
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A Florida couple has won a nearly year-long legal battle for their right to cover their house and wall with a mural of Vincent van Gogh's famed The Starry Night.“Attempting to keep up with their creativity is exhilarating.” Thanks to The Movie Project, young people on the spectrum in Calgary are learning how to tell their stories through film.
Movie projects by Calgary youths with autism get big screen reveal
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Most teenagers love movies but very few get to go behind the scenes to create their own.But for the past few months, approximately 20 youth with autism have been writing, directing and acting in th…“A step in the right direction”: a supermarket chain in the UK is having a quiet hour once a week in all its stores to be more autism-friendly. Advocates hope that more quiet hours and more staff training about autism will be the next steps.
Morrisons introduces weekly quiet hour
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Stores will dim lights, turn music off and avoid using the tannoy on Saturdays from 09:00 to 10:00.
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A story about a young girl in England whose writing is helping others gain insights into what autism can feel like.
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A 10-year-old autistic girl has written about living with autism prompting praise from others with the conditionSpecial 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.
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ACT in Punjabi
ACT has been able to both create and identify valuable resources for the Punjabi-speaking community in British Columbia.
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