ACT's Summer 2019 Events: Web-streaming or in-person
Social Stories 10.2 with Carol Gray - Register by Friday evening to save $25!
Thursday & Friday, August 15 & 16, 2019
Surrey, BC
New Cutting Edge Strategies to Improve Executive Function Skills with Sarah Ward, MS, CCC-SLP
Wednesday & Thursday, September 25 & 26, 2019
Surrey, BC
New PBS Learning Series
Watch ACT's new Positive Behavior Support in School, Home and Community series. This learning stream of eleven presentations tackles the serious issue of how to work with children with challenging behaviors.
Including Students with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities in Schoolwide PBS: All Means ALL! PBS – Working Together to Support Children and Families
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!
Mental Health and Autism video series
Latest videos, + 4 more new videos. Part of the Online Mental Health & Autism Project.
Mental Health in Post-Secondary Education: What is It Like for Students with ASD and What Does the Research Say? - Dr. Rashmeen Nirmal Girls and Women with Eating Disorders – Dr. Christopher Gillberg Practical Strategies for Supporting Mental Wellness of Teenage Girls and Women with ASD – Dori Zener
Find Autism Information
Find practical autism resources with the AID search. We've made it even easier to find resources and tools for parents and professionals with a new subject listing. Free and relevant world-wide.
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.
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Women & Girls with Autism
Researchers are increasingly recognizing that autism affects women and girls differently than males. Delays in diagnosis are common, reducing access to services, with implications for long-term mental health and employment prospects.
These presentations feature recent research, with a focus on the experience and perspectives of women and girls with autism.
Watch NowWeb streaming an ACT Event
ACT’s web streaming is LIVE online video broadcasts, in real time, of autism training events. Visit our web streaming page to find future events with Carol Gray and Sarah Ward, and find details on how your school, organization, or group can receive discounted rates.
Web Streaming DetailsSearch the Autism Information Database
Search over 1,300 vetted information resources related to ASD, including online articles, videos, and websites.
Featured Videos
View all videosSpecial 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.
News from ACT on Facebook
"For me going to work is much more than having a steady income: it gives me a sense of achievement, self-worth and pride. I feel part of society."
Disabled people want to work but so much is stopping us
I often hide when I am in pain or need longer to complete tasks to avoid being seen as incapable.“For a lot of autistic people, using identity-first language is a way to destigmatize autism.”
It’s Perfectly OK To Call A Disabled Person 'Disabled,' And Here's Why
We've been taught to refer to people with disabilities using person-first language, but that might be doing more harm than good.“Every day in New Zealand, children with additional learning needs are competing in what one teacher calls the ‘education hunger games’, for funding and support.” An in-depth look at the situation facing families and teachers in New Zealand, which bears some similarities to ours in Canada.
Saving our Einsteins: lessons needed in special education
Parents and teachers say systemic issues mean some of our most vulnerable children are being discriminated against at school.“It’s like they said, ‘Your son’s at fault for having autism.’”
Mom says son with autism was suspended after wandering away from school undetected
Those with autism spectrum disorder commonly “wander or bolt from safe settings,” according to the National Autism Association. The mom says the punishment is "outrageous."Not surprised not happy but not surprised . Things like this happen all the time in many places. It’s been awhile since we were in the school system but there is a basic misunderstanding about autism and behaviour. I read some of the comments on the source page for this and it’s amazing to me how much people don’t understand basic child development much less the unique development and behaviour of people on the spectrum.
If it is known that the child has autism then he should be protected and supported in the way that he needs kids with autism act differently that is a known fact and it is up to the schools to come up with ways to deal with that. Does no good to blame him for something that he can't control is ridiculous
Simply wrong!
this is why the schools need more staff....
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