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.
Visit our events page to see our eight 2018 upcoming events:
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!
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.
Autism Videos @ ACT
AVA - Autism Videos @ ACT covers practical topics on issues across the lifespan - free! We have nearly 30 videos, grounded in research and good practice, providing reliable, non-commercial information to help professionals and parents. ACT videos by leading practitioners from a wide-range of professional backgrounds, allow ACT to serve the autism community internationally, no matter where our viewers live. No registration is required!
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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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Search over 1,000 vetted information resources related to ASD, including online articles, videos, and websites.
Upcoming Events
July 19 & 20, 2018 - Nanaimo
July 30 - August 3, 2018 - Surrey
August 16 & 17, 2018 - Vancouver
August 24th, 2018 - Vancouver
B.C. Community Resources
News from ACT on Facebook
A comedian on the spectrum who is using self-deprecatory humour to educate people about autism.
charlatan.ca
Comedian uses craft to find the lighter side of autism June 21, 2018 Marieta-Rita Osezua Stand-up comedian Adam Schwartz is talking about his struggles with Asperger Syndrome at this year’s Ottawa F...You may remember a disturbing story from Florida about police shooting the aide of an autistic person. This is a follow-up that again shows what can happen when governments fail people on the spectrum, this time through inadequate oversight at care facilities.
What happened next to the man with autism whose aide was shot by police
washingtonpost.com
People with disabilities face shortages of proper care and risk abuse or neglect from some facilities.
I am so fearful for Robbie’s future. It’s brutal to care so much for someone who people in society can treat so poorly. I don’t know if I can do this without my heart being completely destroyed:(
Jamal Ratchford we both have something to think about with this one ehhh 😢😡 fml seriously one of my biggest fears
This is an old article, posting it now does that mean it's still going on
“This is something we need to look at more.” Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter say they are taking steps to address on-line bullying of people with disabilities.
Facebook and Twitter: we can do more to protect disabled people
theguardian.com
MPs question social media giants following criticism from Katie Price over abuse of sonSpecial 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