Double your donation! $50,000 in matching funds to support ACT
ACT has reached one third of our goal of raising $50,000 by December 25th! The generous donation of matching funds from the Ross-Dwyer family, means the value of those donations is over $48,000. With just over two weeks to go, we are appealing to those who have used ACT’s free services, to give what you can, in honour of the autism community.
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!
New Autism Videos Every Week
Part of the Online Mental Health & Autism Project.
The Relationship between Anxiety and Social Competence – Dr. Grace Iarocci Implementing Modified CBT in a Group Format to Treat Anxiety in Children with ASD – Dr. Krista Johnston Understanding mental health problems and ASD – evidence-based case conceptualization to inform treatment planning – Dr. Jonathan Weiss
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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.
Herring Sale for Autism
To kick off fundraising in 2019, ACT – Autism Community Training will benefit from a ‘Herring for Autism Sale’, sponsored by Oceanside Fisheries, on Saturday, January 12 in Steveston, Richmond, the heart of the Lower Mainland’s fishing industry. Herring is a delicacy in many cuisines and used as baitfish in sportfishing.
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Practical Strategies for Supporting Mental Wellness of Teenage Girls and Women with ASD
Girls and women with autism are often hard to identify due to their polished rote social skills and internalized ASD characteristics. This presentation discusses clinical techniques to help support girls and women on the spectrum.
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"Like many students with disabilities, getting an 'appropriate' education has been a constant battle to be understood. Imagine having to negotiate with your mail carrier every day to get your mail. Or provide daily evidence that wearing glasses doesn't mean you can't read or that your glasses don't give you an unfair advantage." An autistic student who is both gifted and disabled writes about his reality.
A Special Education Student Speaks: I Navigate 'Parallel Universes'
edweek.org
Jack Bradley spends half his school day in a resource room and the other half in AP classes. He says the system often fumbles in dealing with "twice exceptional" students like him&per...An experiment that didn’t turn out the way the experimenters expected: individuals on the spectrum may not in fact be particularly vulnerable to online phishing.
Autistic individuals are less vulnerable to cyber phishing attacks than others
medicalxpress.com
An interdisciplinary research study led by the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Department of Computer Science noted that the detailed-oriented nature of individuals with autism spectrum dis...
Because of being cautious, hyper vigilant and suspicious??? Sounds like me. Has never happened to me either.
A thought provoking interview with the author of a new book warning of the potential of epidemics if early vaccinations are neglected: “I’ve written books about neglected tropical diseases, and here I was seeing these terrible things happening in Europe and the US, and if I didn’t do it – a vaccine scientist, paediatrician and autism dad – who else would?”
Peter Hotez: ‘What happens when the anti-vaccine movement moves into India?’
The American scientist, whose new book explains why vaccines didn’t cause his daughter’s autism, on why conspiracy theorists need to be challengedA story about a young Manitoba boy who defended another student from schoolyard bullying.
10-year-old Transcona boy steps up to defend a special needs classmate
globalnews.ca
Logan Krawchuk, a fifth-grader at Harold Hatcher Elementary, was near the playground when he allegedly spotted a special needs classmate being picked on.
Way to go Logan!!! You are a hero. So grateful that you stuck up for your classmate. I am suoer disappointed by part of the principal’s response ....”we don’t encourage kids to get involved because they could get hurt..” Ugh 😑 Wow. What happened to zero tolerance with bullying? One of the first things students are taught about bullying is how to stick up for someone who is being bullied. Bravo for you Logan!
It is more correct to say: 'A Classmate with special needs', than 'A special needs classmate!' ... People are not their disabilities, they are with disabilities.
Brilliant. Glad he was offered karate lessons, such a good reward
Wow!!! Very noble indeed! I wish more kids would take that stand and defend their volnurable classmates, if more kids did that, a lot of heart ache would be avoided when special needs kids get harassed, beaten, teased all the time! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I hope my son will have a great classmate like you Logan! ❤️❤️
Thank you! All kids should should do this 💜
Thank you Logan❤️
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.
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