Gaining Student Cooperation - October 25
Gaining student cooperation is vital to set the groundwork for learning in an inclusive classroom. In this one-day presentation, Alexandra Voroshina will present an overview of POPARD’s Student Cooperation Training (SCT) Model. This approach to intervention rooted in Behaviour Skills Training and Applied Behaviour Analysis creates lasting change and increases capacity across multiple layers of the school system.
Live stream: Watch and participate live from anywhere with ACT web streaming.
Registration rate increases to $75/ea October 18.
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 our September event with 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 1,400 vetted information resources related to ASD, including online articles, videos, and websites.
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.
Mindful Self Compassion (MSC) Course - 8 Week Training & Silent Retreat
Tuesday, October 15 - Tuesday, December 10
Vancouver
3-Day Advanced Training Workshop with Dr Ross Greene
Wednesday, October 16 - Friday, October 18
Vancouver
AdvoCon2019 - Connecting to Strengthen Advocacy In Education
Friday, October 18 - Saturday, October 19
Surrey
Symposium: Theatre and Accessibility in a Digital World
Sunday, October 20 - Tuesday, October 22
Vancouver
News from ACT on Facebook
“It is easier to think of her as a mascot or a mutant than as a human being.” An autistic woman writes about her unease with vitriolic attacks on Greta Thunberg from right wing commentators and activists, while arguing that some of the praise for Greta from the left is equally dehumanizing.
Don’t Call Greta Thunberg “Superhuman”
We don’t need pernicious code words about autism to praise a remarkable 16-year-old girl.Changes in routine, loud sounds, too many people, uncomfortable social interactions: these are some of the causes the autistic people who were interviewed for this article identified as causing meltdowns where the mind and body are unable to process what is taking place.
11 Things Autistic People Say Can Trigger a Meltdown
Autistic individuals share what triggers their meltdowns and what others can do to help."Goodwin is one of several researchers studying autonomic function in autistic people. Their preliminary findings suggest that there are compelling differences, particularly in the variation in heart rate, between autistic people and their neurotypical peers, but the reasons for those differences are still unclear. It might be that the fraught way in which some autistic people experience the world shapes their autonomic nervous system to be less flexible than usual, and to linger in a high-stress state." A look at research that focuses on patterns linking autism and the autonomic nervous system.
Getting at the heart of autism
Cardiac activity could reveal autism's physiology and confirm a hunch many clinicians share: that people with autism experience great stress."This effort to establish some stability is often reflected in the way we use consumer goods. We might only wear particular pieces of clothing or only eat a limited number of foods — sometimes only when they come in a specific package. We tend to use the same items over and over again until they fall apart, or we lose them." An autistic woman writes about the importance of comfort objects for people on the spectrum, and the sometimes epic quests to replace those beloved objects when they are lost or broken.
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