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
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.
Cutting Edge Strategies with Sarah Ward
Wednesday & Thursday, September 25 & 26, 2019
Surrey, BC
Live stream: Watch and participate live by registering for web streaming. This event is only available to web streaming registrants in BC & Alberta.
Through demonstration and practice, you will learn how to teach students the following executive control skills: awareness; forethought; waiting and planning skills; shifting; pacing; flexibility; speed of information processing.
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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.
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Search over 1,400 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.
Creating Connections with the National Autism Research Center (NAC) of Israel
Thursday, September 19
Vancouver
TAGteach Workshop for Parents and Professionals
Saturday, September 28 - Sunday, September 29
North Vanouver
News from ACT on Facebook
A woman who is originally from Calgary but now lives in Nova Scotia is rapidly gaining a reputation in the local autism community for her approach to cutting hair.
Kentville woman’s mobile hair service gets rave reviews from autism community | Nova News Now
‘It makes me feel helpful’Are you preparing for an IEP meeting? This free video of a workshop by ACT's Deborah Pugh, which is broken into short segments you can watch at your convenience, offers many useful tips on becoming an effective advocate.
The Essentials of Advocacy: A Parent's Guide to Advocating for their Child with Special Needs
Presented by Deborah Pugh, Executive Director, ACT - Autism Community Training This presentation highlights essential information for parents, and the professionals who support them, in understanding ...If it were only that easy
"The other issue is getting people to stop being afraid of discussing disability. People just need to get over it and just need to recognize that the [Center for Disease Control] says one in four adults in the United States live with a disability."
How Hollywood is working to improve representation of people with disabilities
A look at how differently abled actors and storytellers are working to expand the concept of inclusion in Hollywood.“If Greta Thunberg succeeds in changing history it will not be despite her autism but because of it.”
Greta Thunberg is right: Autism is her superpower
Greta Thunberg is being mocked by the right for her autism. In fact, it's the reason she may save the worldBeyond any doubt!
If you win the race, it’s because you pushed yourself. I like this girls attitude - Use any unique ability and be your best in everything you do.
She's not going to save the world. Definitely not. The problem is that we are still trying to address problems created by human systems from within the very same human systems that are creating those problems. We can't solve the problems only by changing policy while retaining the systems. The only way to solve this problem and save the world is by creating new human systems that don't cause those problems to begin with. Until then, all we can do is buy time through superficial changes in policy.
If u can't help her then don't criticize her.she is just a small girl with big concern abt the world pollution issues.When she spoke on the UN assembly direct on the face of so called world leaders.The leaders face looked so pale that The little girl sounded more human than those so called world class leaders.love and support to her from Nepal. Go a head lil champ,There still are many peoples around the world who supports ur case.😍😍😍
There are other people whose superpower is autism
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