Double your donation! $50,000 in matching funds to support ACT
ACT has reached half 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 $50,000. With less than 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.
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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!
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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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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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“Rain Man’s legacy for autism is complex; a mixture of incredibly positive impact and enduring misinterpretation.” Thirty years later, a look at the positives and negatives that came out of the film Rain Man.
Rain Man at 30: damaging stereotype or 'the best thing that happened to autism'?
theguardian.com
Barry Levinson’s Oscar-winning hit was one of the first on-screen depictions of autism. Three decades on, its legacy is complicated
I mean it wasn't even based on a guy who actually had autism
Rain Man is a good movie but it's not a very good autism movie
An opinion piece from autistic author John Elder Robison on the use of restraint. Do you agree with the points he makes?
Restraint of People with Autism and Developmental Disability
psychologytoday.com
Some institutions can restrain people against their will. Should it be allowed?
No! Never restrain autistic people.
That's how people die.
Absolutely not! As I always say to those who believe this is the thing to do, "think of yourself, your already stressed , experiancing fight or flight, do you really want someone to be restraining you on top of it", the answer I always get is NO, then my come back is "why on earth do you believe anyone would be okay with being restrained"!!!
This is a very distressing story, of an injury that apparently happened at school, and poor weather preventing a medivac transfer to specialized care in Vancouver.
Powell River teen with special needs desperately awaits medivac to Vancouver
globalnews.ca
Fourteen-year-old son Isaac has been under heavy sedation at Powell River General Hospital since Sunday.
This is soooo unnecessary, this is all about money , it’s criminal , my son was just in Vancouver for a year and we live on Texada , they don’t care about kids with autism !!!! Period
I hope they thoroughly investigate how the school staff handled this matter.
The yellow rescue chopper has been doing training exercises this week over Texada , surely they can fly him over
https://www.gofundme.com/isaac-matters
Get SAR 442 wing to Medivar him those boys flying in any weather.
Let's just add to the list of examples displaying the gross incompetence when it comes to the public schools system and their ability "to meet the needs" of our special children. This is unacceptable!
Wonder exactly what happened, that allowed behaviour to escalate to full-on head banging. My child has autism, so I fully understand what goes on at school, and how the school will be lying through their teeth right about now. Not good enough!
My prayers for this teen and his family. This is heartbreaking.
Oh my goodness this is heartbreaking!
“Open space is important because our children have a need to incorporate a lot of movement in their day. This building was really designed to allow children the space in which to move, so the width of the hallways, the size of the classrooms, are all positive.”
How to design spaces for people with autism
spectrumnews.org
Architects are working with schools to create welcoming, versatile spaces for students on the spectrum.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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