COVID-19: Resources, Advice, and ACT's Advocacy
ACT is gathering information to support families during the COVID-19 crisis, including resources specific to those who are neuro-diverse and useful general resources. Our COVID-19 Resources page will be updated as new resources come in.
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ACT turns 15 - Report to Donors
As of January, it will be 15 years since ACT opened our office to support the autism community. In 2019 alone, we have helped 133,000 visitors find answers to their questions via our unparalleled online resources; ACT's free videos were watched 32,000 times.
ACT's resources are funded by donations and sponsorship from members of the autism community. If you are in a position to donate to ACT and would like to know more see ACT's 2019 Report to Donors (pdf).
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Autism, Anxiety and COVID-19
To mark World Autism Day with a practical initiative, ACT invited three respected mental health clinicians, who have presented for ACT on autism and mental health, to answer questions on ‘Anxiety and COVID-19’.
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"Our lives are very different. Nobody else gets it. That's not woe is me, it's just a fact." A British mother describes what her family's routine has been like during the pandemic, fully recognizing that typical families could have no idea what her family's reality has been like. Do you share the impression that typical families (and political leaders) really don't "get it"?
'Cut-off, ignored... that was normal even before lockdown'
www.bbc.com
Lockdown has left many families with disabled children feeling isolated and without support.Although autistic people are much more likely to be victims of online hate and cyber-bullying than to participate in it, a very small subset of people on the spectrum may be drawn to online hate groups. This article is about a study that will seek to identify tools for prevention and ways to help those who are already engaged in these hate groups.
Canadian-led study will look at how people with autism might end up in online hate groups
www.ctvnews.ca
An international research team is investigating why people with autism might be more likely to be radicalized by online hate groups.Snapshots of life during the pandemic, from autistic adults and parents of children on the spectrum living in various countries around the world. One common theme: the loss of predictable routine can be very difficult.
Autistic in a pandemic: Stories from around the world | Spectrum | Autism Research News
www.spectrumnews.org
Nearly two dozen autistic people or their caregivers in 19 countries told Spectrum how the initial weeks of the pandemic have challenged and changed them."When I was diagnosed, it just gave me permission to be kinder to myself, to not always take responsibility for being a bit clumsy around other people, and allow me to start to tell people, 'I'm clumsy, but I [don't] mean to be.' And being more open about, 'I need you to tell me what I did wrong, and then we can move on from there.'"
Autism Spectrum Diagnosis Helped Comic Hannah Gadsby 'Be Kinder' To Herself
www.npr.org
Growing up, the comic — known for her Nanette stand-up special — struggled to read social cues. She says her 2016 diagnosis "shifted the way that I understood myself." Her latest special is Dougla...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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