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.
Web Streaming DetailsSearch the Autism Information Database
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.
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
Symposium: Theatre and Accessibility in a Digital World
Sunday, October 20 - Tuesday, October 22
Vancouver
News from ACT on Facebook
“She seemed fine...but she wasn’t.” This article by a mother recounts an experience her young daughter had at school, highlighting how easy it is for some children to be misunderstood or misjudged.
When a Teacher Called My Autistic Daughter 'Inappropriate' in Front of Her Class
Carrie Sedlack shares a heartbreaking story of how her daughter on the autism spectrum was humiliated in front of her class by her teacher.This is heartbreaking. I hope the teacher in question has read this article and will have an open mind to apologizing and to changing her approach.
It’s so sad, that Instead of apologizing to the child, she doubled down and made the situation worse.
I remember being rebuked strongly for not caring (i.e. not showing emotion) when I was about 10 and one of our cats was killed crossing our local road.
many teachers would rather blame kids than help them
“I think a lot of people in school boards consider the bus transportation something that gets kids to school. I think we need to look at it differently. I think we need to see it as part of school and give it the same care and attention as we would a child in the classroom.”
Mother of Toronto student with special needs frustrated amid continual school bus issues
"In the three years that he's been going there, there's been significant busing problems. But I'm told that this year is the worst so far and I'm feeling that."Very often it is what gets a child safely comfortably and healthily to school so that they can learn
Could be using that bus time for some group education or positive interactive old school travel games.
An autistic adult who is also an autism researcher has asked us to share this questionnaire. He and his colleagues are developing a new free adult autism screening measure. They have already received responses from close to 800 adults on the spectrum, and would now like to receive responses from people 18 and older who are not autistic, for comparison purposes. If you have a few minutes to take this survey or share it with others, they would be grateful.
"No more excuses — there is too much at stake." An Ontario father and advocate is donating the proceeds from sales of his art to a program that helps students on the spectrum transition into post-secondary education at York University, a program he helped establish.
Kevin Conway uses paint to continue fight for autism funding
The fight to have appropriate support and services for students living on the autism spectrum is one Kevin Conway is used to.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