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Part of the Women and Girls with Autism series.The first presentation in this series is by Dr. William Mandy, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at University College London. He shares his research into the characteristics of autism in females, the implications for diagnosis, and ways of improving recognition, with a focus on practical ways of improving clinical and educational practice
Improving the Recognition of Women and Girls on the Autism Spectrum
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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
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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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“In fact, it’s a debt to be repaid.” An autistic teenager who believes the time he spent in England’s Peak District saved him from debilitating anxiety has now dedicated himself to educating others about the importance of preserving that natural beauty.
Peak District 'saved teenager's life'
bbc.com
Osian Wilson, who is autistic, says he wants to now dedicate his life to protecting the national park.Teachers in Coquitlam have requested the help of their school board in making sure the provincial government is aware of their concerns about proposed changes to funding for students with disabilities. They fear the move to a prevalence-based funding model would have serious consequences.
Special needs funding at risk — Coquitlam teachers
tricitynews.com
The Coquitlam Teachers’ Association is speaking out about concerns that a new provincial funding model could change the way special needs students are funded in School District 43. While ...
Sometimes it takes years to get a diagnosis and get a designation at school (some come with additional funding and some don't) while at the same time those students have needed those extra supports. The schools do the best they can with what they have but it's a strain on the whole system and the people involved
Today, schools are funded on a per-pupil basis, with extra funding for each identified student with special needs. First line from article. Isnt this what is already happening? All funding dollars are lumped into each school dist (kids that go to school in that dist all money goes there) and still kids go without, sent home, etc...so what is the change proposed
Right now the funding is shared so if you child is considered needing less support the another child then the funding is spent on the other child and your child gets no support
Capitalism is the problem: https://www.amazon.ca/Schooling-Capitalist-America-Educational-Contradictions/dp/1608461319
“I didn’t want to sit at (age) 60 and think: ‘What could I have done?’” After 17 years as Executive Director of the North Shore Disability Resource Centre, Liz Barnett is planning to work with indigenous youth in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
After 30 years, disability advocate steps down
nsnews.com
They kicked the boy out of the pool. The child was eight years old, autistic and largely mute. Worse things had happened to him, Liz Barnett knew. She’d learned ...A psychologist at Seattle Children’s Autism Center gives advice to the parent of an autistic child about feeling judged by members of the public. Do you have thoughts on how to deal with people who may be judgmental about a meltdown in public?
Ask Dr. Emily - Feeling Judged in Public | The Autism Blog
theautismblog.seattlechildrens.org
Welcome to the January edition of Ask Dr. Emily! We often receive questions that we want to share with all our readers. To help with this, Dr. Emily Neuhaus, a cl...
I'm blessed with indifference: attending to my son's needs, advocating for him, keeping him safe, managing his care, managing his team, worrying about his future, worrying about his present...the opinions of uninformed strangers don't even register on my scale of concerns.
This is why I always give any parent a supportive smile when I see them having a hard time with their child. It goes a long way.
I would just focus on what my son needs - I didn’t really notice other people or their reactions, besides I’m never going to see those strangers again and they probably won’t remember it by next week.
I totally block other unimportant people/things.
I honestly dont bother worrying about it because be it autism or in a wheelchair, or poor or....................people always find some reason to judge another. Its up to us to teach our kids how unimportant judgment is. On that I have to take a moment to brag, my son who has autism is 15 now has never judged anyone, no matter the age, the size, the religion, etc.....the only time he ever says anything, judges is when someone does something that is bad/wrong, then he will say person shouldnt do x y z because...
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