ACT Events this fall
Live stream: Watch and participate live from anywhere with ACT web streaming.
Gaining Student Cooperation: The First Step to Learning and Inclusion - Friday, October 25th, 2019 POPARD’s Introduction to Navigating BC’s School System – Friday, November 15th, 2019 POPARD’s Introduction to Behavior and Mental Health – Friday, November 29th, 2019
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.
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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.
Upcoming Events
October 25th, 2019 - Vancouver
November 15th, 2019 - Vancouver
November 29th, 2019 - Vancouver
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.
AdvoCon2019 - Connecting to Strengthen Advocacy In Education
Friday, October 18 - Saturday, October 19
Surrey
Symposium: Theatre and Accessibility in a Digital World
Sunday, October 20 - Tuesday, October 22
Vancouver
News from ACT on Facebook
“I don’t understand why the funding has been taken away because when a child with autism turns 18, they need much more help.”
'They need much more': Eugene Levy urges Ford gov't to restore autism funding
Canadian actor Eugene Levy and Brenda Deskin, the mother of a 24-year-old with autism, are urging Ontario’s Conservative government to reverse the cost cuts made to therapy and education programs fo...Eugene Levy also says that autistic adults are permanently two years old and that they are financial burdens on their families. Eugene Levy also says that having an autistic child destroys a family. Is this the kind of rhetoric you want to promote?
Actually Iris is right. They made the rounds that day to the talk shows. www.cp24.com/video?clipId=1804381
“What strikes me as missing in policy and in this election is us. Disabled people. The not inspirational, not motivational, not middle class, not white, disabled people of this country.” Self-advocates, including an autistic adult, react to what they have heard and not heard about disability issues during the federal election campaign.
Some disabled Canadians feeling left out of discussion during election campaign
Amy Amantea tuned in to the English-language federal leaders' debate with modest hope there would be at least some discussion of issues relevant to disabled Canadians."A father who has written two books about autism said he wanted to help his daughter's peers understand why she does some things differently."
Father became author to help daughter with autism
Jon Roberts wrote a children's book for his daughter's school and never expected it to be published."The idea of ‘regressive autism’ is controversial: Some researchers argue that all autistic children lose language or other skills at some point and that, like autism itself, regression is on a spectrum. Others say regression characterizes a subtype of children with autism. The new study supports the latter hypothesis."
Language regression in autism tied to motor milestones
Autistic children who lose words reach key milestones earlier than autistic children without language regression.It's interesting that very often motor skills when you learn a new thing it's hard to sometimes it looks like you're clumsy before you get all your skills gathered together again it's not inconceivable that languages it's so motor found that it might be the same
Who hasn't seen a kid go through a great growth spurt and have difficulty and almost have to relearn a whole bunch of different things
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