Upcoming Events – Spring 2020
Positive Behavior Support – A Practical Introduction for Parents & Caregivers
Friday, April 3rd, 2020
Vancouver, BC & Webstreaming!
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An Introduction to Autism and Anxiety – from Research to the Classroom
An Introduction to Autism and Anxiety – from Research to the Classroom Friday, April 24th, 2020
Vancouver, BC & Webstreaming!
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Advocating within BC’s Ministry of Children and Family Development – A Workshop for Parents
Friday, May 22nd, 2020
Vancouver, BC & Webstreaming!
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Save the Date! – Events in the coming year
Details & registration coming soon
Thursday & Friday, August 20 & 21, 2020
Two Days of Social Thinking:
A Focus on Emotions
Surrey, BC & Webstreaming
Presented by Michelle Garcia Winner, MA, CCC-SLP
Thursday & Friday, October 22 & 23, 2020
Educational Forum – Future Of Special Education In B.C.
Vancouver, BC & Webstreaming
Thursday & Friday, November 5 & 6, 2020
Supporting Early So cial and Communication Development through Parent Coaching
Vancouver, BC & Webstreaming
Friday, November 27, 2020
Parents are Teachers Too! PBS Scenarios in the Home and Community
Vancouver, BC & Webstreaming
Brenda Fossett, PhD, BCBA-D
Thursday & Friday, February 4 & 5, 2021
Toilet Training For Everyone – Revised And Expanded
Vancouver, BC & Webstreaming
Presented by Pat Mirenda, PhD, BCBA-D and Katie Rinald, BCBA
Does your organization have an event, resource listing, or research project to list on ACT’s website?
ACT supports the autism community with special sections on our website for contributions from organizations, researchers, support groups, service providers, and educational training & employment opportunities. Submit to any of these sections:
Share Your April Autism Awareness Month Activities on our Community Events listing
ACT’s Special Needs Community Events listing shares event information from B.C. organizations. Are you planning anything for April to mark Autism Awareness Month? You are welcomed to submit your organization’s events.
Visit Special Needs Community Events to see what is happening around the province,
Participate in research
ACT encourages research that builds evidence-informed approaches to supporting individuals with autism and other conditions. We devote a page on ACT’s website to informing autistic adults and parents of children with ASD about university-affiliated projects which may be of interest.
Visit the Participate in Autism Research page to see all current research projects and project contact information. Submit your research project using our online form to submit your university-affiliated research projects related to the field of autism and special needs. It may take up to one week to post.
Submit a Community Resource to the BC Community Resources Database
ACT is continually adding to our community resources from throughout B.C. You can submit your recommendations for quality resources in your community for inclusion in the BC Community Resources Database. We also appreciate updates or corrections of existing community records.
Categories for submission include
- Community Agencies
- Recreational Activities
- Service Providers,
- Support Groups
- Educational Training & Employment Opportunities
Autism in the News
ACT carefully sources insightful stories, ranging from research and government policy, to the world of entertainment, culture, and lifestyle.
Join ACT’s Facebook page for all the latest updates.
Woman takes up law to fight for son with autism – BBC News
Canadians with lifelong disabilities can lose disability tax credit – Global News
Teachers encouraged by special-needs funding changes – Prince George Citizen
I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder – CBC Books
Girl Scout troop for children with special needs makes scouting ‘meaningful’ – Today
Malena Ernman on daughter Greta Thunberg: ‘She was slowly disappearing into some kind of darkness’ – The Guardian
Autistic teen faced relentless bullying since he came out at age 12. He died by suicide. – LGBTQ Nation
Melatonin may ease autistic children’s sleep troubles – Spectrum News
I’m Autistic, But I Didn’t Know It Until After Marriage And Kids – Yahoo
