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Positive Behavior Support in Schools

Discussion and Question Period

By Preetinder Narang, MEd, BCBA with Nathan Ngieng, Tina Gunn, MEd, BCBA, Victoria Knight, PhD, Ainsley Boudreau, PhD, R.Psych.

This ACT - Autism Community Training video features a panel discussion of Positive Behavior Support in schools. Panel participants include: *Nathan Ngieng, Director of Instruct...

Classifications: Education,  ABA (Applied Behaviour Analysis)

Mental Health in Post-Secondary Education: What is It Like for Students with ASD and What Does the Research Say?

By Dr. Rashmeen Nirmal

This ACT - Autism Community Training provides key information on the mental health functioning of young autistic adults within the context of post-secondary settings including coll...

Classifications: Mental Health,  Education

How Classmates Can Facilitate Positive Social Behaviors for Children with ASD

By Ainsley Boudreau, PhD, R.Psych.

This ACT - Autism Community Training video presents the evidence and practical applications for a variation on the common parent delivery model of Pivotal Response Treatment in whi...

Classifications: Education,  Alternative Treatments

Life On The Spectrum - The Autism Family Podcast

By Life On The Spectrum Podcast

A podcast created for families living with Autism. Hosted by broadcaster and special education assistant Katie Bennison, who has a teenage daughter on the spectrum. Featuring the v...

Classifications: Family Life,  Education

Autism Demystification® Online Course Manual

Friend 2 Friend Autism Demystification® Model

By Heather McCracken

The Autism Demystification® Online Course provides participants with the knowledge, tools and techniques to implement the Friend 2 Friend Autism Demystification® Puppet Program c...

Classifications: Education

Autism Training Program for First Responders

A Bilingual Resource

This training program was developed in order to assist first responders across Canada to train their teams about autism. This program includes basic information as well as strategi...

Classifications: Education,  Safety

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Amazing Things Happen (Bulgarian)

By Ameline, Alex

This online video in Bulgarian focuses on raising awareness and acceptance of autism with young children. It describes the internal sensory experiences of children with autism, an...

Classifications: Education,  Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Amazing Things Happen (Tagalog)

By Ameline, Alex

This online video in Tagalog focuses on raising awareness and acceptance of autism with young children. It describes the internal sensory experiences of children with autism, and ...

Classifications: Education,  Autism Spectrum Disorders

Navigating College

A Handbook on Self Advocacy

By Eveleth, Alexander; Vivian, Amanda; Sinclair, Jim; Grantham, Leah Jane; Brown, Lydia with Davis, Samatha April; Kapp, Steven; Gross, Zoe

This online guide features a number of essays written by autistic people about post-secondary, university, and college education. The essays offer advice about self-advocacy, inde...

Classifications: Education,  Adults With ASD

College and Students on the Autism Spectrum

Yale Autism Seminar

By Volkmar, Fred; Thierfeld Brown, Jane

This online video (55 min), part of the Yale Autism Program's undergraduate seminar on autism, provides an introduction to the topic of post-secondary students on the autism spectr...

Classifications: Adults With ASD,  Education