If you’re like me and you follow a number of autism websites, blogs, Twitter feeds and Facebook pages, you will have noticed there is a diversity of feelings and approaches to what is officially called World Autism Awareness Day. Awareness or acceptance? Light it up blue, red, or taupe? Focus on family struggles or on respecting the value of each […]
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This week MFEAT (Manitoba Families for Effective Autism Treatment) launched a media campaign through CTV News and the Winnipeg Free Press to increase funding to St. Amant’s autism program. This is one parent’s thoughts about autism therapies offered in Manitoba: In each of our meetings, we discuss a little bit about advocacy, a little bit of politics, and we share a […]
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An election is coming. We are at a critical point in terms of supporting the families of children with autism in this province – many fall through the cracks, and ADAPT has been encouraging our government – and potential new provincial leaders – to consider how the system might work better for all families and their children, regardless of location […]
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In the past few weeks, the St. Amant ABA program has been told by the government that they needed to restructure in order to cover kids in their program for longer into their school years and to get more kids off the pre-school waitlist. To help do this, there was a comparatively small increase in the funds for the program, about […]
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In British Columbia, children diagnosed with autism receive funding, which they can use to choose a service provider from an approved Registry of Autism Service Providers. Up until now, ABA has been the the main therapy available, along with clinician supports. However, after 10 years of requesting, the Ministry for Children and Families Special Needs have just included DIR Floortime, RDI, […]
Read moreThere’s a lot yet to learn about autism, and research is important for developing a fuller understanding of how families can support their kids. Here’s an opportunity for dads of all kinds (step, grand, regular…) to share what they know about interacting with their kids with autism. Please help if you can!
Read moreFor the last two years, ADAPT’s goal has been to raise awareness that children with autism and their families are diverse. When children are diagnosed, they are put on a wait list for access to a family services worker (who acts as a guide to services), and occupational, speech, and physical therapy. They are also offered a choice of autism-specific […]
Read moreHow should Manitoba businesses be ready and able to serve and accommodate our children and other people with disabilities? What barriers can be removed to encourage active participation and inclusion of people with disabilities in our communities? Here is an opportunity for input regarding public standards of accessibility for people with disabilities, from the Disabilities Issues Office, Province of Manitoba: […]
Read moreFrom a Family With a Recently Diagnosed Child Our daughter was diagnosed with autism in February, 2014 at the age of 30 months. It took concerned family members, speech delay (and loss) and a noticeable difference when interacting (or rather, not interacting) with her peers for us to bring our concerns to our pediatrician. Fortunately, she was seen by the […]
Read moreApril 2 is on the calendar as World Autism Awareness Day. Lots of people are doing lots of things to mark the occasion, and everyone has their own perspective on the meaning of the day. There is a vibrant and active community of adults with autism and parents of children with autism in the blogging world, many of whom would […]
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