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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Service dogs are fast becoming an accepted and recognized support for children and adults with autism. In addition to helping with safety concerns such as wandering, service dogs also provide social-emotional and sensory support that can help children cope with a sometimes chaotic world, give them opportunities to interact and play, and even help them sleep well. Here is one family’s story. […]
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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 […]
Read moreLindenwoods Play Group starts Thursday, October 8th, from 6 to 8 pm At the Gym in Van Walleghem School 1 Princemere Rd, Winnipeg We all know our kids need opportunities to move and play through the year. Sometimes it can be hard, however, to find a setting that’s safe and comfortable for our children and for ourselves as we engage them […]
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The Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre (MATC) offers seminars throughout the year to support parents and educators. These seminars provide information on various topics related to parenting or teaching children with autism. This year’s seminars include: Reading, Writing, and Executive Functioning – Friday, October 2 Building Connections – Friday, November 27 School Age Seminars – Thursday and Friday, January 28-29 Self-Regulation 2015-2016 – Friday, February […]
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Interested in having your school or daycare team learn more about the developmental approach used in the Relate Program (RDI)? These workshops are open to all, register soon, as the first workshop is next week! Parents may join, but are recommended to consider the 7-week evening series, Promoting Flexible Thinking with Your Child at Home. Next available session begins Tuesday […]
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If you’re interested in developmental therapies in general, and DIR/Floortime in particular, you might have heard of the PLAY Project. It’s a DIR-based program in Michigan, run under the leadership of Richard Solomon. This video provides a sense of what the program is like. The PLAY Project recently completed a three‐year trial looking at 128 children in five different settings. […]
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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 moreEveryone you know and everyone you will ever meet is special and different in some way. The world would be a boring place if people were all the same. It’s our differences that make us all unique and interesting. That’s the starting point of the Autism Acceptance Book by Ellen Sabin, written to help elementary school students look beyond the […]
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