This month, a number of families of children with autism received a letter. The content of that letter has raised a lot of questions in the Manitoba Autism community. In Manitoba, families of children with disabilities are supported by Children’s disAbility Services. Each child has a case manager, often referred to as a family services worker. This person’s job is […]
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Happy fall! I hope everyone has had a good beginning to a new school year. As parents of kids with disabilities, we know that we always need to be looking out for learning opportunities to help us – and our school teams – support our kids. We’ve already posted about the educational seminars offered by the Rehabilitation Centre for Children. […]
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One of ADAPT’s key beliefs is that people are the expert of their own experiences. We advocate to government for a range of autism therapy options because we believe that parents know more about what their kids need than a one size fits all program possibly can – parents have an expertise regarding their children that government officials just can’t […]
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Our Federal government is planning on creating legislation to protect the rights of people with disabilities. Citizens are invited to give input as to what this legislation should look like. From the government website: Many Canadians continue to face barriers that affect their ability to participate in daily activities that most people take for granted. These could include: physical and […]
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Everyone 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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Autism isn’t always diagnosed in the preschool years. But if problems become evident after children are in the school system, it can be difficult to get a diagnosis. Here is one parent’s story of the difficulties that can come from misunderstanding the reason for a child’s struggles….
Read moreThis is a really important question that a lot of people, including school staff, are confused about. Before we answer it, we should take a quick look at what we hope that school should do for our children. The Purpose of School To answer this question, one pair of researchers asked tens of thousands of parents what they thought – […]
Read more“Our child can’t get into ABA, so I guess we’ll have to settle for Autism Outreach.” I’ve seen this comment a few times recently, and it makes me sad. People think they are settling for second best with our local Autism Outreach program (based on DIR/Floortime). The truth is, ABA and DIR/Floortime have quite different goals and perspectives. While ABA […]
Read moreWhen our children were diagnosed with autism, we found out why they responded to the world in the ways they did. After the diagnosis, it seemed my husband and I asked ourselves two questions: What do we do now? And which program do we choose? Many sites on the internet did not paint a picture of hope that our children […]
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Recently, I noticed my five year old daughter was not screaming and going into meltdown frenzy when I would vacuum. In the beginning, having the vacuum out and getting ready to clean would send my daughter into an instant meltdown. For the last four years, I was only able to vacuum when my husband took her for a walk or […]
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