One Community,Many Voices

Hi my name is Aaron. I am 12 years old. I live with my family in Hamilton. My interests in cutting and drawing grew when I stayed home because of [...]

I was born twenty-two years ago to very loving parents. I struggled socially, with emotional regulation and with my physical coordination as a [...]

My name is Marshall, I’m 23 years old and was diagnosed with autism at 15. I struggled throughout my childhood living with a single mother that [...]

My name is Ashley. My story is unique in that I was diagnosed with autism later in my life as an adult at the age of 28. I’m currently now 34 [...]

My son attends Earl Kitchener Elementary school, a recognized autistic school for their programs and staff. He began this SK year with great [...]

This is true love, acceptance and understanding ! This is my little guy (who lives with Autism) being helped during a time of high stress by a [...]

Robbie and James are both on the spectrum and from a very young age we have had them participate in extra curricular activities. Both boys have [...]

Seven years ago, my principal came to me and said, “I have a great opportunity for you!”I looked at her with suspicion, because in [...]

My name is Sarah and I am a proud mom of two boys on the Spectrum – Robbie and James. These two boys have conquered so many obstacles over [...]

With all the negative stories we hear every day, I wanted to share something I hope makes you smile. I drove with Matthew for the first time. He [...]

My name is Michael Tanzer and I am 26 years old. I have brown hair, hazel eyes, I wear glasses like my parents and I have Autism Spectrum [...]

It eats at me. It eats at me during the night, when I sleep. It eats at me when his grandmother greets him and he doesn’t respond hello or [...]

By: Shelbylyn Lightner Everyone always asks me what is it like to have a little brother with autism. It’s a mix of emotions. I’m so [...]

My son Patrick Whyte was diagnosed with ASD, ADHD and Anxiety Disorder at age 7. At the time, I distinctly remember the psychiatrist telling [...]

Hi my name is Sean Sullivan, I have Autism, and I am very proud of this fact! I think of my Autism as a gift and super power because I know what [...]

April 2, 2016 was World Autism Day. This year, the South West Detention Centre partnered up with Autism Ontario in order to raise awareness. The [...]

  Hello, My name is Lucas Forbes and I am 24 years old. I was diagnosed with autism when I was in primary school and when I found out, life [...]

I am the parent of a 27 year old young man with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. When he was diagnosed at about the age of 3, it seemed that very few [...]

I am the parent of a 27 year old young man with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. When he was diagnosed at about the age of 3, it seemed that very few [...]

On April 2nd, my friend Haya and I set up a table in our high school (Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School) cafeteria. We had the flag as a [...]

To increase awareness for autism, our school (alongside many others) raised the flag to show support from all the students within our school [...]

My daughter was diagnosed when she was almost 3. Through our own challenges I struggled with how people viewed her. There was many comments from [...]

When I lived in China, I became intimately aware of what it was like to feel isolated. It’s not that I was alone, in fact, I had about 18 [...]

In the weeks leading up to April 2, 2013, I thought long and hard about the idea of having “the talk” with my son, Lucius.  I wondered how he was [...]

A father and his daughter got on the subway yesterday. She was young and in pigtails and she had autism. He held her tiny backpack between his [...]

Thankfully “Odin’s Story” went viral and social media gave a real problem the attention it deserves! For those who aren’t aware, Odin Camus is a [...]

Mon mari et moi sommes choyés d’avoir trois belles filles dont nous sommes très fiers. Nous vivons au Nord de l’Ontario et depuis que ma fille, [...]

When I met my wife Anne 26 years ago, it was an occasion that really should not have led to us being together all these years. I am 6 years older [...]

April 2nd 2015 is World Autism Day. To commemorate this day you’ll see many buildings and structures around the world lit up in blue, or [...]

Today is my son’s 22nd birthday. Matthew is a handsome, blonde, blue-eyed, tall young man. Matthew also has autism. He is non-verbal, needs [...]

As a person with High-Functional Autism (or HFA), I would like to share with you how I got my social skills improved in such an exponential rate [...]

~Illuminating, Celebrating and Cultivating the Good in Autism~ “That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse. What will your [...]

No story is more “Alex” to me than the one I often repeat about the boys in the beer store. When Alex was about 6 years of age he and I and his [...]

Anyone who knows me knows I am an optimist. I like to take the long view. I almost always see the glass half full. When it comes to my three [...]

Our family joined Autism Ontario in 1993, twenty years after it began and shortly after our daughter Grace was diagnosed with autism. Our [...]

The year – 1997. Imagine, the excitement of finally having your first born child in your arms after 9 very frustrating and stressful years of [...]