The Power and Passion of our Volunteers
“The Power and Passion of our Volunteers” is one of the many important themes covered in the video, “Connecting The Autism Community Through Story”. Watch the full video here.
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Living a Meaningful Life
“Living a Meaningful Life” is one of the many important themes covered in the video, “Connecting The Autism Community Through Story”. Watch the full video here.
Happy Birthday Matthew!
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 1:1 support, has had behavioural issues throughout his life, and will always require support. He does not understand the dangers that you and I do – stopping and looking before crossing the…
Commemorating World Autism Awareness Day
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 you may read one of the many news stories or articles in the papers. Most of these articles will focus on the elemental mechanics of autism and also on the…
Lucky
Our family joined Autism Ontario in 1993, twenty years after it began and shortly after our daughter Grace was diagnosed with autism. Our membership number was 109, hinting at the humble beginnings of this organization at the half-way point in its history. But that was also a different time: when Grace was diagnosed, we were…
Building on Strengths
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 people knew what it was and the information that was available, mostly through books I found in the library, painted a very dire prognosis….
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