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Reach News
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Thank YOU! Reach scores big at McHappy Day. McDonald's restaurants in Ladner and Tsawwassen raised almost $7,000 for Reach Child and Youth Development Society during one of the most successful McHappy Days ever last Wednesday. Click here to read more and see photos
- SAVE THE DATE! Reach`s 54th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Saturday October 19th, 2013 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at The Surrey Nature Centre 14225 Green Timbers Way, Surrey, BC. Join us for the morning presentation on the importance of social and emotional health across the age spans, and in voting in our new leadership for 2013/2014. A box lunch will be provided. Our AGM is free to all families who attend Reach programs and to our membership. Registration is required. More details to come. To book your spot early call 604-946-6622 ext.0 or email here
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New Support Group for Reach Parents at Two Locations
Thanks to everyone who has come to the new parent support groups at Reach. This is a place where parents of children can come to talk and share ideas, stories and solutions. Whether you are new to diagnosis, treatment, advocacy and adjustment to your child's additional needs or you are an experienced parent who can give new parents a helping hand or you are struggling at any point in your journey, come and share with us.
Here are the dates and times (you can come to both):
North Delta
Every second Tuesday of the month
6:30 - 8:00
11425 84th Avenue (Play & Learn Centre)
South Delta
Every fourth Wednesday of the month
6:30 - 8:00
#3 - 3800 72nd Street (Reach main site near Boundary Bay Airport)
Call if you want more information (604) 946-6622 Ext 347 See you there!!
- Parent Circle: Parent Support Circle is a free, monthly, confidential parent gathering with a focus on parenting children with ADHD or behaviour challenges. Led by trained facilitators. The last Friday of every month from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
at Reach, #3 3800 72nd street Ladner
To register call Lisa at 604-946-6622 ext.342 or email here
or call Bella at 604-569-3110 or email here
- We're building a child development centre in the heart of the community. Click here to find out how you can help.
Click here to see our WEBSITE! 
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Autism - NEW DSM V Controversy
- Temple Grandin on DSM-5: "Sounds like diagnosis by committee". When it comes to autism, Grandin argues we're paying too much attention to labels -- and not enough to individuals. My research on subtypes of sensory problems got me thinking about the limitations of labels. I realized that two different labels - underresponsive to sensory input, and overresponsive to sensory input - can describe the same experience: too much information! The labels might be useful, but, as in the skiing example, their usefulness depends on what you want to know. Do you want to know what the behavior looks like from the outside? Or do you want to know what the experience feels like from the inside? Do you want a description for a set of symptoms - a diagnosis? Or do you want a source for a particular symptom - a cause? Click here to read more
- Safeminds: Impact of the DSM-5 Criteria for ASD - Community Update - May 2013. This month, the American Psychiatric Association will publish the latest edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual - the DSM-5. The manual contains significant changes to the diagnostic criteria for individuals with autism. Click here to read more
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New DSM combines four conditions under one umbrella called Autism Spectrum Disorder. Those with Asperger's among many nervous about how changes will affect services. David Moloney says changes to Asperger's are "distressing," because the "Aspie" identity is widely recognized, distinctive and important to him and many others. Click here to read more
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New DSM Brings Change, Assurances For Those With Autism. Among the most controversial changes to the manual is its updated definition of autism. The psychiatric association decided to eliminate the diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome and instead fold it as well as childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive developmental disorder, not otherwise specified into the broader category of "autism spectrum disorder," with clinicians indicating a level of severity. Click here to read more
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THE SPARK! Boy Genius Diagnosed With Autism Has IQ Higher than Einstein.
Kristine Barnett noticed that her little boy Jacob - whom doctors had tagged as autistic - seemed to have a fascination with patterns. So she took him out of his school's special ed program and let him study the things he's passionate about. Now Jacob is on his way to winning a Nobel Prize. And mom has written a book called THE SPARK! Click here to read more
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- Study: Nearly 1 In 3 With Autism Socially Isolated. Young adults with autism are often left out socially, with new research finding they are less likely to receive phone calls and invites from friends than even those with other types of developmental disabilities. Click here to read more
- Tech Giant To Recruit Workers With Autism. A leading software company, with offices in the United States and around the globe, is launching a strategic effort to hire people with autism in order to tap their unique talents. The Germany-based software giant SAP said that it will recruit individuals with the developmental disorder for jobs as software testers, programmers and data quality assurance specialists. Click here to read more
- People with autism are not necessarily meant to be computer programmers. Setting aside our own family's reality-that an SAP job would be completely inappropriate for my son, now 25-I envision enormous potential for failure and disappointment. True, these come with the autism "territory." This neuro-biological, communication disability is, indeed, both an epidemic and a puzzle not easily solved, even by a mass hiring like this one. Click here to read more
- Video: Daniel Tammet's superbrain. Daniel Tammet is regarded by some as the smartest person in the world, holding the record for memorization of Pi and able to learn new languages in a matter of days to fluency. He also has synesthesia, and is a the best selling writer of Click here to see this video
- Fraser Valley Autism Society (FVAS) Click here for website!
- The Fraser Valley Autism Society has resumed its free monthly meetings
for the season. Meetings will alternate between Chilliwack and Abbotsford on a monthly basis. For more information please visit Our website here or email HERE
Karen Davis,President, Fraser Valley Autism Society
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ADD/ADHD -
Not Just Teammates - Friends. You've signed your kid up for organized activities - but it takes more than that to help her make real friends in dance class or on the team. The usual suggestion parents give each other to help their children make friends is to put them in an organized activity - a team, a class, or scouts. This is helpful, but it's only the first step. Research shows that organized activities by themselves don't improve friendships. Take these steps and your child will have more fun, more play dates, and lasting friendships. Click here to read more
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Help for Moms with ADHD. Being a mom with ADHD can be tough. Here's help. Being a mom is a hard job, whether you're a stay-at-home parent or a busy professional trying to balance a career, kids and everything else. It's doubly hard when you're a mom with ADHD. If you have a child with ADHD, there's a 60 percent chance that either you or your mate also qualifies for diagnosis. And it's not always Dad. Doctors have found that in families that have two ADHD children, there was an equal chance that either the mother or the father had ADHD. Click here to read more
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Secrets of the ADHD Brain. Most people are neurologically equipped to determine what's important and get motivated to do it, even when it doesn't interest them. Then there are the rest of us, who have attention deficit. ADHD is a confusing, contradictory, inconsistent, and frustrating condition. It is overwhelming to people who live with it every day. The diagnostic criteria that have been used for the last 40 years leave many people wondering whether they have the condition or not. Diagnosticians have long lists of symptoms to sort through and check off. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders has 18 criteria, and other symptom lists cite as many as 100 traits. Click here to read more
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Understanding Your ADHD Diagnosis: Medical Information About Attention Deficit. A doctor talks about ADHD symptoms, causes, misconceptions and treatments associated with a diagnosis. In recent years, there's been another major shift in our understanding of ADHD. Increasingly, researchers are recognizing that ADHD symptoms overlap with impairments in what neuropsychologists call executive functions. The term refers not to the activities of corporate executives, but to the brain's cognitive management functions. The term is used to refer to brain circuits that prioritize, integrate, and regulate other cognitive functions. Click here to read more
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Learning Disabilities: Recognizing Dysgraphia in Children with ADHD.
Dysgraphia is a learning disability that sometimes accompanies ADHD and affects writing skills, handwriting and spelling. How to recognize the symptoms... Austin has dysgraphia, a learning disability that can accompany attention deficit disorder (ADD ADHD). Dysgraphia affects handwriting, spelling, and the ability to put thoughts on paper. It makes the process of writing maddeningly slow, and the product often illegible. Forming letters requires such effort that a child may forget what he wanted to say in the first place. Click here to read more
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ADHD 2.0: New Questions in Sixth Grade and Beyond. As a child grows into his middle years, parents need to upgrade his understanding of ADHD and give him a new toolbox of strategies for the challenges ahead.You can find a lot of great advice on explaining ADHD to a young child - many parents use the analogy from Dr. Ned Hallowell of having a "racecar brain with worn-down brakes."But as children grow, their thinking becomes more complex. At the same time, academic and social challenges increase, so simple explanations fall short during middle school.Preteens need an upgrade in information about ADHD, as well as new study and organization strategies. Revisiting the discussion during the middle years also paves the way for helping your child monitor his own behavior and needs, and start taking on the responsibility for managing the condition. Click here to read more
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Tease-Proof Your Preteen with ADHD. Practicing social skills at home will make school a much friendlier place for your child with ADHD. During a recent visit to a school, I noticed a student, Danny, roughhousing with a classmate. The boy said, "Stop it," but Danny laughed and continued, seemingly oblivious to his friend's irritation. When questioned later about this interchange, Danny responded, "He likes it when we play rough." Later that day, Danny was clueless as to why he was teased and called "loser" by his offended friend. Click here to read more
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Bring Out Your Child's Inner Executive. Six ways for parents to improve executive dysfunction in kids with attention deficit. Parents of children and teens who have been diagnosed with ADHD know all about kids' executive function challenges at home. You ask your nine-year-old son to clean up his room, and an hour later, in the middle of watching his second episode of The Big Bang Theory, he says that he forgot you asked him to do it. Click here to read more
- Winning Women. After a diagnosis of attention deficit, these six women blazed a path to success and happiness. Click here to read about these women!
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Career Advice from Powerful ADHD and LD Executives. Career advice from 5 top executives who transformed their attention deficit disorder or learning disability into an asset in the workplace. Besides having difficulty in school, these executives share another thing in common: They all suffer from ADHD or learning disabilities. Neeleman has ADHD; Swonk, Meckler, and Schwab have dyslexia; and Orfalea has both. Each managed to turn his or her liabilities into assets on their respective career paths. If you have difficulty with organization, reading, or remembering math facts, these entrepreneurs prove that such limitations don't preclude a bright future. Click here to read more
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A Great Summer Vacation for Your ADHD Child. Parenting tips to help make summer vacation a happy one for your ADHD child and the whole family...When your child has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you can make two safe predictions about summertime: Your child is likely to get bored easily and often; and he's almost as likely to become demanding - of your time, attention, and patience. The way to manage summer's lack of structure is to strike the right balance between free time and planned time. Use these guidelines to light your way. Click here to read more
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Down Syndrome - Parents say teen with Down syndrome victim of bullying. 14-year-old Daniel McGregor dreads his ferry commute from Bowen Island to West Vancouver. A Bowen Island family says the West Vancouver School District is failing to protect their 14-year-old son from bullying by refusing to provide supervision for his daily ferry rides to and from school. Click here to read more
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Study Sheds Light On Down Syndrome, Possible Treatments. New research is offering clues about what's happening in the brains of people with Down syndrome and why they often appear to age more rapidly than others. Click here to read more
- September 2013-June 2014 programs at the Down Syndrome Research Foundation in Burnaby are open for registration and include:
Reading and Communication (small group adult) Tuesday/Thursday mornings
Reading and Communication Plus (small group adult) Monday/Wednesday full day in Burnaby and in Surrey
Reading Comprehension (small group adult) Friday afternoon
Money Math and Budgeting (small group adult) Tuesday/Thursday mornings
Social Communication and Navigation (small group adult) Tuesday/Thursday afternoons
Pathway to Independence Tuesday full day (Surrey only for RAC Plus alumni)
The next 8 week block of one to one reading (all ages) starts the week of July 2nd and registration starts on June 4th.
The next 10 week block of one to one speech and language therapy (all ages) starts the week of July 29th and registration starts on June 24th.
Our summer school registration has begun and all sessions are filling up quickly. The sessions are two weeks each and there are three different sessions to choose from. Please contact us soon to reserve a space for your student.
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A Night to remember III: Life is but a Dream
June 7, 2013 6:30-11:30pm
$15 per ticket
Venue: Century Plaza Hotel & Spa (1015 Burrard St., Vancouver BC)
Attire: Dress to Impress! Full Dinner will be Served!
ages 15-35 years old
Tickets will NOT be sold at the door
in order to reserve your place at the Night to Remember III Gala:
Tickets are available only by calling the DSRF (604-444-3773) and ask for hina
If payment is by cheque(s), please make payable to:
down Syndrome Research Foundation
(1409 Sperling ave, Burnaby BC)
Special Room Rates are available at the Century Plaza Hotel & Spa for people wanting to stay overnight
- The RUN UP FOR DOWN SYNDROME is on Sunday,June 3, 2013 at SFU. I have just done what I agreed to do....and set up our team , called TEAM GRANVILLE ISLAND...named after a group of us who have breakfast at 8 am every Sunday morning at Granville Island. BUT, we are NOT EXCLUSIVE...we welcome anyone to join the team and walk with us ( or join us for breakie )...or if you can't walk and want to donate to our team...we would so appreciate that also. So, if you would like to join TEAM GRANVILLE island, or donate to our team, go to the DSRF website HERE, go to Run up for Down Syndrome and register under TEAM GRANVILLE ISLAND......( ps you get a t shirt with that name on it and it saves you $10) Or you can start your own team, think you only need 10 to sign up for a team. Any questions...please ask away.....We have fast walkers, medium fast and then me...the slowest one in the race!!! I would love to have company walking....
- 2014 Mission Possible Down Syndrome Cruise Conference
7 nights round trip to Alaska ! On board Celebrity's Solstice Ship - the Jewel of Alaska
Departs July 4, 2014 from Seattle, Washington.Please join us for the next Mission Possible Down Syndrome Cruise Conference. This conference will have speakers covering Education, Biomedical and Therapies for Down Syndrome. It is open to:
· Children and Adults with Down syndrome
· Parents
· Caregivers
· Teachers
· School Aids
· Homeschool community · Therapists
You will all benefit from our fantastic group of speakers. The networking and connections made on this Cruise will be a wonderful experience for everyone who joins us. Click here for more information
- You are Invited to a Delta Down Syndrome Support Group meeting: OUR GOALS ARE
· To provide guest speakers (Reach therapists, community
professionals and other programs) to discuss common issues
· To provide support and information to families in Delta who
have a child with Down Syndrome
· To help connect parents of children with Down Syndrome
· To provide monthly meetings for parents and their children
· To provide on-site child minding while you attend the
discussion
When: First Thursday of each month
Where: Reach Developmental Preschool North Delta
10921 - 82nd Avenue, Delta, BC
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cost: No charge
Light refreshments provided
Please RSVP to Sarah Garnham at 604-946-6622 extension 321.
or email here
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Education - Hearing impaired student fights 'segregation'. Did the Delta School District offer a hearing impaired student a spot on its bus service after hearing he might go to the BC Human Rights Tribunal? Click here to read more
- 11 Characteristics of Meaningful Work. To explain what meaningful work is, let's look at its characteristics. In short, however, meaningful work is employees' perceived positive value of what they are doing. It's a source of joy in their overall life. In the words of Max Depree, "[it's] maturing, enriching, and fulfilling, healing, and joyful." Click here to read more
- Parents/Caregivers of Special Needs Children in Surrey! If your child has "special needs" (any special need, diagnosed or not), you are invited to join us on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm for Surrey Kids Voice! Our guest speaker will be Anya Walsh, Events Manager, BC for Autism Speaks Canada.
The meeting will be held at: Surrey School District Administration District Education Centre
Room 2020, 14033 92nd Ave. Surrey, B.C. V3V 0B7
For more info, please call Cheryl Jensen, cell 604-690-5649 or email her here.
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FASD - Langley - FASD adoptive and foster parents. Monthly support group meetings for those with children who have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Info: Jamie, 604-530-5917.
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Medical - The Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre and the FORCE Society for Kids' Mental Health are pleased to announce an amazing lineup of educational events for the first half of the year 2013. Starting in January, we will be providing youth, families, educators and health professionals with opportunities to learn about topics from bullying, internet addiction, autism, cannabis use, and self-harm to developing self advocacy skills and involving dads in mental health care. These events are free of charge and open to everyone in British Columbia. To find out more about the dates, topics, and how you can join in, view our poster or visit our website HERE .
JUNE 20 Parental Mental Illness
Time Thursdays, 12-1pm (PST)
Registration PHONE 604-875-2084 or 1-800-665-1822
EMAIL HERE
WEB HERE
- Mind Matters e-newsletter provides new resources and programs offered by Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) BC Division and is committed to the mental health of British Columbians. Click here for the current edition
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Workshops and Training -
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Pinwheel Education Series
January-June 2013 Topics Lineup
JUNE 20 Parental Mental Illness
Time: Thursdays, from 12-1pm
Cost: Free, open to everyone!
To join the teleconference:
Telephone: DIAL 1.877.291.3022, enter CODE 4611577#, press *6 to mute after
you are connected
Questions? Contact us:
PHONE 604.875.2084 TOLL-FREE 1.800.665.1822 or email here
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The 2nd Annual Canadian ASD Vocational Conference: What Will It Take? Advancing Vocational Opportunities for Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders will be held at Canada Olympic Park Conference Centre Calgary, Alberta on June 6 and 7th, 2013. Click here for more information
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Register LIVE NOW The 2013 BC Summer Institute July 15 - 19, 2013 is led by the Family Support Institute in beautiful Vancouver. This event is designed to provide a robust learning environment that will facilitate strategic approaches to inclusion and belonging for all students in BC's elementary and secondary schools. Participants will include administrators, classroom teachers, resource teachers, other members of the School Based Team, paraprofessionals, therapists and parents. This institute is designed to give participants the foundation they have been looking for to complement good practice and give access to the resources necessary to properly facilitate belonging and inclusion for all students. Schools are encouraged to register as a team, ensuring that a variety of positions within it are represented. Individuals from across B.C. will be coming together to work with people who have been doing this work for decades and who have experienced success in all aspects of Inclusive Learning. (Attendees will have the option of enrolling in the Institute as a UBC undergraduate course for three credits.) Participants will leave with a common language around values, a shared understanding about how to facilitate strategies learned and an improved skill set to better put those strategies and values into action within their schools. Click here for more information
- July 22-26, 2013 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Neufeld Intensive Level 2: Challenging Childhood Problems. The focus of this Intensive is the challenging problems of childhood and youth: aggression, resistance, oppositionality, anxiety, dominance problems, bullying, compulsiveness, attachment problems, attention problems and more. The objective is to make sense of these problems and from this foundation of insight, to outline strategies for treatment and intervention.Click here for more information
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Save the date! J uly 24-28, 2013 - Brain Development & Learning Conference in Vancouver with world renowned speakers. Westin Bayshore Hotel, Vancouver, BC. A conference dedicated to making a difference. Be prepared to be inspired, empowered, perhaps even transformed. An interdisciplinary conference devoted to improving children's lives by highlighting innovative programs and by making the newest research and insights from neuroscience, child development, psychology, & medicine understandable & applicable to those who work directly with children. Click here for our website or here for our brochure
- ACT: Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders: Practical Applications (POPARD) - August 2013. This 30 hour course has recently been revised to reflect current research and evidence-based practice in teaching students with ASD. Instruction includes pre-readings, practical hands-on training through instructor demonstration and coaching. In addition, course participants complete applied exercises in the key elements of teaching and supporting students with ASD. Click here for more information
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COMMUNITY - An Introduction to Home Sharing. Tuesday, 13 August 2013 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (PDT) Maple Ridge, BC . WJS Training Division is excited to bring you this course designed specifically for persons wishing to care for individuals in their own home! "COMMUNITY" is a certificate course that will help prepare you to share your home, and life with an individual in care. This Certificate Course provides an understanding of:
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Contractual relationships and responsibilities, and
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Accessing supports and services in the community.
For More Information Contact the WJS Canada Training Division 604-465-5515 x 116 Click here for more information
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Hey! My Brain Doesn't Work That Way! Understanding Sensory Processing
Promoting Self-Regulation Supporting Stress Management by Marc Landry
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Full Day Workshop Friday September 27 2013
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- Integrated Play GroupsŪ Conference Sep 27 & 28, 2013 Vancouver, BC, Canada. Fostering Peer Play and Friendships for Children and Teens on the Autism Spectrum
Blending the Integrated Play GroupsŪ and Friend 2 Friend Models
Presented by Dr. Pamela Wolfberg and Heather McCrackenThis specialized two-day seminar brings together the Integrated Play GroupsŪ (IPG) and Friend 2 Friend (F2F) models to address the social, communication, play and friendship needs of individuals on the autism spectrum. Drawing on evidence-based practices, these complementary models enhance socialization, communication, emotional regulation, peer play and imagination in children and adolescents while building meaningful relationships with typical peers in inclusive school, community and therapeutic settings. Click here for moe information - Introduction to "Positive Behaviour Support" for Children with ASD and Other Developmental Disabilities (in Cantonese) 正面行為支持"與自閉及發展障礙兒童 【廣東話】
2013 年10月4日，星期五 - 溫哥華
Friday, October 4, 2013 - Vancouver
Presented by Dianna Yip, M.Ed., BCBA 教育系碩士, 國際認證行為分析師 葉曉欣 主講 Parents and main caregivers will be empowered to use practical strategies of Positive Behavior Support to prevent and change problematic behaviors in children with ASD and other developmental disabilities.
家長及主要照顧者能透過此講座了解"正面行為支持"的實用對策，進而預防及改變孩子的問題行為。Click here for more information
- Autism Canada Annual "Changing the Course of Autism" Conference
It's official! Autism Canada's annual conference will be held this year on October 24th and 25th in Victoria, British Colmbia at the Mary Winspear Centre (Sidney, BC). We will be partnering with the Victoria Society for Children with Autism.
Stay tuned for more details!
- The 6th Annual FASD Fall Conference: Understanding Trauma, will take place on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Douglas College in New Westminster. Registration will open in early fall 2013. Click here for more information
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Seasonal
- Eat, Drink and Be Well - a GAPS™ Camp July 28 -August 3, 2013. Come solo, with friends or family, and prepare to be nourished! Registered Holistic Nutritionist and Certified
GAPS practitioner, Kate Hutchinson, works nationally and internationally with families with
special needs children, helping them to optimize the health and development of their children, and themselves, using nutrition based on the principles of the GAPS diet protocol. This is a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in discovering new possibilities through this five-day course while the children are welcomed into an inclusive childrenʼs play program with wonderful supportive guides. For more information about the course contact Whole Family Nutrition (604) 708-8205 or click here
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KIDSMATTER SUMMER CAMPS 2013 (variety for different ages and locations)
1 Week programs for children with ASD and other Developmental Disabilities for Abbotsford, Langley and Surrey July and August 2013.
6-10 year olds 9:30am- 12:20 pm
11-15 year olds 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Includes Gluten and Casein free snacks (GFCF), and all required materials.
REGISTER BY PHONE OR E MAIL!!
Toll Free: 1 877-877-897-0633 LOCAL: 604-746-4331
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QUOTE of the day:
"Know Me: By My Name, Strengths, Abilities, Hopes, and Dreams,Not My Diagnosis"
- 11 Characteristics of Meaningful Work. To explain what meaningful work is, let's look at its characteristics. In short, however, meaningful work is employees' perceived positive value of what they are doing. It's a source of joy in their overall life. In the words of Max Depree, "[it's] maturing, enriching, and fulfilling, healing, and joyful." Click here to read more
- 8 Mindful Strategies to Release the Need to Control. Whenever we're facing an unpleasant or alarming situation, we're likely to become anxious and try to figure out what we can do instead of becoming quiet and seeking new ideas or revisiting what worked in the past. We quickly make a decision about our course and focus on getting others to agree to go along with the program. This desire to take control can lead to great suffering.
The Eightfold Path to Letting Go of the Need to Control. First Path: Wise View
In wise view, you recognize that it's not your job, nor is it in your power, to control what happens outside of you. You understand that instead, you can only control what happens within your own mind. Click here to read more
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AARGH MATEY!! Join Variety for a fantastic day in the sun!
Variety-The Children's Charity would like to invite you and your child to be our special guest
at this year's Variety Boat for Hope.
The kids will experience a magical day on the water as they are taken around False Creek to collect treasures, fend off pirates, get a little wet, and have the time of their lives. Each stop will have a different prize package for the kidss to enjoy...they may even get into a little mischief. The young pirates will retrun to the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club to a BBQ feast, and enjoy the many activities provided at our Treasure Island Carnival. Joins us for the costumes, the colour, the fun and we guarantee thee a day never to forget
Saturday, June 8
Royal Vancouver Yacht Club Jericho
- Langley Parent Support! The FiT Network Society A Social Educational Network created to get Families in Touch. Monthly FiT meets, seasonal family fun events and casual coffee nights provide opportunities for families who have children with special needs to "Get FiT*" - *Families in Touch. Click here for their website and current events
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To submit for our newsletter or have a question for Pam to research please contact her at
Parent Network
or 604-946-6622 ext 359.
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