Negotiating the Meaning of ‘Evidence Based’ Autistic Programming: A Survey
An #ActuallyAutistic student in his 4th undergrad degree in Ontario is doing research on expertise and autism, and why self-advocates seem shut out of the conversation. Autistic people and organizations, as well as most non-ABA community organizations and...
Meetings with MPs
Photos Copyright AutismDATA.org Earlier today I had the pleasure of meeting with Alberta MP, Mike Lake, father of an autistic young adult and advocate for autism support. We discussed how we can bring autism communities together to improve supports and...
Please sign the petition against the ‘Add Our Voices’ autism campaign
Please sign A4A's petition against the Add Our Voices autism campaign and in favour of autistic inclusion in national policy-making discussions. You can find the petition HERE. Why are we signing this petition? Because we want CHOICE in services and...
Submit your questions by May 2nd for Ontario’s Autism strategy!
We have another chance to be heard by the government! Even if your question is not chosen, the more questions we send will send a message to this government: We want CHOICE in approaches to autism therapy. Ask a question like, "When will parents have a...
Autism Acceptance
April is Autism Awareness month but Autistics for Autistics (A4A) promote Autism Acceptance. They raised their own flag on Tuesday in Toronto for autistic pride. Members gave excellent speeches and had some good conversations with City representatives and some members...
Spring 2018 Bulletin now available
The Spring edition of the Autism D.A.T.A. bulletin is available! This issue features a new assessment protocol, a new developmental boarding school, new research, parent course, conferences, advocacy & podcast. CLICK HERE to view the Spring 2018 bulletin....
It’s the conversation, not the words alone that supports language development
A study out of MIT published in February's psychological Science online found that back-and-forth exchanges between parent and child—that is, engaging children in conversation—is what boosts the brain's response to language. Floortime coaches parents how...
Recent study shows results with an Improvisational Music Therapy Program
A recent study investigated the effectiveness of a Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR) improvisational Music Therapy Program on social communication for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and found improvements in areas of...
Have your say about the Ontario Autism Program!
Today Autism Ontario sent out a survey for parents to complete about the new Ontario Autism Program. Please, parents, fill out this survey and let the expert committee know that you want coverage for more than just behavioural services! What about...
Registration is open for the final Tele Town Hall about the Ontario Autism Program
Registration is open for the final virtual Tele Town Hall about the Ontario Autism Program. Please sign up HERE and call in on Wednesday night at 7:00 to have your voice heard by Minister Couteau and the OAP director, Sarah Hardy. Before calling in, please...
