Ontario Partnership for Adults with Aspergers and Autism - OPAAA

Welcome to our home page. OPAAA is a province-wide leadership group, and the collective voice of an estimated 50,000+ ADULTS living with ASD in Ontario. We are stakeholders in our autism community; parents, family members, researchers, clinicians, service providers, educators, advocates and adults with lived experience. Autism Ontario is the lead organization in OPAAA.

Person-Directed Planning Symposiums across Ontario in March

Ministry of Community and Social Services/Ministère des Services sociaux et communautaires. The Community and Developmental Services Branch of MCSS will be hosting five symposiums about Person-Directed Planning.

The symposiums will be all day events and will be held in:
· Ingersoll on March 11
· Richmond Hill on March 23
· Ottawa on March 26
· Thunder Bay on March 29
· Sudbury on March 31

To Register, please contact Maribeth Christensen, MCSS by email to maribeth.christensen2@ontario.ca or phone 416-325-4252.

NADD 2010 International Conference, Toronto, April 14 - 16

The National Association for the Dually Diagnosed is the leading North American expert in providing professionals, educators, policy makers, and families with education, training, and information on mental health issues relating to persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities. The mission of NADD is to advance mental wellness for persons with developmental disabilities through the promotion of excellence in mental health care.

For conference details and registration information, please go to the Conference Brochure here.

Stages of Autism: Adolescence & Beyond, Hamilton, April 19 & 20

3rd Biennial International Conference for Parents, Caregivers, Service Providers & Professionals

We are once again producing another highly informative and multifaceted conference with a superb line-up of top notch speakers. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to attend a very unique conference that will provide an open forum for discussion and cover a multitude of topics related to adolescent and adult Autism Spectrum Disorders.

For conference details and registration information, please go to the Conference Website here