Support for the 2008 Education Scholarships

I am sure that every chapter has a student with ASD or their sibling who is planning to go to college or university in the fall. Wouldn’t it be nice to know that they could apply for an Autism Ontario $1,000 scholarship, either as an individual on the autism spectrum or as a sibling? We support as many students as we receive the funding; dollars that primarily come from the support of Chapters. Help us continue our support of our very deserving young people. Please let Gayle (gayle@autismontario.com) know how much you would like to give to the Eleanor Ritchie Scholarship for Individuals with ASD and the Jeanette Holden Scholarship for Siblings of Individuals with ASD.

From Jean Woolford, Special Projects

Education Scholarships 2008

The two education scholarships for Autism Ontario are now posted on our website http://www.autismontario.com/client/aso/ao.nsf/web/Education+Scholarships

 

Jobs at Autism Ontario

Make a difference in the lives of individuals with ASD and their families.
Discover the exciting opportunities to work with Autism communities across the province.

Date Posted: March 17, 2008
Position: Program Coordinator - Realize Community Potential (This posting is for Essex County.)
Organization: Autism Ontario
Closing Date: March 31, 2008

Date Posted: January 10, 2008
Position: Bilingual Realize Community Potential (RCP) Program Supervisor
Organization: Autism Ontario
Closing Date: not specified

 

From our Executive Director:

Hello friends,

 If your child’s school or your local business hasn’t already signed up for the 2008 Together for Autism Campaign, please give serious thought to participating! The materials are new and vibrant and are excellent tools for promoting public awareness people with ASD.

 We have been able to support dozens of ASD researchers in Ontario with a portion of the funds raised annually through this campaign. Many of those students have gone on to work as clinicians, educators or full-time researchers in the field of ASD, many of them right here in Ontario. As a reminder of who we’ve supported already, check out this page on our website for a complete listing: http://www.autismontario.com/Client/ASO/ao.nsf/object/6+NewsLink+2004+Spring/$file/6+NewsLink+2004+Spring.pdf

You probably know someone on that list who already “pays it forward”.

 

Click for more information about the 2008 Together for Autism Campaign:

 

 

Dealing with Challenging Behaviour and ASD

RCP & Autism Ontario present workshops by Leslie Cohen and Antoinette Falco “Dealing with Challenging Behaviour and ASD”

 The Realize Community Potential Program and Autism Ontario invite parents, family members, educators, and other support staff to join us for workshops on positive effective supports that reduce problem behaviour.  The focus of this series is on school-aged children with ASD, but all are welcome.  Leslie Cohen is a psychologist and board-certified behaviour analyst who has worked with children with autism for 11 years.  Antoinette Falco is a clinical supervisor who specializes in the use of technology to support learning.  Topics for this workshop will include: 

• Positive behaviour plans that work
• Identifying environmental hotspots
• Secret triggers
• Individualizing visual supports
• Using activity schedules to promote independence
• Individual problem solving sessions 

Participants will learn specific techniques and will have the opportunity to make and take visual supports.
 Locations and Dates:
Toronto (April 5 & 6)
Hamilton (April 25 & 26)  
Ottawa (May 23, 24 and 25)

To register, contact Ethel Berry at 416-246-9592 x224 or ethel@autismontario.com

 

 

For more information on this event, visit our website at www.autismontario.com

 

ASD Service Map

Dear Friends,

Below you will find a poster inviting you to register your Autism Spectrum Disorder organization, program or service on the online information map at AutismConnects.  As supporters in this project, we encourage you to forward this poster to your colleagues, partner organizations and, if possible, to any service provider email lists.  Thank you for your help in spreading the word to populate the AutismConnects map!

We will be following this email with the poster inviting individuals to sign up at AutismConnects.

Kind regards,
Nancy Kelly
Autism Society Canada
nancy@autismsocietycanada.ca

 

 

Are You on the MAP? You are invited to sign up your Autism Spectrum Disorder program, service or organization at AutismConnects: www.AutismConnects.com Help us to populate this unique world-wide ASD Service Map!   The Autism Spectrum Disorders - Canadian-American Research Consortium (ASD-CARC), Autism Ontario (AO), Autism Society Canada (ASC), and the many organizations involved in AutismConnects are working together to meet the increasing needs of parents, families, adults with ASDs, caregivers, and other service providers by populating an easy-to-access, self-sustaining online information map, listing local, regional and national autism and Aspergers services. With a 10-fold increase in ASD diagnoses in the last 15-20 years, the need for service information and referral to ASD services, treatments and programs across the lifespan is critical. From first concerns, through diagnosis, choice of treatments and therapies, and transitions to school, the work place, and residential services and beyond, families and individuals on the spectrum are facing a myriad of challenges. Living with ASD generally means a lifetime spent searching for answers. Across Canada, Autism Societies and other referring non-profit organizations are inundated with requests for support and many do not have the resources to provide up-to-date local, regional and national referrals for: Diagnosticians Youth Support Services Specialists with ASD Experience ASD Information Providers Recreation and Leisure Programs Treatment/Therapy Providers Education Specialists Adult Support Services Family Support Services Financial/Legal Services Make your services known! AutismConnects’ ASD Service Map allows individuals and service providers to find available ASD services and information. Over time we hope that it will also help us to better identify and address the needs of geographically underserved areas. Become a member today – it’s free and simple. Just click on the link below to fill out a membership form. You can update your listing as often as you wish. Help us to connect – Please forward this invitation to your friends, family members and colleagues. For any technical difficulties with sign up, please contact techsupport@autismconnects.com. For poster distribution information, please contact nancy@autismsocietycanada.ca.

 

Disclaimer:  It is important to do your own research and make your own informed decisions. Please note Autism Ontario does not endorse any specific therapy, product, treatment, strategy, opinions, service, or individual. We do, however, endorse your right to information.