Recherche

Join Jonathan Leef for a discussion about the current research on gender identity and sexuality in ASD. This webinar will focus on issues of capacity and consent, gender identity, and sexuality. Our hope is that this webinar will de-stigmatize these issues for parents and clinicians. 

Jonathan Leef, M.A. (Ph.D. Candidate)

Jonathan Leef M.A. (Ph.D. Candidate) is completing his final year of training to be a clinical psychologist, and is currently a doctoral candidate in the School and Clinical Child Psychology Program (SCCP) at the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). He has been working with children and youth with ASD and their families since 2002, through the Hospital for Sick Children’s Autism Research Unit, the Child, Youth and Family Program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), and through Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, where he is also a senior research coordinator in the Autism Research Centre. Jonathan recently defended his doctoral dissertation, which explored the relationships between gender dysphoria and ASD in children.

Le psychologue Jonathan Leef nous parlera de la recherche actuelle sur la sexualité et l’identité de genre chez les personnes TSA. Ce webinaire portera principalement sur les questions de la capacité et du consentement, de l’identité de genre et de la sexualité. Nous espérons que cette présentation contribuera à la dédramatisation de ces enjeux pour les parents et les cliniciens. 

Jonathan Leef, M.A. (candidat au doctorat)
Jonathan Leef, M.A. (candidat au doctorat), en est à dernière année de formation pour devenir psychologue clinicien. Il est candidat au doctorat à l’Institut d’études pédagogiques de l’Ontario (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education-OISE), de l’Université de Toronto (programme de psychologie scolaire et de psychologie clinique de l’enfant). Jonathan intervient auprès des enfants et des jeunes TSA ainsi que de leurs familles depuis 2002, à l’unité de la recherche sur l’autisme de l’Hôpital des enfants malades, dans le cadre du programme Enfance, Jeunesse et Famille au Centre de toxicomanie et de Santé mentale (CAMH), et aussi à l’Hôpital de réadaptation pour enfants Holland Blooview, où il occupe le poste de coordonnateur principal de la recherche, au Centre de recherche sur l’autisme. Jonathan a récemment défendu sa thèse de doctorat, qui analysait les relations entre la dysphorie de genre et le TSA chez les enfants.

This webinar will help parents, caregivers, and autistic people better understand the prevalence of psychiatric medication use in autistic individuals on the autism spectrum. It will also help caregivers of autistic individuals develop an approach for deciding when psychiatric medications are appropriate and aid them in evaluating the positive and negative effects of psychotropic medications.

Dr. Amanda Sawyer is a child and adolescent psychiatrist working in Toronto. Her clinical interests include working with children and adults on the autism spectrum, children with developmental disorders, and adults with intellectual disabilities. 

Ce webinaire aidera les parents, les fournisseurs de soins et les personnes autistes à mieux comprendre la prévalence de la médication psychiatrique pour traiter le trouble du spectre de l’autisme. Il aidera aussi les fournisseurs de soins aux personnes autistes à décider dans quelles circonstances la médication psychiatrique est appropriée et les guidera dans l’évaluation des effets positifs et négatifs de ce type de médication. À noter : Ce webinaire sera animé en anglais.

La docteure Amanda Sawyer est psychiatre pour enfants et adolescents, et exerce à Toronto. Ses intérêts cliniques englobent le travail auprès des enfants et des adultes qui ont un trouble du spectre de l’autisme, des enfants qui ont un trouble du développement et des adultes qui ont une déficience intellectuelle. 

Join Daniel Roth for a discussion about the health risks facing individuals with developmental disabilities, why exercise should be a priority, and how to overcome the barriers to accessing and participating in healthy activities. Learn what makes for a successful exercise program and simple strategies to help get your family moving this summer. 

Daniel Roth is a personal trainer, strength and conditioning specialist, and behaviour therapist. He has been working with adults and youth with special needs and developmental disabilities for the past 10 years. He is the owner and director of Level Up Fitness Academy which specializes in creating fitness programs for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Daniel Roth vous propose une discussion sur les risques pour la santé qu’encourent les personnes qui vivent avec des troubles du développement, vous explique pourquoi l’exercice devrait être une priorité et aussi comment surmonter les obstacles pour accéder et prendre part à de saines activités. Découvrez les éléments constitutifs d’un bon programme d’exercice ainsi que des stratégies simples pour aider votre famille à bouger cet été.

Daniel Roth est entraîneur personnel, spécialisé dans la force et le conditionnement physiques ainsi que thérapeute du comportement. Il œuvre depuis plus de 10 ans auprès d’adultes et de jeunes qui ont des besoins particuliers et des troubles du développement. Il est propriétaire et directeur de la Level Up Fitness Academy qui se spécialise dans la création de programmes de mise en forme pour les personnes qui vivent avec des troubles du développement.

Join Dr. Ross Greene (author of “The Explosive Child”) as he discusses CPS, (Collaborative and Proactive Solutions), an approach that recognizes challenging behaviour in children and equips parents to develop tools and techniques to reduce these challenging episodes.

What is CPS?
The CPS model has been implemented in countless families, schools, inpatient units, therapeutic group homes, and residential facilities. The approach sets forth two major concepts:

-First, challenging behaviour in children is best understood as the result of lagging cognitive skills (in the general domains of flexibility/adaptability, frustration tolerance, and problem solving) rather than as the result of passive, permissive, inconsistent or non-contingent parenting.
- And second, the best way to reduce challenging episodes is by working together with the child – collaborating – to solve the problems setting them in motion in the first place (rather than by imposing adult will and intensive use of reward and punishment procedures).

Presenter - Dr. Ross W. Greene, Ph.D

Dr Greene is an American clinical child psychologist and the developer of the research-based method now called Collaborative & Proactive Solutions. (CPS). He served on the faculty at Harvard Medical School for over 20 years, and is now adjunct Associate Professor in the
Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech and adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Science at the University of Technology Sydney in Australia.

Monsieur Ross Greene, Ph.D., (auteur du livre "The Explosive Child"), nous parlera des solutions collaboratives et proactives (Collaborative &
Proactive Solutions), une approche qui reconnaît l’existence de comportements à défi chez certains enfants et qui consiste à doter les parents d’outils et de techniques pour en réduire la fréquence et la durée.

Biographie du conférencier:

Ross W. Greene, Ph.D., est un pédopsychologue clinique américain et le concepteur d’une méthode basée sur la recherche, maintenant connue sous le nom de Collaborative & Proactive Solutions [solutions collaboratives et proactives].  Monsieur Greene a enseigné à la Medical School de l’Université de Harvard pendant plus de 20 ans et occupe présentement un poste de professeur associé au département
de Psychologie de la Virginia Tech University et de professeur adjoint à la faculté des Sciences de la University of Technology, de Sydney en Australie.

Join Dr. Stuart Shanker, author of "Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child (And You) Break the Stress Cycle" and "Successfully Engage with Life", as he discusses the importance of self-regulation for the wellbeing of adolescents with ASD. Dr. Shanker’s research has shown that Self-Reg,
(Dr. Shanker’s method for understanding stress and energy flow), is highly effective in helping parents, professionals and teens alike manage
the major stresses in their lives. Learn how stresses including independence, peer relationships, parent-child relationships and sexuality can be managed through self- regulation and well-being.

Presenter - Stuart Shanker

Stuart Shanker, D. Phil (Oxon), is a Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Psychology at York University, and the CEO of the MEHRIT Centre, Ltd. (www.self-reg.ca). His most recent book has garnered glowing reviews around the world, being published in Canada, the US, the UK, South Korea, Poland, Germany, The Czech Republic and The Netherlands, with further translations and foreign editions in the works.

Monsieur Stuart
Shanker, Ph. D., auteur du livre "Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child (And You) Break the Stress Cycle" and "Successfully Engage with Life", nous parlera de l’importance de l’autorégulation comme outil de bien-être des adolescents qui vivent avec l’autisme. Dans ses travaux de recherche, monsieur Shanker a en effet montré que l’autorégulation, la méthode qu’il préconise pour comprendre le stress et le flux de l’énergie, aide grandement les parents, les professionnels et les adolescents eux-mêmes à gérer les moments de stress intense au cours de leur vie. Venez découvrir comment l’autorégulation peut faciliter la gestion des états de stress engendrés par la vie autonome, les rapports entre pairs, les relations parents - enfants et la sexualité, et contribuer ainsi au bien-être de chacun et chacune.

Biographie du présentateur - Stuart Shanker

Monsieur Stuart Shanker, détenteur d’un doctorat en philosophie (Oxon), est professeur émérite chargé de recherches en philosophie et en psychologie à l’Université de York, et directeur général du Centre MEHRIT (www.self-reg.ca).
Son dernier ouvrage a été encensé par la critique partout dans le monde. Il a été publié au Canada, aux États-Unis, en Corée du Sud, en Pologne, en Allemagne, en République tchèque et aux Pays-Bas et a fait l’objet d’autres traductions et publications par des maisons d’édition étrangères.

This webinar, with Dr. Mohammad Zubairi, will promote a discussion and reflection on how frontline professionals may engage with elements of culture in their day-to-day practice, and how we can best learn from and collaborate with diverse autistic children and youth and their families.

Presenter - Dr. Mohammad Zubairi

Dr. Mohammad Zubairiis a Developmental Pediatrician at Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre & Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University. His primary area of clinical work is with children and youth with autism. He is a member of the McMaster Autism Research Team. He completed his clinical fellowship at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and a Master of Education through OISE (Ontario Institute of Studies in Education)/University of Toronto. He sits on the steering committee for PONDA (Physicians of Ontario Neurodevelopmental Advocacy) Network, and on the executive for the Section on Developmental Paediatrics at the Canadian Paediatric Society. He is also a board member for the SAAAC Autism Centre (South Asian Autism Awareness Centre). 

L’objectif de ce webinaire, avec Mohannad Zubairi, est de susciter des discussions et une réflexion sur la manière dont les professionnels de première ligne peuvent tenir compte d’éléments culturels dans leur pratique quotidienne ainsi que sur la meilleure façon de tirer des enseignements de nos interactions avec des enfants et adolescents autistes d’origines diverses et de leurs familles, et d’établir avec eux des relations de collaboration.

Dr. Mohammad Zubairi

Le Dr Mohammad Zubairi est pédiatre du développement au Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre et professeur adjoint au département de pédiatrie de l’Université McMaster. Il travaille principalement auprès des enfants et des adolescents qui ont reçu un diagnostic d’autisme. Il est également membre de l’équipe de recherche en autisme, de l’Université McMaster. Il a effectué son stage de clinicien boursier à l’Hôpital de réadaptation pour enfants Holland Bloorview et est détenteur d’une Maîtrise en éducation de l’Ontario Institute of Studies in Education (OISE)/Université de Toronto. Il siège au comité directeur du réseau PONDA (Physicians of Ontario Neurodevelopmental Advocacy) ainsi qu’à la haute direction de la section de la pédiatrie du développement, de la Société canadienne de pédiatrie. Il est également membre du conseil d’administration du centre de l’autisme, de la South Asian Autism Awareness Centre (SAAAC). 

Finding Your Way Through the Healthcare Maze: Lessons From Research on Health Services and ASD

This webinar will explore what happens when individuals with ASD are in crisis and have to visit their hospital emergency department. What leads to these visits, how can they be prevented, and what can we do to be better prepared when they happen? Ontario's health care access research in developmental disabilities program has been studying these issues and working closely with hospitals, families, and policy makers to develop solutions. Please join us to learn more about ways to be better prepared in emergency situations.

Presenter: Yona Lunsky, Ph.D., C.Psych

Yona Lunsky, Ph.D., C.Psych is the director of the Healthcare Access Research in Disabilities Program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.  She has received her Ph.D in Clinical Psychology from the Ohio State University, specializing in the area of dual diagnosis, followed by a two year postdoctoral fellowship in Toronto. She has written 100 research papers relating to developmental disabilities and health.

Girls On The Spectrum - Exploring Sex And Gender And Their Influence On Recognizing Autistic Characteristics

The autism spectrum has long been perceived as predominantly a male condition. However, many girls and women go undiagnosed, misdiagnosed or are diagnosed later in life. Recognizing autism in girls and women may be challenging because some of their behaviours present differently than boys and men. Their health care needs are often unrecognized or go unmet. Many experience mental health, self-identity and gender-related challenges, and inadequate or insufficient health care and social service supports.

In this webinar we will discuss
1) how sex and gender may influence the behavioural characteristics of autism; and,

2) what we have learned from observational studies and from the perspectives of girls and women themselves about how such characteristics might be recognized earlier and how their health care experiences can be improved. 

Research informed by a sex- and gender-lens can provide clues for future research and changes to clinical practices that can optimize supports for autistic individuals across the sex and gender spectra.

Dr. Meng-Chuan Lai and Dr. Yani Hamdani

Dr. Meng-Chuan Lai is Clinician Scientist and O’Brien Scholar in the Child and Youth Mental Health Collaborative at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, The Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto. He is Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He is also honorary Director of Gender Research in Autism at the Autism Research Centre of the University of Cambridge, and Adjunct Attending Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at the National Taiwan University. His vision is to bridge and integrate multi-level biological-cognitive-psychological-social research and clinical services. His clinical interests are in the risk and resilience processes across the lifespan in individuals with atypical social, cognitive and affective development (such as the autism spectrum, ADHD, anxiety and mood disorders), and how sex and gender modulate these processes. His current research investigates cognitive and neuro/biological bases of autism and associated neurodevelopmental conditions across the lifespan. A particular focus is on the complex relationships between autism and sex-related factors in development, impact of gender, and sex/gender differences.

Dr. Yani Hamdani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto, a Clinician-Scientist at the Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and an Adjunct Scientist at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital.  She is a qualitative health researcher and Occupational Therapist. Her current research examines the health and social experiences of girls and women on the autism spectrum, including how social assumptions about gender and disability influence these experiences.

Finding and reading information takes time. Therefore, finding time to do so is in itself a challenge. You are on this site in the hope that it will help guide you on your search for appropriate providers for your child. While you need to consider all the tips, it is not a “must-doeverythingon-the-checklist”. Take those that you find practical and suit your needs.

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La recherche et la lecture de documents d’information sont souvent de longues démarches. Trouver le temps de les entreprendre et de les mener à bien est donc un défi en soi. En visitant ce site, vous espérez être guidé dans vos recherches pour trouver des fournisseurs de services adaptés aux besoins de votre enfant. Il est important de prendre en compte tous les conseils qui suivent, sans cependant vous sentir obligé de faire tout ce qui figure sur la liste de vérification. Suivez les suggestions que vous trouvez pratiques et qui répondent à vos attentes.

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Educational software can be a valuable component in the array of methods and materials used to teach students who have Autism Spectrum Disorders and/or other developmental disabilities. The use of the computer and educational software provides several advantages to the learner.

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Le logiciel éducatif peut être un élément précieux dans l’éventail de méthodes et de matériel pédagogiques utilisés pour enseigner à des élèves ayant un trouble du spectre de l’autisme (TSA) et/ou d’autres troubles du développement.

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