Announcing our new name: Autism Alliance of Canada
June 14, 2022
Autism Alliance of Canada announces a new name to better reflect a more holistic and strengths-based approach to autism.
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CAHS Assessment on Autism Report is Now Available
May 12, 2022
The Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) releases the Assessment of the Autism report: “Autism in Canada: Considerations for future public policy development.“
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Seeking participants: Examining Criminal Justice with Autistic Adults in Canada
May 6, 2022
Autism Alliance of Canada announces the launch of Examining Criminal (In)Justice Across the Autism Spectrum, a project aimed at studying the experiences and perceptions Autistic people have of the criminal justice system.
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Policy Development Working Group Announcement for Summer 2022: Accessibility, Developmental Disabilities, and Employment
May 6, 2022
Autism Alliance of Canada launches a policy development working group in partnership with Inclusion Canada, aimed at inclusive employment through the development of policy recommendations on accessibility for developmental disabilities.
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Announcing the 2022 Autism Alliance of Canada-Kids Brain Health Policy Development Practicum Fellows
April 22, 2022
Autism Alliance of Canada announces the recipients of the 2022 Autism Alliance of Canada-Kids Brain Health Network Policy Development Practicum Fellowship. The fellows will be gathering information on national autism strategies from countries that have signed the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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Whitney Hodgins Presented with the First Annual Jim and Ginette Munson Autism Leadership Award (2022)
April 5, 2022
Whitney Hodgins, autism and mental health advocate, receives the first annual Jim and Ginette Munson Autism Leadership Award during the 8th Annual Canadian Autism Leadership Summit (2022) hosted by the Autism Alliance of Canada.
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Autism Alliance of Canada hosts the 8th Annual Canadian Autism Leadership Summit
March 28, 2022
Autism Alliance of Canada hosts its 8th Annual Canadian Autism Leadership Summit (CALS2022), this year focused on themes chosen by the Public Health Agency of Canada as they lead the creation of the National Autism Strategy.
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A new report from the Public Health Agency of Canada: What this report tells us
February 15, 2022
An overview of the main takeaways from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)'s “Autism spectrum disorder: Highlights from the 2019 Canadian health survey on children and youth.”
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Share Your Story: Workplace Experiences from Employees on the Autism Spectrum and Managers of Autistic Employees
January 10, 2022
A call to action for employees on the Autism Spectrum and managers of Autistic employees to share their experiences to aid in the development of a resource to help employers support employees on the autism spectrum.
Read moreFunding Change in B.C. Speaks to Urgent Need For National Autism Strategy
December 1, 2021
Autism Alliance of Canada urges prioritization of a national autism strategy in the wake of BC announcing the implementation of a new service system for neurodiverse children that prevents access to individualized funding for families.
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