New AID Resources for B.C. Families & Professionals
The Autism Information Database (AID) hosts over 2,000 information and community resources. ACT’s staff source great information resources internationally as well as B.C- based support groups and service providers. We want to ensure we cover the province – please submit a new resource from your community.
Summer Camps Searchable on the AID
In May we have been busy collecting information on summer camps – summer is almost here and camps are filling up fast. There are currently over 100 B.C. summer camps listed on the AID. Narrow the search further by searching a specific city or use your postal code to see the closest options. A few examples of camps available on the AID:
- The Canucks Autism Network (CAN) is running a Multisport Day Camp at the Shaw
nigan Lake School July 16 &17. See the AID link for CAN’s Vancouver Island programs for details. - Summer Social offers campers the opportunity to connect with peers while learning Social Thinking concepts.actcommunity.ca/resource/1615/
- The Hands on Summer Camp from the Elizabeth Buckley School offers programming based on science, technology, engineering, arts and math and is for typical children as well as those with special needs, ages 4-12. actcommunity.ca/resource/1652/
New Tool: Identifying Levels of Social Communication
CanChild researchers at McMaster University have developed a new tool to help identify levels of social communication skills among children with ASD. The Autism Classification System of Functioning: Social Communication (ACSF:SC) provides a standardized and simplified way for clinicians, therapists, teachers, and parents to talk about what a child’s social communication abilities are. See the AID to read up on this new tool for details and contact information.
Video: The History of Autism and Vaccines
A link to The Vaccines Controversy: The history of the alleged relationship between autism and vaccine is available on the AID. This eight minute video explains the alleged link between vaccines and ASD and outlines various research studies.
ACT Funded by Canada Summer Jobs to Hire Students to Enhance the AID
ACT has received funding from Canada Summer Jobs to hire two summer students to work on the AID and other projects. This federal program helps not-for-profits like ACT to create summer job opportunities to allow students to gain experience.