IAC Summer Newsletter 2020

The Transition to Life Kingston participants had a great outing with Kingston 4 Paws Service Dogs.   The group met at St Lawrence College to Kingston 4 Paws Service Dogs. The organization spent some time talking to the group about why they train service dogs, what commands they use, how these dogs are important to…

Our Transition to Life Kitchener/Waterloo course now has an extended application deadline of June 20th. The course will operate every Wednesday from September 14th to November 30th. Classes will run from 6:00 – 9:00 pm.  For more information about this program please visit our Transition to Life page. To apply please email us with your Name, Age, Address,…

Note: This article was originally published in 2017 Living independently is something to which I believe everyone aspires. The freedom such independence promises is borderline intoxicating, especially to a young adult.  That said, independence is not something that comes as easily as one may think, and when you add an ASD to the mix, becoming…

Social Support is essential for all parents, but especially those who are parenting a child on the Autism Spectrum. To overcome isolation parents should consider developing social coping strategies. Having at least 2-3 close personal connections that we can trust to lean on and connect with weekly can provide parents with a greater sense of…

” When life’s special moments – with Erik and autism – offer themselves up, I write them down. I call them ‘ASD Snapshots’… Here is one about Erik’s New Years resolution… and his capacity for absolute empathy… Which, of course, you know ‘absolutely exists’… 🙂 ” -Teresa

Time is running out to apply for Transition to Life in Ottawa and Kingston! Apply by this Friday, January 23rd.  Click here to fill out an application.  For more information visit the Transition to Life page or contact us.