“Is THIS what I think it is?” Erik’s eyes twinkle. His dimples emerge, playful. “That depends,” I smile, slightly teasing, “…what you think it is…” “I think you know what I think,” he whispers, dimples escalating. A huge smile is brewing, threatening to erupt. He bites it back. This is better than Christmas.  “And I…

” 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

The Transition to Life Kitchener Waterloo course was a great success! We would like to congratulate the Transition to Life Kitchener Waterloo participants for their involvement in the program and for all of their hard work and dedication.  Graduates, please keep in touch! We always love to hear updates on what you are up to!

     We wanted to extend a big thank you to Margaret Spoelstra, Executive Director of Autism Ontario, and Ross Woledge, from Odgers Berndtson, for all of the fundraising support they have contributed to make Transition to Life Kitchener Waterloo a success!  Mrs. Spoelstra and Mr. Woledge attended the Transition to Life ceremony and presented participants…

Today we have the opportunity to get up close and personal with 18-year old novelist Patrick Taylor as he talks about his first book Minority, which was published earlier this year. Q: So, you’re an author. Tell us about the book. A: Minority is set in a dystopian future where a cruel government rules the…

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,…

The Transition to Life program will be running in Kitchener Waterloo this fall on every Wednesday from September 14th to November 30th. The class will run from 6:00 – 9:00 pm. An additional one hour commitment for coaching sessions is also required on one day during the week. 

We got a chance to take some nice shots of our Dinner Society and Social Club Members during the events last month. The Dinner Society learned how to make delicious chicken pitas and the Social Club group had fun making cool 3D puzzles and some great lego structures!

The CN Tower held the record for world’s tallest freestanding structure from 1975 until 2007, when it was surpassed by Burj Khalifa in Dubai.  At a mere 553.33 m (1,815.4 ft), the tower is now only in 6th place for this record, with Burj Khalifa still in first place (829.8 m/2,722 ft).  Technically the CN Tower has never…

Congratulations to David Francis, a Transition to Life graduate from Barrie’s 2015 class!  David has been hired into full time position with CIBC’s governance department at the head office in Toronto! During Transition to Life David participated in a workshop with Specialisterne and was selected as a candidate for the training program. David’s background includes…