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Autism
Kamloops games night building friendships and teaching social skills
KAMLOOPS – In a downtown basement every Thursday evening a group gets together to play…
Unique Santa experience for children with autism
KELOWNA – The normally happy experience of having a picture taken with Santa can instead…
Autism program ending at Starbright in Kelowna
A Kelowna child development centre is ending its autism program next month. Starbright Children’s Development…
How a child’s autism diagnosis opened a new world for Penticton family
You can almost feel Belinda Fries bristle when a wave of blue washes over social…
Why a South Okanagan education assistant who pushed 9-year-old girl with autism will keep her job
A South Okanagan education assistant fired for pushing a nine-year-old pupil with serious behavioural problems…
Check out these sensory-friendly Christmas events for Okanagan, Kamloops kids with autism
Christmas is around the corner with all its busy crowds, bright lights and music and…
Sensory-friendly Santa Claus returns to Kelowna mall
Autism Okanagan is hosting sensory-friendly visit with Santa for families who have kids on the…
The challenges of finding a job in Okanagan for those on autism spectrum
Finding a job is challenging, especially for individuals on the autism spectrum. Programs like Ready,…
Why Okanagan businesses should hire someone on autism spectrum this summer
As the Okanagan gets ready for a busy summer, the Ready, Willing and Able program…
Baseball program for kids on autism spectrum arrives in Kamloops and West Kelowna
The Canucks Autism Network is launching an all-new baseball program for youth on the spectrum…
Lemonade stand sparks overwhelming support for Kamloops family
The old adage “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade” never made more sense for…
Kamloops mom fights for autism assessment for young son
A Kamloops mother continues to get the runaround after years of trying to get her…
So what happens when your autistic child grows up?
KELOWNA - It’s called "the cliff" and its something the mother of an autistic child says can keep her awake at night. From birth to age six, a child diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder is eligible for $22,000 a year to help parents with treatment and intensive intervention. After that, provincial government support drops to...
Sensitive Santa brings Christmas closer to children with autism
KELOWNA - A visit to see Santa in the mall, along with the obligatory photo, is a rite of passage in Canada for most kids. But if your child isn’t fascinated by the flashing lights, ringing bells and ornate costumes or together it creates a kind of sensory overload that leads to anxiety and even...
Autism’s children look inward in an outward-looking world
KELOWNA - Autism is a condition everyone seems to have heard about but hardly anyone can define. Lisa Watson, who lives with it every day, says there’s a good reason for this. “When you you’ve met one child with autism, you’ve met one child with autism, is how the saying goes. They are all so...