Basic information about autism in children and youth and contacts for IWK team.
BIOS is a service for children and youth (up to the age of 19), who have a confirmed diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as well as mental health and/or addictions concerns and are experiencing a period of severe aggressive behaviour that is seriously impacting their home, community, and school life.
FAQ for parents. BIOS is a service for children and youth (up to the age of 19), who have a confirmed diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as well as mental health and/or addictions concerns and are experiencing a period of severe aggressive behaviour that is seriously impacting their home, community, and school life.
Information about the helpfulness of routines and some examples of ways to communicate changes to routines.
In Arabic. Basic information about autism and contacts for IWK team.
In Arabic. The Zones of Regulation group is designed to improve your child’s emotional-regulation skills. At least one parent or caregiver needs to attend the group, as they play a very important role in supporting their child. IWK Community Mental Health runs groups 3 times annually.
In French. Le groupe de soutien pour la maîtrise des émotions vise à aider votre enfant à améliorer ses compétences émotionnelles. Au moins un parent ou parent-substitut doit participer aux séances. / The Zones of Regulation group is designed to improve your child’s emotional-regulation skills. At least one parent or caregiver needs to attend the group.
In French. L'autisme est défini comme étant des différences dans le développement de la communication sociale, ainsi que dans la pensée et le comportement. Les signes de l'autisme peuvent être très différents chez chaque enfant (ou adulte). Le terme trouble du spectre autistique (TSA) remplace des termes tels que trouble envahissant du développement (TED) et syndrome d'Asperger. / Basic information about autism and contacts for IWK team.
Information about balancing screen time with other activities.
Information about recognizing the difference between stress behaviour and misbehaviour.
Information on emotion-coaching and advice for responding to big emotions.
The Zones of Regulation group is designed to improve your child’s emotional-regulation skills. At least one parent or caregiver needs to attend the group, as they play a very important role in supporting their child. IWK Community Mental Health runs groups 3 times annually.