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The following information is about organizations that we feel our members might be interested in. We do not necessarily endorse any of the listed sites. If there are other sites you would like to see listed here please email us
SKF Books - Educational Books and Videos for the Autism Community
Based on much research into Autism treatment and thousands of hours of volunteer consulting work with new parents helping them access treatment, SKF has developed products that act as a roadmap to help parents improve Autism treatment for their children.
SKF Books also recognizes the importance of Autism advocacy. An example of this is the important need to help parents who are involved in litigation fight for their child’s rights to science-based treatment.
Autism Funding in BC
The author of this site is a parent, and will tell you in a simple way about the financial side of providing ABA treatment for your child and how to run an effective ABA therapy team in BC.
Autism Society of Canada
Autism Society Canada (ASC) is a national incorporated non-profit charitable organization. It was founded in 1976 by a group of parents committed to advocacy, public education, information and referral, and support for its regional societies.
ASC is a federation of Canada-wide provincial and territorial autism societies or their equivalent. By linking its member societies across the country, ASC represents a very large collective voice of the autism community in Canada. The provincial and territorial autism societies and their member groups in each region provide direct support to people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) and their families.
Autism Society of BC
The Autism Society of British Columbia (ASBC) was started in 1975 and is a parent based and directed society providing support to individuals with autism and their families in British Columbia and Yukon. There are an estimated 1100 family members as well as corporate, professional and associate memberships.
The Mission of the Autism Society of BC is to promote understanding, acceptance, and full community inclusion for people with autism in British Columbia while providing support for the realization of the rights and informed choices of individuals with autism and their families.
Links to all provincial Autism Societies can be found here
The BC-ABA
The BC-ABA is a society that was formed to function in British Columbia, Canada, as the liaison with, and representative of the Association for Behavior Analysis, ABA International. Their goals are to advance behavior analysis in the province of BC and to work towards the regulation on behavior analysis practitioners in BC.
The BC-ABA publishes a newsletter which is accessible on their site.
Families for Early Autism Treatment (FEAT) of BC
F.E.A.T of B.C. is a non-profit, volunteer organization of parents and concerned professionals working for universal access to effective autism treatment for all children diagnosed with autism and other pervasive developmental disorders.
F.E.A.T. of B.C. accepts no money from the government. All financial contributions to F.E.A.T. of B.C. go toward the work of making effective autism treatment available to everyone regardless of ability to pay.
The chat board on the F.E.A.T. of B.C. website is an invaluable tool used by parents and professionals across the province.
Family Support Institute
The Family Support Institute is a province-wide organization whose purpose is to strengthen and support families faced with the extraordinary circumstances that come with having a family member who has a disability. We believe that families are the best resource available to support one another. Directed by families, the Family Support Institute provides information, training and province-wide networking to assist families and their communities to build upon and share their strengths.
The Lovaas Institute
The Lovaas Institute is commited to providing the highest quality treatment available to children diagnosed with autism or a related disorder. They approach this one child at a time by individualizing each child’s program to best meet his or her needs.
The Lovaas Institute has treatment centers and replication sites across the USA. The Wisconsin Early Autism Project (replication site) offers consultation services out of an office in Delta, BC. See www.wiautism.com for details.
Check out the newsletter “Meeting Point” on the Lovaas.com site which contains practical tips and information for families.
MEDICARE FOR AUTISM NOW!
The "Medicare for Autism Now!" Society was incorporated in August, 2008. We are a national coalition of non-partisan, parents, advocates, professionals and growing numbers of other fair-minded Canadians seeking Medicare coverage for effective, science-based autism treatment otherwise known as ABA (applied behavior analysis). Over 40 years of research and litigation have identified this treatment as medically necessary. It is the only core health need not included in health care, therefore costing thousands of Canadian families up to $80 thousand dollars a year each to access the only uniquely effective treatment for their children.
Ministry for Children and Family Development
The Ministry’s Mission is to provide programs and services to ensure that healthy children and responsible families are living in safe, caring and inclusive communities.
The Ministry’s page on autism is here.
The National Autism Center
The National Autism Center is one of May Institute's centers for service, training, and research. It is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) by providing reliable information, promoting best practices, and offering comprehensive resources for families, practitioners, and communities.
The National Autism Center has completed an unprecedented multi-year project — the National Standards Project — to establish a set of standards for effective, research-validated educational and behavioral interventions for children on the spectrum. These standards identify treatments that effectively target the core symptoms of ASD. The resulting National Standards Report is the most comprehensive analysis available to date about treatments for children and adolescents with ASD. It is a single, authoritative source of guidance for parents, caregivers, educators, and service providers as they make informed treatment decisions.