Autism 201
📅September 26, 2026
🕐9:30am – 11am
📍Family Connection Centre, 5600 50th St, Stony Plain, AB
👤For caregivers
✅40 spots left
Event Details
- Date
- September 26, 2026
- Time
- 9:30am – 11am
- Location
- Family Connection Centre, 5600 50th St, Stony Plain, AB
- Ages
- For caregivers
- Category
- Building Resilient Caregivers
About this event
During this presentation, we dive deeper into what autism is and share practical strategies to help you interact with and support autistic individuals. The presentation also covers the strengths and challenges experienced by many autistic people and how to respond to create accommodating environments. Lastly, we unpack what might trigger a meltdown and how to help de-escalate the situation.
By joining this presentation, you will be able to:
- Expand Your Understanding of Autism
- Dive Deeper into Common Autism Characteristics and How You Can Support
- Identify the Impact of Sensory Differences and Respond to Sensory Needs of Autistic Individuals
- Explore Environmental Accommodations
- Learn about Potential Co-Existing Disabilities
- All Behaviour is a Form of Communication
- Discuss Meltdowns, including: Triggers, Relationship recovery and repair, De-escalation techniques.
Limited childcare is available for children aged 0-5.
In partnership with Evergreen Catholic School Division, Parkland School Division and Autism Edmonton.
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