AutismBC is pleased to collaborate with Provincial Outreach Program for Autism and Related Disorders (POPARD) to present a series of Talks in 2023.
This Talk aims to help autistic children and youth increase their self-awareness and self-advocacy by sharing their diagnosis with them and exploring what this means to them.
This session will:
Provide a review of the research on sharing a diagnosis with children and youth.
Discuss strategies and support for parents/caregivers to assist with the process of sharing.
Discuss the importance of self-advocacy for autistic individuals, including resources to support this.
Include research that includes valuable insights from autistic voices as well as literature that provides a parent perspective
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Topic: Sharing an Autism Diagnosis and the Importance of Self-Advocacy
Speaker: Veena Birring Hayer, MSW, RSW, Family-School Liaison, POPARD
Date: Friday, March 31, 2023
Time: 10:30 – 11:30AM (45 minutes presentation with 15 minutes Q&A)
Location: Online via Zoom