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Remembering Ivar Lovaas... [PDF] Dr. O. Ivar Lovaas, Professor Emeritus of Clinical Psychology at the University of California in Los Angeles, passed away on August 4th, 2010. Dr. Lovaas pioneered the use of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) principles to treat and teach children with autism.

La société canadienne de l’autisme offre son soutien à la mémoire de Peter Zwack pour les lauréats de 2010 [PDF].

Autism Management Advisory Team Report on Lifespan Needs of Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Province of Nova Scotia, May 3, 2010: Ministers of Education, Health, Community Services and Justice received a report from the Autism Management Advisory Team which makes 53 recommendations dealing with intervention, support and accommodation needs of people living with autism... View the full report [PDF]

Please Offer Your Endorsement to Help Ratify the Charter!

Autism Society Canada, a leading national voice for the autism community in Canada, is proud to propose a Canadian Charter of Rights for Persons with Autism [HTML] [PDF]. We are looking forward to working with ASD stakeholders to make the Charter the best it can be! Please take a moment to fill out our short Charter Survey. We encourage you to provide feedback as an individual or on behalf of an organization.

The Board of Directors of ASC proposed a Canadian Charter of Rights for Persons with Autism [PDF]. Our ultimate goal is to one day adopt the Canadian Charter recognizing the inherent rights of all Canadians living with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

The charter is inspired by a European Charter presented at the 4th Autism-Europe Conference in 1992 which was adopted as a written declaration by European Parliament in 1996. It also references the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1990) as well as the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006).

ASC is proud to present a Canadian version based on the belief that individuals living with an ASD should share the same rights and privileges enjoyed by all citizens of Canada with appropriate consideration to the best interests of the person with autism.

Please take a moment to read the charter and join the Board of ASC in distributing a Canadian Charter of Rights for Persons with Autism. We value your opinion and welcome your feedback on this landmark document. Please share the Canadian Charter with your network and send us your feedback.

Shine a Light and Share the Charter of Rights.

[View the Canadian Charter of RIghts for Persons with Autism in French]

Christine Dade
President, Autism Society Canada

Welcome to ASC's Website

Whether you are a person with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a parent or caregiver of a child with autism, a family member, a volunteer, an educator, a health or social service professional, or an interested researcher, this site will provide you with reliable information on autism and referrals to many helpful services and resources. You will also find news of our recent activities and publications.

ASC puts special focus on providing information, referral and resources for parents and other family members who are seeking support for children with autism. This site also provides resources and links for youths and adults with autism conditions.

Whether you are looking for people in the community to connect with, information on university/college supports, or just for general information and links to interesting places on the web, we hope the ASC site will be helpful to you. Please feel free to send us your comments and suggestions.

ASC is working to ensure that people with ASDs can reach their full potential as participating members of their communities.

Autism Society Canada Board of Directors