Please note: This is not an exhaustive list of resources, and we will continue to add more as they become known to us.

Autism Surveillance System In Canada

Autism Spectrum Disorder Amoung Children and Youth in Canada 2018~March 2018- As Chief Public Health Officer, I am pleased to present the National Autism Spectrum Disorder Surveillance System (NASS) 2018 Report. This surveillance report is “Made in Canada” and provides a first reporting of national data and information to improve our understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Canada.
Approximately 1 in 66 children and youth are diagnosed with ASD in Canada. For families, an ASD diagnosis can involve significant emotional and financial challenges. For those in health, education and social services sectors, ASD is an important issue due to the resources those living with ASD require for intervention and treatment and due to the on-going impact on the health and well-being of Canadian children, youth, adults and their families and communities.
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Legal Help

Understanding Consent and Capacity Rules in Canada-Toolkit~ What if someone is found to be incapable of making a specific decision? When a person is unable to make a decision on their own, they may require an accommodation or support in order to exercise their legal capacity, such as technological assistance, a translator, or a support person to interpret their signs, gestures or verbal cues. A person could also appoint someone to make decisions on their behalf, or to support them in making their decisions. This depends on the province or territory where they live and the person’s ability to appoint someone.  Each province or territory has its own decision-making model, such as substitute decision-making, supported decision-making, representation, and more (these models are reviewed in more detail below).

Information on Funds

Canada Benefits ~This is the Canadian Government website for disability.    Click on the province that you want, then on a the "I am..." a person

with a disability, then click on the disability connection.

     Disability Weblinks ~ Links you to information about programs, services and

 contacts anywhere in Canada.

Education

Student Financial Services Post Secondary

Information Guide and Forms http://www.studentloan.pe.ca/index.php3?number=1040568&lang=E

Information and Guidelines for the Canada Student Grant application for Services and Equipment for students with Permanent Disabilities http://www.gov.pe.ca/forms/pdf/2075.pdf

Canada Student Grant Application for Students with Disabilities http://www.gov.pe.ca/forms/pdf/2074.pdf

Education: The Review of Special Education ~ A review of Special

Education policy and practive conducted by the Government of PEI.

Who are the students with Special Needs? Identification and Assessment It is this process which determines how the system responds to the needs of children and youth. If definitions are broad and wide ranging they are also open to wide interpretation and schools are left to work out what sorts of learning and other difficulties constitutes special needs.

What is Special Education? System Options: Continuum of Services Versus Inclusion  ~ There are a number of ways by which children with special needs can be educated within the confines of the general education system.

Prince Edward Island Early Childhood Care and Education in Canada

Prince Edward Island Department of Health and Social Services ~ A Parent's Guide to Early Childhood Programs

The Early Childhood Development Association of PEI ~ The Early

Childhood Development Association of Prince Edward Island (ECDA) is a provincial, non-profit organization committed to promoting and supporting the quality of early childhood education and care services for our Island’s children and families.

Prince Edward Island Eastern School District ~ Student Services Referral Process ~ How Do Students Experiencing Difficulty Get Referred

To Student Services?  When the teacher/parent notices that a student is struggling to meet the expected learning and/or behaviour outcomes, a systematic process should be followed.

Provincial Service Dog Laws

Human Rights Act

Therapies

The Atlantic Association for Music Therapy (AAMT) is the professional organization for music therapists in Atlantic Canada.  The AAMT provides public education and advocacy for music therapy services in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

Bartimaeus~ support people of all ages who were experiencing emotional, behavioural, psychological and/or developmental problems. Today Bartimaeus offers many direct services to clients with complex needs, as well as customized training and consultation services to customers throughout Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes.