Insiders’ Perspectives on Adult Autism Diagnosis
Currently, in British Columbia, there is no system tracking the number of adult autism diagnoses. About 2.5% of children in BC have an autism diagnosis, […]
Author: AutismBC
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Autism Diagnosis for Adults
Currently, in BC, there are no publicly funded systems for adults that are specifically designed to diagnose autism. So finding an appropriate pathway to support can be challenging.
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From Anxiety and ADHD to Autism with Julia Mitchell
From Anxiety and ADHD to Autism I refer to myself interchangeably (I have autism / I am autistic); however, I prefer it when other people […]
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Support Their Future: Jenny Story
This season, please give to the AutismBC Support Their Future Fund to help empower, support, and connect the autism community today.
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Support Their Future: Jake Anthony
“Acceptance is saying ‘I Care’” My autism journey I work as the Program Ambassador for AutismBC and was diagnosed back in 1997, at the […]
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Meeting Sensory Needs During the Holidays
Lisa Watson is a Regional Coordinator with AutismBC and a parent of an autistic child. Jake Anthony is an adult on the autism spectrum. Plan […]
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Jon Przybyl, New Board Director
Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your family? I’m originally from Stony Mountain, Manitoba just outside of Winnipeg. Our big claim to […]
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AutismBC rejects MCFD’s information sessions and survey for community members
AutismBC rejects these information sessions as a form of meaningful consultation with MCFD. The sessions did not provide any new information and created even more […]
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Support Their Future: Lucas Gates
“Sharing my story could help others” My name is Lucas Gates. I am an autism advocate and a co-host on the Pulse Autism […]
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34 Disability Organizations write to MCFD
December 3, 2021 Honourable Mitzi Dean Ministry of Children & Family Development PO Box 9724 Stn. Prov Govt Victoria, BC V8W 9S2 RE: […]
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AutismBC Visits the Legislature: Advocating for Meaningful Consultation with the Disability Community
We visited Legislature with the intention of representing and voicing common concerns from disability organizations and community members about the proposed changes to the Child […]
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Support Their Future: Nicole Provost
“I want to be free to be myself” Becoming a young leader in the autistic community I live in a small-ish town, and there were […]
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Open Letter to Minister Dean | Post-Meeting
Please feel free to use these questions in your calls and letters to your own MLAs and remember to cc [email protected]. Use this site to […]
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In the Press: AutismBC’s Advocacy on MCFD Funding Changes (2021-22)
October 27, 2021—AutismBC board president Kaye Banez speaks to Global regarding MCFD’s initial announcement. “Learning the individualized funding will be phased out is very concerning […]
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Our Collective Response to MCFD’s Autism Funding Change Announcement
Find out what you can do to voice your concerns to Minister Mitzi Dean Dear Member, As many of you know, the Ministry of Children […]
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Our Open letter to Minister Mitzi Dean
While the letter is addressed to Minister Dean, it is also a call to action for all organizations representing community members affected by Dean’s October […]
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MCFD’s Autism Funding Changes and Family Hubs: What you need to know and what you can do
Disclaimer: This blog post has been updated in accordance with the AutismBC 2025 Communication Guide. Any mentions of “respite” have been changed to “caregiver wellbeing […]
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Childhood diagnosis and autistic adulthood with Elli Sy
From Diagnosis to Now Getting a childhood diagnosis and growing into adulthood can be challenging for autistic people. Here’s my experience with the process. My […]
