Lisa Watson is AutismBC’s Regional Coordinator for the Interior. In this blog, she shares her experience with police, emergency services, care staff, and members of the public during times when her son has eloped.
Lisa shares her tips and lessons learned over the years as a parent and Regional Coordinator at AutismBC!
The following list is a guide to Interior Autism resources. We have it divided into sections so you can use the ones that best suit your current needs, or you can reach out to Lisa directly at [email protected]
Halloween, some adore the holiday, and some loathe it. If you have a child on the autism spectrum, you may either embrace the holiday or […]
“I am interested in getting an emotional support or therapy dog but I don’t know the difference. How do I know which one is best […]
I honestly thought that we had made it through the school system relatively unscathed. Ahhh…so naïve, I was! Enter a new school and COVID-19 We […]
I cannot remember a time when my mental health wasn’t impacted by OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). I was an only child, but my OCD felt like a bratty invisible sibling, following me around relentlessly. The earliest experiences with OCD I can recall were in grade two. I remember […]
Do Prep Work It was in 2010, and our school of nearly 500 children didn’t have any diagnosed autistic students. In the spring, I met […]
It feels like we started summer right after spring break (if only Mother Nature got that memo and brought the warm weather). Despite families homeschooling […]
Let’s talk about self-care. Hint: you’re allowed to be selfish sometimes! When people pay tribute to their moms, these are the things that they say: […]
