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Autistic Adults

My Journey & Experiences with Accessibility

November 4, 2020
Accessibility is a huge word. The meaning and impact vary widely from person-to-person and community-to-community. This month, we will be sharing resources, tips, and lived […]

TransLink Mobility Guide and Accessible Transit Tool

September 11, 2020
 The virtual bus tool can be accessed: TransLink Bus Tool  Why should we give this tool to our members? It provides a detailed visual layout of […]

Nicole Provost

July 28, 2020
“By being different, by having the specific set of skills and challenges that YOU alone possess, you are the best one to invent that new […]

Young Adult Social Time, Social Group (Nanaimo)

July 10, 2020
Young Adult Social Time (YAST) groups provide a place for participants to meet and talk with others in an environment that is understanding and non-judgemental. […]

AutismBC Meets and Community Groups

July 8, 2020
AutismBC Meets  We believe in the power of community to uplift each other Everyone needs a place where they feel safe to open up and […]

Emma Smith and Pride

June 12, 2020
I strongly prefer identity-first language (i.e., Autistic person). To me, that is putting the person first, because autism informs every aspect of who I am. […]

Books on Autism recommended by Self-Advocates

April 6, 2020
Corey’s List Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin Things that struck me: References to being from another planet—chapter 4 Strong attachment to places—chapter 7 In the […]

SF Walker

March 16, 2020
 SF is a musician, home cook and lover of cats. SF has worked for the Pacific Autism Family Network since March 2016. She works as […]

Growing up Without a Diagnosis: Rebekah Kintzinger

March 9, 2020
I didn’t always know I was autistic. I lived in a particularly small town in a decade when autism was not as forefront a topic […]

Books about Autistic Women and Girls

March 4, 2020
Highlights: Books by two autistic woman authors from B.C. I’m happy to highlight two memoirs by young women on the spectrum: Take it from the […]

Lucas Gates’ Employment Journey

August 19, 2019
Like many self-advocates, Lucas isn’t shifting gears to go back to school after a long summer. Today, he wanted to focus on how others on […]
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