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Happy Holidays

      As we return to our Square Peg Society activities, we would like to know how best to enable you to participate in our Parent Social Group. In the previous year we were meeting two times per month, once online, and once to walk together in Vancouver or Burnaby.  Please click on the link below and take the survey. Your response to the survey questions  will help us to make Square Peg Society what you want us to…

Take A Big Leap! Strategies & Resources for Positive Relationship-Building Recently, I have been approached by individuals wanting to build relationships, both professionally & personally. Satisfaction & success in this area can positively impact our feelings of well-being in all aspects of our lives; when we feel good about ourselves & our social lives, we tend to also be happier and more effective at work or school. Developing the relationships we want takes time & effort, and we do get better…

I would like to share with you my summary of psychologist Sharon Saline’s Strategies for Self-Acceptance. Her blog was directed at teens & young adults in the ADHD community, but as we also experience challenges with self-esteem and coping with anxiety & rejection, and these persist into adulthood, I thought that these strategies might have relevance for us too! Thanks, Joette 5 strategies for resetting unrealistic expectations and fostering self-esteem: 1. Identify islands of competency.          …

Thank you for all for your feedback regarding the proposed MCFD funding changes! Your feedback is my inspiration and guides me in finding paths forward in all our undertakings! I will continue to support our joint efforts in making the Ministry aware and accountable for engaging in meaningful consultation with our diverse individuals and families. No real gains can be made by pitting one sector of our community against another. For me, two recent experiences, however, have brought into focus…