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Monthly Online Conversation Group for Autistic Adults
A Monthly online conversation group for Autistic adults, 18+ years Many autistic people have spent much of their lives feeling “different”. This group is an evening to share our past experiences & present realities – similar or different, and to celebrate our uniqueness together as we build strength & resilience for our futures. Our host, Sara Leschasin, is a community support worker, a K-12 educator, and an autistic adult. She is inspired by the accomplishments of her fellow autistics –…
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Parent Social Group: Talk on Zoom
Online: Monday, March 6, 7:15pm PT Parents, are you interested in meeting to exchange ideas & experiences? Topic: As our kids grow up it may seem like they need or want us less – how do you stay connected with your child as they navigate the path to adulthood?
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Workshop on the Disability Tax Credit
Jagmeet Singh, MP & Peter Julian, MP are offering an informational workshop on the Disability Tax Credit. When: Saturday, Mar 4, 1-3pm Where: Windsor Elementary School Gym , 6166 Imperial St. Burnaby RSVP: PeterJulian.ca/events
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Movie Chat Night
Tuesday, Feb 28, 2023 7:15pm PT This month’s movie is: Bullet Train Watch in advance on Amazon Prime Unlucky assassin Ladybug (Brad Pitt) is determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs has gone off the rails. Fate has other plans, however: Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe--all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives--on the world's fastest train. The end of the line is just the beginning in…
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Online Social Conversation Group for ASD Women
Mon, February 27, 7:00-8:30pm PT , An online social conversation group for ASD women, 18+ years old This group is for ASD women to share our past experiences & present realities – similar or different, and to celebrate our uniqueness together as we build strength & resilience for our futures. To warm up: What have you been watching on Netflix recently? Topic: February is the designated month of romance and relationships. How do you approach dating and relationships? What is…
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Neurodiversity And Trauma
1:00pm PT Friday Feb 24 Neurodiversity & Join us for a presentation that was recorded at the Stanford Neurodiversity Summit Oct, 2022 with speakers Dr. Heather Brown, and Dr. Mona Delahooke. We are pleased to have Dr. Brown join us for a Q&A after. Dr. Heather M. Brown is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education and the Director of the Autism, Neurodiversity and Academic Achievement (AIDAN) Lab in the Dept of Educational Psychology, at the University of Alberta. She is…
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Parent Social Group: Talk on Zoom
Online: Monday, Feb 13, 7:15pm PT Parents, are you interested in meeting to exchange ideas & experiences? Topic: Do you have specific parenting intentions for 2023, and, so far, how is it going with these? Please register below for a Zoom meeting.
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Lets Talk: Monthly Online Conversation Group
A Monthly online conversation group for Autistic adults, 18+ years (Feb 9, 2023, 7:00 PM PST) Many autistic people have spent much of their lives feeling “different”. This group is an evening to share our past experiences & present realities – similar or different, and to celebrate our uniqueness together as we build strength & resilience for our futures. Our host, Sara Leschasin, is a community support worker, a K-12 educator, and an autistic adult. She is inspired by the…
Free
Movie Chat Night
This month’s movie is: Everything, Everywhere All At Once Watch in advance on AMAZON PRIME With her laundromat teetering on the brink of failure, and her marriage to wimpy husband, Waymond, on the rocks, overworked Evelyn Wang struggles to cope with everything, including tattered relationships with her judgmental father, Gong Gong, and Joy, her daughter. As if facing a gloomy midlife crisis wasn’t enough, Evelyn must brace herself for an unpleasant meeting with an impersonal IRS auditor, Deirdre. As the…
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Online Social Conversation Group for ASD Women
An online social conversation group for ASD women, 18+ years old This group is for ASD women to share our past experiences & present realities – similar or different, and to celebrate our uniqueness together as we build strength & resilience for our futures. To warm up: what is your favorite winter-time treat? Larger topic: As neurodiverse individuals we have to navigate life with neurotypicals which isn’t always easy. What are the challenges you face when navigating the relationships in…
Free
Lets Talk: Monthly Online Conversation Group
A Monthly online conversation group for Autistic adults, 18+ years Many autistic people have spent much of their lives feeling “different”. This group is an evening to share our past experiences & present realities – similar or different, and to celebrate our uniqueness together as we build strength & resilience for our futures. Our host, Sara Leschasin, is a community support worker, a K-12 educator, and an autistic adult. She is inspired by the accomplishments of her fellow autistics –…
Free
Parent Social Group: Talk on Zoom
Parents, are you interested in meeting to exchange ideas & experiences? Topic: Are there changes that you might like to make in routine, parenting style or family life this year? Please register for a Zoom meeting.
Free
Parent Social Group: Walk and Talk
Parents, are you interested in meeting to exchange ideas & experiences? Topic: How do the changes in routine over the holidays impact you & your family? Meet at Science World Station
Free
Movie Chat Night
This month’s movie is: Tick, Tick…Boom! Watch in advance on Netflix Our last movie for 2922 is a musical set in the early 1990’s. Directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and staring Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick…Boom! chronicles the personal and professional life of aspiring playwright Jonathan Larson. The real-life Larson went on to produce the hit Broadway musical Rent. See trailer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAJXFRshQfw Hosted by: Casey Primus, B.Com, CGA, working for an organization supporting 300 people with diverse abilities & Aaron…
Free
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NOMI Connect
Do you feel that the real you is being missed in the quick swipe through photos on meetup & dating apps? Christie Faye Collins, is a Victoria-based entrepreneur & web developer, and the creator of NOMI Connect, an app for neurodivergent people to connect, meet & date. She feels that mainstream dating apps are superficial, and don’t cater to people with disabilities or neurodivergent people like her. Christie designed NOMI to fill the need for an online space in which…
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