ACT-Autism Community Training

ACT-Autism Community Training Evidence based information and training on autism in B.C.

🎓 Our first 30-hour online learning course begins soon!Supporting Neurodivergent Individuals is ACT’s newest professiona...
12/14/2025

🎓 Our first 30-hour online learning course begins soon!

Supporting Neurodivergent Individuals is ACT’s newest professional learning series—designed to support practitioners with practical, evidence-informed, and neurodivergent-affirming approaches.

For a limited time, this course is offered at a promotional rate of $350, intentionally priced to increase access for Northern, rural, remote, and Indigenous communities, who often face significant barriers to affordable training.

💻 Why online?
This expanded online format reflects ACT’s commitment to accessibility. By reducing travel and financial barriers, participants can join us from anywhere in BC and beyond.

🗓 Schedule:
• January 13 – February 13, 2026
• Tuesdays & Thursdays | 6:00–9:00 pm PST
• 30 hours total | Live via Zoom

👥 Who should attend:
Education Assistants, Community Support Workers, Youth Workers, and other practitioners supporting Neurodivergent children, youth, and adults in school and community settings.

💬 “Incredible organization… Allison is a major asset with an abundance of valuable knowledge.”
— Student feedback, Dec 6, 2025

🔗 Register here: https://www.actcommunity.ca/education/act-events/
👥 subscriber discount (10%) available
📩 Email ahuang@actcommunity.ca
for a promo code

12/12/2025

Happy Holidays from Autism Community Training Society - ACT!

🎉 What an incredible week of community connection!Over the past several days, ACT – Autism Community Training had the pr...
12/11/2025

🎉 What an incredible week of community connection!
Over the past several days, ACT – Autism Community Training had the privilege of joining four amazing events across Surrey and Burnaby — raising awareness, sharing resources, and connecting with families, educators, and community partners.

Here’s where we’ve been:

🤝 Surrey Schools Community Connections Fair — December 4
For the district’s first-ever Community Connections Fair, ACT joined dozens of partner agencies to support families, newcomers, educators, and staff learning about resources available across Surrey.

🏒 SFU Red Leafs Hockey Doubleheader — Bill Copeland Sports Centre (Friday & Saturday)
We met wonderful community members during two of SFU’s biggest games of the year, including Teddy Bear Toss Night and Shoot to Win. Thank you to everyone who visited our information and donation table!

✨ Pacific Heights Elementary Christmas Market (Sunday)
ACT hosted a holiday booth to share resources, chat with families, and spread some festive cheer.

💙 A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Volunteers
These events would not have been possible without the dedication and energy of our incredible volunteers:

Sharon & Joe Power
Emelia Milliken
Brayden Meldrum
Javier

Your time, enthusiasm, and compassion helped ACT connect with hundreds of families and community members. We are deeply grateful for your support!

🌟 Together, we’re building stronger, more informed, and more inclusive communities across BC.
Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booths, asked questions, donated, or simply said hello. We love meeting you all!

🎄 ACT at Pacific Heights Christmas Market!🌟 ACT – Autism Community Training is excited to join the Pacific Heights Eleme...
12/04/2025

🎄 ACT at Pacific Heights Christmas Market!

🌟 ACT – Autism Community Training is excited to join the Pacific Heights Elementary Christmas Market! 🎁🎄

Come visit us this Sunday, December 7, from 10 AM – 3 PM at this festive community event featuring:
✨ 35+ local vendors
🍔 Food trucks
🎅 Santa
🎨 Face painting
🎁 Silent auction & concession
…and so much more!

📍 Location: 17148 26 Ave, South Surrey
🎟 Free Entry
🧡 Donations of non-perishable food items for the food bank are welcome.

Stop by the ACT booth to:
💙 Learn about our autism training and resources
📚 Pick up information for families & professionals
🤝 Connect with our team
🎉 Enjoy a fun, inclusive holiday event for all ages

We hope to see you there!

🚨 Giving Tuesday Emergency Appeal — Stand With Our Autistic Community 🚨This Giving Tuesday, ACT urgently needs your help...
12/02/2025

🚨 Giving Tuesday Emergency Appeal — Stand With Our Autistic Community 🚨

This Giving Tuesday, ACT urgently needs your help.

Our programs are at risk. We have raised only a small portion of the $80,000 needed to keep our education, training, and support resources available.

Without immediate support, thousands of autistic individuals, families, and professionals could lose access to the trusted, evidence-based training they rely on.

Your donation today helps:
• Keep autism education accessible
• Sustain free and low-cost resources
• Support families across BC and beyond

Help protect autism education.
Every dollar makes a difference.

👉 Donate now: https://www.actcommunity.ca/save-act/

📣 Surrey Schools families and staff — you’re invited!ACT – Autism Community Training is excited to participate in Surrey...
12/02/2025

📣 Surrey Schools families and staff — you’re invited!

ACT – Autism Community Training is excited to participate in Surrey Schools’ first-ever Community Connections Fair, happening Thursday, December 4, from 1–5 PM at:

📍 Resource Education Centre (14123 92 Ave, Surrey)

This new annual event brings together dozens of community organizations that support Surrey and White Rock families — including Indigenous service providers, child development programs, mental health supports, mentorship initiatives, and community safety partners.

✨ ACT will be hosting a table at the event!
We look forward to connecting with families, educators, and community members to share information about our autism training, family resources, and neurodiversity education.

🌐 Event details:
https://www.surreyschools.ca/cougarcreek/surrey-schools-families-and-staff--join-us-dec--4-for-our-first-ever-community-connections-fair-.196408

We hope to see you there! 💙

ACT is at Walk White Rock
11/30/2025

ACT is at Walk White Rock

GIVE TODAYWe’ve raised just $6,000 of the $80,000 needed — with only 5 weeks left to save ACT’s programs.For many famili...
11/28/2025

GIVE TODAY

We’ve raised just $6,000 of the $80,000 needed — with only 5 weeks left to save ACT’s programs.

For many families, ACT is the only trusted source of autism training and support.
Your gift today can keep these life-changing programs running.

💙 Please help us close the gap.
https://www.actcommunity.ca/save-act/

11/27/2025

🚨 URGENT: Help SAVE ACT’s Autism Training Programs

ACT’s services are at risk — and we need your support now to keep essential training running in the weeks ahead.

Your donation helps us continue our commitment to:

💙 Full bursaries — ensuring equitable access for families, caregivers, professionals, and self-advocates.
🌍 Community-based training — bringing workshops to rural, remote, and underserved communities across BC.
📘 Inclusive, evidence-informed resources — building understanding, inclusion, and respect for Autistic and neurodivergent people.

Together, we can protect vital programs and ensure Autistic individuals and their communities continue to receive the support, knowledge, and tools they deserve.

⏳ Time is critical. ACT needs your help today.

👉 Donate now to SAVE ACT and keep our training calendar alive:
https://www.actcommunity.ca/save-act/

📣 Join us for Managing Distressed Behaviour🗓️ Friday, December 13 | 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM📍 Kwantlen Polytechnic University –...
11/24/2025

📣 Join us for Managing Distressed Behaviour
🗓️ Friday, December 13 | 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
📍 Kwantlen Polytechnic University – Langley Campus
🥗 Catering included

ACT, in partnership with Studio 3 Canada, presents a full-day, in-person course focused on practical, non-confrontational strategies for supporting individuals experiencing significant distress or challenging behaviours.

This training covers:
✔ Legal issues & policy considerations
✔ Understanding causes of distressed behaviour
✔ Low Arousal Approaches (interaction, defusing, distraction)
✔ Debriefing: what it is & why it matters
✔ Tolerance levels and carer responses
✔ Coping skills and prevention strategies
✔ Managing vs. changing behaviours

Suitable for: parents, caregivers, family members, professionals, autistic youth and adults.
Level: Beginner to Advanced

💙 Friends of ACT receive 10% off
Join for free & request your code: ahuang@actcommunity.ca

🔗 Register here: https://www.actcommunity.ca/education/act-events/

Last year, your generosity kept ACT’s doors open.This year, we are still in a critical moment — and we need your support...
11/21/2025

Last year, your generosity kept ACT’s doors open.
This year, we are still in a critical moment — and we need your support more than ever to continue this essential work.

Your donation helps ACT deliver trusted, evidence-informed training across BC, including:

🔹 Creating Neuroaffirming Employers
🔹 Autism in the Early Years
🔹 Managing Distressed Behaviour
🔹 Autism Acceptance at School
🔹 Executive Functioning Support
… and many more sessions supporting self-advocates, families, SLPs, OTs, pediatricians, mental health clinicians, and educators working toward equity, inclusion, and better care for Autistic people.

💙 Your gift directly supports access, learning, and community impact:
https://www.actcommunity.ca/save-act/

💙 Today, November 20, is World Children’s Day — “My day, my rights.”World Children’s Day is UNICEF’s global day of actio...
11/21/2025

💙 Today, November 20, is World Children’s Day — “My day, my rights.”

World Children’s Day is UNICEF’s global day of action for children and by children, marking the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Around the world, children are speaking up — about their lives, their hopes, and their rights.
Every child has the right to be safe, to learn, to play, to be included, and to have their voice heard.

But today, many children’s rights are being overlooked, misunderstood, or denied.

✨ This year’s theme calls on all of us to listen to the future — to hear children’s perspectives and include their ideas in shaping a better world.

Let’s stand up for children’s rights, amplify young voices, and work together to uphold the dignity and wellbeing of every child.

Learn more:
🔗 https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-childrens-day

Let’s stand up for children’s rights, amplify young voices, and work together to uphold the dignity and well-being of every child.

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