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Navigating High School with Asperger's

Jun 25, 2010 : admin

As if it's not tough enough being a teen: Young people with autism spectrum disorders face added challenges in a complicated social environment.

Erin Anderssen's June 2010 Globe and Mail article outlines the challenges of dealing with Asperger's in High School where even small social miscues can have a big impact.

Danish Firm finds the employment fit for people with ASD

Jun 25, 2010 : admin

Finding that first job is challenging for any student, but for those who have been diagnosed with ASD there are additional challenges.

Kim Pittaway's May 2010 CBC radio documentary from The Current called Finding the Fit details the work of a company in Denmark, Specialisterne, which is helping to place people with ASD in jobs that utilize their special skills, high tech jobs in particular.Read more

New autism research finds link with wide array of rare gene changes.

Jun 24, 2010 : admin

Carolyn Abraham, at the Globe and Mail, details new research that examines the genetic architecture of autism and provides hope for early detection and possible new treatments,Read more

Register Now Sinneave's Transition to Adulthood Workshops

Jun 1, 2010 : admin

The Sinneave Family Foundation is offering a series of workshops for parents or caregivers of adolescents and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder on a variety of topics relating to the transition to adulthood.Read more

International Partnership to Result in Vocational Training for Adults and Adolescents with Autism

Apr 29, 2010 : admin

CALGARY (April 29, 2010) – A common interest in improving the lives of those with autism has forged a relationship between Calgary’s Sinneave Family Foundation (www.sinneavefoundation.org) and the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Centre (SARRC, www.autismcenter.org) in Phoenix, Arizona, creating a partnership officially announced today at a breakfast in Phoenix by SARRC Co-founder Denise Resnik and Sinneave Executive Director <a href="http://sinneavefoundation.org/about-us/bRead more