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The Special Times September/October 2006 A Newsletter for Parents and Caregivers of Children with Special Needs

Innovative & Unique New Program Aims To Demystify Autism in Young Children HalifaxLive.com | Wednesday, 05 July 2006 There is comfort in friendship, Peace in understanding. Puppets help establish roots for special understanding.

Book reaches out to peers of autistic kids North Shore News | By Joanna Habdank “I stood outside the classroom peeking in, powerless to enter because I didn’t want my son’s third-grade teacher to think I was interfering. I just stood there, helplessly watching my son fall apart,” writes Heather McCracken.

Caring for Communities Shaw TV Channel 4 & Vancouver Foundation Wed, May 31, 2006 at 10pm and Sat, June 3, 2006 at 10am Caring for Communities will feature the Friend 2 Friend Programs.

Finding keys to friendship By Roger Knox SAObserver Kids on the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) couldn’t have a better friend in Vancouver’s Heather McCracken.

CTV News – Your Health with Dr. Rhonda Low Wednesday Feb 23, 2005 Friend 2 Friend will be the topic in an upcoming show of CTV News – Your Health with Dr. Rhonda Low.

Autism Asperger’s Digest  “Friend 2 Friend: Fostering Mutual Friendships for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder” by Heather McCracken

Vancouver Sun: December 20, 2004 WESTCOAST NEWS Kids learn how autism feels Mother started program after seeing son rejected by classmates Michelle Ng SURREY – When Heather McCracken plays show and tell, it is not a game — it is a mission. As a child, Heather showed her girlfriends how it felt to be her […]

CBC Radio Afternoon Show with Kathryn Gretsinger, March 24, 2004

North Shore News “Making Better Friendships” March 21, 2004

Volunteer Vancouver 2004 Recognition Awards Finalist: Friend 2 Friend Social Learning Society was a proud finalist in the 2004 Volunteer Vancouver Recognition Awards in the category Community Service Award (Group). The awards ceremony was held April 19th, 2004.