Autism, Inclusion, What's New / 04.05.2017
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Autism, Autism Demystification, Autism Demystification Online Course, Inclusion, What's New / 20.04.2017
Julia is Old Hat to US
I must admit I have been avoiding watching ‘Julia’, the new puppet with autism on Sesame Street. You see Julia is old hat to us because for over the past 17 years we have been creating and delivering the Autism Demystification® Puppet Programs. During these...
Autism, Autism Demystification, Autism Demystification Online Course, Inclusion, What's New / 03.04.2017
Free Autism Demystification Online Course for BC Communities
In celebration of World Autism Awareness Month, Friend 2 Friend Social Learning Society offers Free Autism Demystification Online Course for BC Communities. Friend 2 Friend will provide schools, school districts and other not for profit organizations our free BC Communities Capacity Program through our Autism...
Autism, Autism Demystification, Inclusion, What's New / 02.04.2017
Go Beyond Awareness To Demystification
World Autism Awareness Day is not a special day in my life. In fact, it is just like every other day. This is because every day I work to encourage the world to go beyond awareness to demystification. When my child started school, I watched him suffer...
Autism, Autism Demystification, Inclusion, What's New / 31.03.2017
Friend 2 Friend Unveils Online Course on World Autism Day
FRIEND 2 FRIEND SOCIAL LEARNING SOCIETY Friend 2 Friend Unveils Online Course on World Autism Day March 31, 2017 News release – For Immediate Release Vancouver, BC – On April 2, BC-based Friend 2 Friend Social Learning Society will unveil its new Autism Demystification Online Course to celebrate World...
Autism, Autism Demystification, Inclusion, What's New / 30.03.2017
Autism Demystification for Siblings Sake
After delivering the Autism Demystification® Puppet Program one day in a school in Vancouver, a little girl in Grade 2 quietly walked up to the lead guide. She said, “I really liked the puppets. I hope you can come back next year too.” The facilitator...
Autism, Autism Demystification, Inclusion, What's New / 22.03.2017
Autism Demystification – Never Gets Old
This week I watched the memorized faces of four of our players as they watched our new, “You Don’t Know, Jack” Autism Demystification® puppet play video. The experience reminded me once again that Autism Demystification - Never Gets Old. “You Don’t Know, Jack” is the latest...
April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day! Are you a professor or instructor at a post-secondary institute? Do you feel your students would benefit from learning about Autism Demystification? If so, you are invited to participate in a one-day course review free of charge. To celebrate World Autism...
Autism, Inclusion, Virtual Reality, What's New / 08.03.2017
Virtual Reality the Key to Friendships for Children with Autism
Virtual Reality Autism Demystification Programs Changing the Game for children with autism and their peers. 18 months ago, I traveled to Seattle WA to visit Valve. Valve is a company that develops gaming software. I was fortunate enough to be invited to try out the Vive, at...
Friend 2 Friend Social Learning Society has offered our unique Integrated Play Groups programs to children, families and schools since 2006. We are often asked about our “Social Skills programs”. But Integrated Play Groups are Not Social Skills Programs, there are important distinctions between the two....
Autism, Inclusion, What's New / 20.02.2017
Pencil Tapping, An Inclusive Activity Thinking Beyond the ABC’s Behaviour
Pencil Tapping, An Inclusive Activity Thinking Beyond the ABC's Behaviour I recently provided a full day seminar to a small group of school based professionals. During questions and answers, one of the educators asked me how I would suggest they handle the following situation: “A boy with...