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  Supporting Smooth Transitions for Children on the Autism Spectrum Some transitions are more difficult than others. For example, the first day of school is much more anxiety provoking then just the average Manic Monday (insert Bangles chorus here).  We all feel transitions, we all stress about transitions and we all do things to make […]

My daughter has an affinity for bunnies. No one understands the importance of honouring a child’s affinity better then the Friend 2 Friend Team. At Friend 2 Friend Play Centre for children with autism and their peers affinities are “a spontaneous or natural liking, intense interest, or unique knowledge of something”. I first met the Friend 2 Friend Team […]

Who among us does not have a cell phone? When you forget your cell phone at home – how do you feel? Cell phones are modern day conventional transition objects. My son has had some unconventional transition objects throughout the years. At three, his favourite was the local newspaper (entertainment section). Later he would carry […]

When my son was diagnosed with autism I felt like our life was over. Having worked in the field as a behaviour interventionist many years ago, I could not see how the therapies I was aware of could serve my child. In my eyes, my child was perfect the way he was and I didn’t […]

Parents of children with autism know all too well the difficulties our children experience with transitions. For many of us, the Monday morning transition back to school can be the most anxiety provoking, dysregulating transition all week. When my children struggled with those “Manic Monday” transitions I would create reinforcers, or as I like to […]

When my son was diagnosed with autism I felt like our life was over. Having worked in the field as a behaviour interventionist many years ago, I could not see how the therapies I was aware of could serve my child. In my eyes, my child was perfect the way he was and I didn’t […]

Once again this year Friend 2 Friend will provide a free seminar to the Burnaby School District. Heather McCracken will be speaking Friday September 30 from 9-12 at Byrne Creek Secondary School 777 18th Street, Burnaby BC. "Creating a Culture of Inclusion: Supporting Play and Friendships Between Children with Autism and Their Classmates"  

In a research article conducted last year, it was found that young children between the ages of 7 to 12 outperformed adults when producing creative ideas for smartphones. The children had ideas that were more original, relevant, transformational and applicable. We’re not surprised. At Friend 2 Friend Social Learning Society we are incredibly fortunate to […]

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