EMPOWERING families with autism – for life

Children’s Autism Services of Edmonton is an organization of excellence in the area of support services for children with autism and other developmental disorders.  We have dedicated, dynamic and qualified professionals providing family centred programming.  Through specialized services, the children and families in our organization experience high levels of success and continue to meet and exceed their goals. Families are welcome to contact us about receiving services.

WHAT’s NEW

15th annual autism conference

thank you to the canada post community foundation

Children’s Autism Services of Edmonton is pleased to announce a grant from The Canada Post Community Foundation to build a Sensory Lending Library.   The Sensory Lending Library will make sensory tools available for loan to Edmonton families at no cost. This grant will allow all families to access the transformative benefits of these tools.

“Canada Post is proud to help organizations and projects that make a difference in the lives of Canadian children and youth.  Through the generosity of our customers, the Canada Post Community Foundation is able to fund important programs in communities across the country every year,” said Doug Ettinger, President & Chief Executive Officer of Canada Post.

To learn more about the Foundation, visit canadapost.ca/community

Community PARTNER

Children’s Autism Services of Edmonton is pleased to have the Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) as a community partner. The ERA is a non-profit organization founded in 2004 to address the growing problem of e-waste and the increasing ‘digital divide’. For over fifteen years, ERA has offered simple solutions to help individuals and organizations prevent operational equipment from premature destruction. With a focus on recovery, refurbishment and reuse, ERA continuously supplies charitable groups with donated IT equipment while securely managing the retiring IT assets of organizations and individuals across Canada.

For more information about the ERA click here

Community Grant Recipient

Children’s Autism Services of Edmonton is pleased to announce that we are one of the Autism Speaks Canada 2021 Community Grants Recipients. Lost in the Pandemic: Supporting families who have been overlooked and underserved, is an innovative project that aims to provide community support services to little ones who may not be developing and have been overlooked and underserved because of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic.

Through this grant, Children’s Autism Services of Edmonton will be offering group screening sessions free of charge for children aged 12-36 months. Children will receive a screening of their speech, language and social development from a speech-language pathologist. Parents will be provided with a short screening report and further recommendations.

If you’re interested in becoming involved in the project click here or call 780-495-9235.

For more information on the Community Grants Program visit: www.autismspeaks.ca/community-grants

Thank you to the Edmonton Community Foundation:

We are pleased to share that Children’s Autism Services of Edmonton has been supported by the Edmonton Community Foundation with a grant to enhance communication for children with communication disorders through Assistive and Augmentative Communication. Thank you for the support!

Children Autism Services of Edmonton – stories of Hope:

“As new immigrants to Ontario, learning that our happy and energetic son, Jonah, has ASD was a heavy weight that came down upon us. We were still adjusting to our new lives in this new land, and learning of his diagnosis, made us feel helpless and uncertain of our family’s future. But instead of feeling sorry for ourselves and complaining on how great odds stack against us are, we seek out help from those in the autism community. The community embraced us with unwavering support, love, and understanding. We feel so welcome it’s as if we were always a part of this growing community.

2 years and 3500 kilometers later, our autism journey took us to Children’s Autism Services of Edmonton (CASE). With his new CASE community, we can see that Jonah is happier and more engaged. He enjoys his time in school and we’re learning a lot from his therapists and consultants.  We know our journey is long and there will be new challenges ahead.  We also know that whatever challenges await us, there will always be help available….”

What does the EPIC programs mean to our family?

Thank you to the Community Foundations of Canada and the Edmonton Community Foundation

We are pleased to announce that Children’s Autism Services of Edmonton is supported by the Government of Canada’s Emergency Community Support Fund and Edmonton Community Foundation.

Thank you TELUS Friendly Future Foundation

We are pleased to share that we have been selected by the TELUS Friendly Future Foundation and the TELUS Edmonton Community Board to receive a grant for our Special Needs Kids – Giving Us A Voice Program. This grant will go a long way towards helping us provide communication devices for our kids.

We are very grateful for the support.

Learning Workshops

Children’s Autism Services of Edmonton has a range of exciting workshops that are available to the community!

Click here to find out more information

To download the Workshop Brochure, please click here

Project EPIC – Enhancing participation in Community

EPIC is a program designed to provide both segregated and inclusive opportunities for children and youth to engage in physical activity, socialization, and recreation.

EPIC is inclusive of a variety of activities that are designed to meet the child where they are at in terms of their ability to engage. This helps provides children and youth diagnosed with autism with an increased opportunity to participate in physical activity and peer interaction according to their abilities and preferences.

To view the EPIC Program click here

chILD CARE PROGRAM

The Childcare Program is provided to children between 19 months and 5 years of age who have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

The Childcare Program is currently offered at The Maier Centre.

Please click here  for more information!

Newsletter

Click here to review our latest newsletter on recent autism research, upcoming events, workshops and more.