Radio Canada Interview re: Autism Conference
January 29, 2026
Executive Director Terri Duncan talks about the 18th Annual Autism Conference. (French)
Clara Hughes shares mental health story at western Canadian autism conference
January 28, 2026
Olympian Clara Hughes helped kick off western Canada’s largest autism conference in Edmonton on Wednesday. The first two days of the sold-out event will focus on mental health, including mental […]
Western Canada’s largest autism conference back in Edmonton
January 27, 2026
The largest autism conference in Western Canada, the Annual Autism Conference, will take place at the Fantasyland Hotel for its 18th anniversary.
Children’s Autism Services hosts 2 holiday parties for varying sensory needs
December 13, 2025
Children’s Autism Services aimed to highlight the different needs of autistic children during Christmas by creating one party for kids who are sensory-sensitive and another for those who are sensory-seeking.
Summer program in Edmonton for children with autism to prevent learning loss
July 21, 2025
Children’s Autism Service provides a summer camp to prevent the summer learning loss that may risk falling behind or going backwards in their learning. Our Leo Cruzat reports.
School for autistic children opens in Edmonton
September 12, 2024
The new Jim Jiwani Autism Academy in Edmonton is unlike any school in western Canada in that it focuses on kids with autism. Amanda Anderson reports.
Specialized school for students with severe autism opens in Alberta
September 12, 2024
Western Canada’s first specialized school for kids on the autism spectrum has opened in Edmonton. As Jaclyn Kucey reports, the Jim Jiwani Autism Academy follows the Alberta education curriculum, while […]
Edmonton home to Alberta’s first-ever school for autistic children
September 12, 2024
“Some of our kids need more specialized support and intervention and for them to get that specialized support with the experts that need to be there to help them, they […]
Edmonton AM with Mark Connolly, Tara McCarthy: Private education for autistic children
April 3, 2024
There will soon be a new private educational option for austistic children in Edmonton. Thomas Pasterfield is the intake program co-ordinator with Children’s Autism Services of Edmonton.
New school in west Edmonton aims to better support autistic kids
April 3, 2024
Children’s Autism Services of Edmonton, which provides support services for children with autism and other developmental disorders, recently announced plans for an independent private school exclusively for students on the […]
‘The need is immense’: K-6 school for children with autism to open in Edmonton
February 1, 2024
“A new school that is specialized for students with autism in Edmonton is going to change the landscape of services in this region,” Terri Duncan of CASE told CTV News […]
First-of-its-kind school for children with autism to open in Edmonton
February 1, 2024
A huge step forward is being made for children with autism in Edmonton. There will now be a dedicated school and increased learning opportunities for students on the spectrum.