Click the link below to register for “Autism: Living Life to the Full for 18+”. An 8 week program that has been designed specifically to address the mental health issues which can impact an individuals ability to take charge of their life and move ahead. This program is presented by Calm Spectrum Consulting and Spero […]
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Welcome to our MITACS Fellow!
We would like to welcome Dr. Jacalyn Guy to the CASDA team! Dr. Jacalyn Guy is passionate about improving the well-being of autistic individuals and individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions. She is currently pursuing this interest as the recent recipient of a MITACS-CASDA postdoctoral fellowship. Jacalyn’s projects will focus on coordinating autism-related and pan-disability data […]
Submission for the Pre-Budget Consultations
CASDA participated in the 2021 federal pre-budget consultations, led by the Federal Standing Committee on Finance. A submission has been prepared reflecting priorities within the wellbeing of autistic Canadians and their loved ones. The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance had asked for submissions for their pre-budget consultations to be tabled in the House […]
CASDA Board Member’s Lived Experience Dealing with the DTC Highlighted in the Senate
CASDA has written and presented extensively on the injustices around the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) (see here, for example). The Hon. Senator Jim Munson took a stand this week during the approval of Bill C-20 on DTC fairness. Watch this video and listen to Senator Munson mention both CASDA’s call for the overhaul of the […]
CIHR Knowledge Synthesis Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Vivian Lee, and Dr. Jonathan Weiss for being awarded CIHR’s Knowledge Synthesis Grant: COVID19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity in Mental Health & Substance Abuse. CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) has published their preliminary rapid synthesis report on the Impact of COVID-19 on the mental health and wellbeing of caregivers and families […]
Disability Leadership Coalition proposal
The Pan-Canadian Disability Coalition concept note was produced by a small group of representatives from the disability sector. This group (which included DAWN, CASDA, CCRW, L’Arche, Easter Seals, BCANDS, CACL, CCD, Realize and a few more) created the concept note of which is now going to the broader disability community. It will be presented to Minister […]
#ASKCASDA
We have received such a positive response to our recent FAQ document that we have decided to create the #ASKCASDA campaign. If you have any questions for our CASDA team that we haven’t answered in the FAQ document, please reach out to us, and a member of our team will get back to you as […]
CANADIAN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS ALLIANCE CALLS FOR OVERHAUL OF THE DISABILITY TAX CREDIT
June 18, 2020 TORONTO, ON – The Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorders Alliance (CASDA) joins others within the Autism community in expressing concerns over how the federal government is providing financial incentives to disabled Canadians. The federal government recently announced a one-time, tax-free payment of up to $600 to Canadians with a valid Disability Tax Credit […]
CASDA Webinar Series FAQ
During the months of April and May, CASDA hosted a series of webinars related to a National Autism Strategy. During our “Conversations with MP’s” and “Senators at Home” webinars, we opened the discussion to participants and asked them to submit questions to be answered during the webinar. We received such a large amount of questions, […]