Are you an autistic adult whose job or job-search has been impacted by COVID-19? We are looking for participants to share their employment experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic publicly with Canadian employers and employment agencies.  Your participation in this project involves participating in one, 30 minutes-to-one-hour interview, online using Zoom software, to share your experiences […]

View as PDF. The Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorder Alliance (CASDA) urges caution in the interpretation of autism characteristics and making generalisations about Autistic people based on the single case of Alek Minassian for the murder charges of 10 individuals and the attempted murder of 16 others currently before the court. According to the Toronto Sun’s […]

Every year CASDA hosts an annual conference, the Canadian Autism Leadership Summit. Each year, we host over 200 participants and speakers ranging from leading researchers in the autism sector to self advocates to government officials. The driving force behind our success year in and year out is our dedicated Summit planning committee. As this year’s […]

October, 28, 2020  GOVERNMENT OF CANADA ANNOUNCES CANADIAN ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES AS CONSULTATION PARTNERS ON NATIONAL AUTISM STRATEGY  (Toronto, ON): On October 27, 2020, the Government of Canada announced it will be investing $1.46 million for the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) to lead the consultation for the development of a National Autism […]

CASDA is supporting a Canadian research study titled, “Families Facing COVID-19”. This research group is working on developing an online survey for autistic adults to tell us about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. CASDA is looking for autistic self-advocates to assist in the development and implementation of the survey, as well as the dissemination […]

Jake’s House, a Canadian charity that supports families living with autism, is opening doors to employment opportunities for young adults on the spectrum.   There are 350,000 working-age Canadians with autism—and up to 85% of them are unemployed or underemployed. To combat the barriers in traditional business operations and support the integration of young adults […]

CASDA WELCOMES GOVERNMENT OF CANADA’S CONFIRMATION OF A NATIONAL AUTISM STRATEGY This week, on October 5th and 6th, our nation’s autism community has come together for the Canadian Autism Leadership Summit, hosted by the Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorders Alliance (CASDA), which will help kick-off Autism Awareness Month in October. Over 250 attendees representing 100+ autism […]

Disabled Canadians ignored in policies on COVID-19 by Carolyn Abel, Jonathan Lai. Originally published on Policy Options October 2, 2020 Despite their status of being at an increased risk of contracting COVID-19, people with disabilities have largely been left out of the conversation around supporting Canadians throughout this global pandemic. Perhaps we can start by […]

Using CASDA’s Needs Assessment as baseline data, Dr Jonathan Weiss and his team conducted a study about transition-age Autistic youth. The research highlights that Autistic young people who are transitioning to adulthood are at greatest risk of losing structured weekday activities, and that once in adulthood, many continue to struggle to obtain meaningful community engagement. […]