APRIL, AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH IN QUÉBEC
Theme: "The Many Faces of Autism"
Trait d’Union Outaouais and its Organizing Committee partners invite you to come out in force for the numerous activities highlighting Autism Awareness Month in the Outaouais.
For details about the various activities that are planned, we invite you to check our calendar and click directly on each one.
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… … ELSEWHERE IN QUÉBEC
April is Autism Awareness Month across Québec. The Québec Autism Federation (FQATED) has organized activities across the province.
For more information, please visit their web-site at www.autisme.qc.ca
The Quebec Autism Federation (Fédération québecoise de l’autisme – FQA)
has produced a new 21 month calendar which will be available at TUOI at a cost of $5.00
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Autism Spectrum Disorders, of which the best known is autism, are characterized by major differences in five areas of development:
- social interaction
- verbal and non-verbal communication
- cognitive profile
- sensory integration
- withdrawn nature, with stereotypical and repetitive interests and behaviours
Within Autism Spectrum Disorders we also find, Asperger’s Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder –
Not otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) and Rett’s Syndrome. Recent statistics state that ASD affects 70 of every
10 000 children. ASD is four times more common in boys than in girls.
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