Autism Expo Excitement!

Here at Victoria Society for Children with Autism (V.S.C.A) we are all very excited about our upcoming Autism Expo.

Open from 9AM to 5PM at St Aiden’s United Church. Please come check it out!

SCHEDULE OF THE DAY

9:00 am                Doors Open – Check out our Vendor Showcase

9:30 am                Carrina Kenigsberg  Power to Be  (Lower Hall)  50 minutes
Nature of the presentation:  Video, do an activity and have a nature based conversation.

10:30am               Speaker Bev Kissinger (Lower Hall) 90 minutes
Bev Kissinger, the former head of Community Living Victoria, will be discussing Representative Agreements (a simple and essential planning tool which can cover financial, personal and/or health care matters). Bev brings a lifetime of experience in the Victoria Autism community with her and is an engaging and knowledgeable speaker!

1:00 pm                Speaker Oscar Trad-Pizarro, Osanis Counselling & Consulting Inc. (Lower Hall) 90 minutes
– “bio-psycho-social-environmental approach to person centered planning”
– The basic premise of this topic is that individuals with complex needs such as individuals on the Autism spectrum require a multidimensional approach to address all their needs. In practical terms, this means that parents, caregivers and individuals themselves need to look at every aspect of their lives, connect with relevant services and somehow coordinate all of them towards a framework that maximize gains for the individual.

1:00 pm                Family / Child Musical Circle Time with Nancy Dobbs (Family Room) 30 minutes
Nancy Dobbs has been working with music for many years. She provides all ages and abilities welcome to participate and experience the joy & benefit of singing together.

3:30 pm                Speaker Teresa Everett Autism BC (Lower Hall) 60 minutes.
Teresa Everitt joined the AutismBC in 2014 and brought over thirty years of experience as a community innovator, volunteer, and as a foster parent to her role. Teresa’s personal interest in supporting individuals with autism comes from being a parent to four adult children, two of which have been diagnosed with ASD. She has spent most of her adult life supporting individuals with ASD to be the best they can be. Teresa’s presentation will be about “Launch Into Life” an innovative program that supports families to begin creating goals to prepare their youth to transition to adulthood.

5:00 pm                Official Close of event.