Connect: News, Stories, Events and Resources Relevant to You
We are proud to share Connect - a monthly newsletter for families of kids with special needs and the service providers who support them. If you have feedback on the newsletter, story ideas or want to volunteer to write an article please contact info@ctnsy.ca.
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NEWS
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CTN Update: Staying Connected Over the Summer
Our commitment is to keep you updated with what's happening to support the children, youth and families that we, along with our network partners, collectively serve. Please read our current update about our services over the summer.
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Ministry Announces More Supports for Children with Autism
On August 4th, the Ministry of Community, Children and Social Services announced that it will be providing families in the Ontario Autism Program (OAP) with services to support their child's ongoing learning and development. Foundational family services such as family and peer mentoring, caregiver workshops and coaching will be tailored to the unique regional and cultural needs in different communities.
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Back to School Recommendations for Children
Holland Bloorview created a resource with tips for managing a safe return to school for children with disabilities, developmental and behavioral challenges and medical complexities. Through the consideration of factors including: transition planning, virus risk mitigation, environmental cleaning, busing and transportation, masking and staffing and resource support, a safe return to school is possible.
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Join us for Virtual Family Show and Share
CTN is happy to offer two Virtual Family Show and Share dates this month! Hosted by our Family Resource Program and local team facilitators, these online sessions are for parents, caregivers and kids of all abilities to show and share an item (or two) with the group, have fun and connect with other families. Join us by Zoom on August 11th at 9:30 a.m and August 19th at 6:30 p.m.
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Summer Activities to Promote Therapy Goals for Kids
Want to see how therapists adapt and modify things around the house to target therapy goals? Our local team facilitators collaborated with therapy partners to create short videos on summer activities you can try at home. Activities will focus on the F-words for Child Development: Fun, Friends, Family, Fitness, Function and Future. Click below to see the videos on CTN's YouTube channel.
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STORIES
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Mental Health Series: Recognizing Children's Emotions
Our neuropsychology team created a series of posts around children's mental health. Please read part one of three in the series about recognizing children's emotions.
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EVENTS
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This events calendar features events hosted by CTN, our partner organizations and other local organizations that we thought may be of interest to your family. New events are added to our network calendar each week! Check out the upcoming dates for virtual events.
If you're interested in posting your event on our calendar, please complete this online form.
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TOP RESOURCES
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Funding, Finance and Planning
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All About School and Individual Education Plans (IEPs)
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Diagnosis Information
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Youth and Transition to Adulthood
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Camps and Recreation
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| Disclaimer
This newsletter is not intended as advice to meet the specific needs of an individual, as individual situations will differ. Newsletter readers should not act or rely on newsletter information without seeking specific advice on matters of concern. We will not purposefully present inaccurate information in this newsletter, however information is supplied "as is" and may contain errors. We do not guarantee or warrant the quality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, appropriateness or suitability of the newsletter content. Reliance on any information appearing on the newsletter is at your own risk. We expressly disclaim all warranties, representations and conditions regarding use of this newsletter and its content.
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