Reflective Account On Autism

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• While working at the Children’s Aid Society (C.A.S.) and Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board (DPCDSB), I have worked with a number of youth living outside of their family home due to conflict. They unfortunately were left temporarily living more of a transient lifestyle, which required that I assist them with tapping into various resources within the community. I have assisted with youth applying for various social welfare programs, bridging the gap for them to return to their home in addition to providing guidance and support for them to continue with their education. • Over the years I have worked with a number of students from various socio-economic backgrounds. By providing them with school supplies, clothing and recommending different outside agencies that could provide shelter until they could determine a more permanent location. ➢ At C.A.S. I was responsible for making sure that my primary client had enough clothing, hygiene products, shoes and school supplies to make their stay at the group home as comfortable as possible ➢ At DPCDSB, when supporting students in the high school I would provide students with school supplies whenever needed as well as support contact to outside agencies that could provide shelter and possibly financial support. • …show more content…

In some regards the diagnosis of Autism opens up many doors of support for families with children/adults with ASD at the same time it has closed doors of support that could really benefit the assistance the families may require. Recently the government suggested that Autism supports should stop at age of 5, the government has retracted that due to parents fighting for their children’s rights, the government is still trying to determine what are the best support for individuals on the Autism

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