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Manitoba Family Services and Labour

Thrive! - a five-year plan for helping Manitobans with autism spectrum disorders and their families

Communications Services Centre

Autism often has a big effect on a person's ability to communicate. Many people with ASD find it easier to express themselves in alternative ways, such as with computers, or through art or music. A longterm goal is to establish a communications service centre, as part of Specialized Services for Children and Youth (SSCY). This service will co-ordinate, develop and deliver programs that optimize alternative communication devices and technologies for children and adults across Manitoba.

Moving Forward in Manitoba

  • access to a range of effective alternative communication devices and technologies for children, youth and adults affected by autism in communities throughout Manitoba
  • a centralized process, through a communications services centre, to co-ordinate, support and evaluate communication needs of individuals and recommend appropriate programs to address those needs

How We Can Get There

  • an inventory of programs proven most effective in promoting communication for children, youth and adults with autism
  • a partnership with SSCY to establish a communications services centre to co-ordinate the delivery of alternative communications programs
  • a professional learning community including speech language pathologists, occupational therapists and educators to explore the emerging research and technologies
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