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Manitoba Family Services and Labour
Starting Early
We are learning more about autism all the time. Most experts agree that early intervention is important to improve the quality of life later on in life. Support and services are available for Manitoba families who have children with autism. These include:
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See Guidelines for Early Childhood Transition to School for Children with Special Needs at www.gov.mb.ca/healthychild/ publications/index.html |
- Children's disABILITY Services (ex: respite, child development for pre-school children, and Winnipeg's autism outreach program)
- Manitoba's Children's Therapy Initiative (ex: physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech language pathology)
- pre-school and school-age Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) programs
- a protocol that helps the school prepare to meet a child's needs
- consultative and student-specific support to schools from Manitoba Education and their partners
- flexible training options and resources for educators
- specific funding to schools from Manitoba Education for children with moderate to severe autism
- school-based specialist teachers and clinicians
- Inclusion Support Program (for licensed, early learning and child-care programs to include children with additional support needs)
Moving Forward in Manitoba
- timely diagnosis
- effective support for families affected by autism
- information about the signs of autism to help families know when they should see a doctor
- prompt access to services
- specialists and other service providers working together with families
How We Can Get There
- enhanced assessment and diagnostic capacity for autism
- research and consultation on a developmental screening tool
- team of experts to promote early diagnosis and provide support afterward
- regional parent support networks to give parents better access to diagnoses, assessments and referral to support services afterward
- rural and northern pre-school autism outreach program
- province-wide access to ASD experts
