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Press Release – Bright Lights, Loud Holidays: How Neurodivergent Families Can Reduce Sensory Stress

The holiday season is often celebrated as the most joyful time of year—but for neurodivergent children, youth, and adults, it can also be overwhelming. Get practical tools to support you and your loved ones this holiday season.

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ADHD Brain

If you missed this live workshop, you can watch the full recording below and gain a deeper understanding of how ADHD affects attention, information processing, and daily functioning.

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Supporting Learners Through Conflict or Peer Miscommunication

Children may struggle with expectations and often need support to express their needs, regulate themselves after conflict, and maintain emotional safety and autonomy. Explore strategies for guiding learners through peer conflict in neuroaffirming ways.

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Cause We Care Bursary for Single Mothers

We are excited to announce the establishment of the Cause We Care Bursary for Single Mothers. Cause We Care is a public foundation that invests in programs and services that support single mothers to achieve security and build positive futures for themselves and their children. 

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Shaping the Future: How Skills for Trades Benefits Employers

Learn how Skills fro Trades benefits employers. Skills for Trades is a vocationally focused adult program tailored to skilled trades apprentices and workers to achieve their vocational, learning, and life goals.

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DCD? What’s that?  

Learn about DCD, a lifelong condition affecting 5–6% of people that makes everyday motor tasks challenging. This Awareness Week reminds us that understanding and support help those with DCD thrive.

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Honouring Survivors and Remembering Children: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 

This September 30, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and beyond, you can honour Survivors and remember the children lost by supporting Vancouver and BC-based Indigenous organizations that provide cultural, health, and community services.

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Supporting Diverse Sensory Needs

Did you know that everyone has a unique sensory profile? Learn about the eight senses, how our team is using new sensory toolkits, and get a free handout to reflect on your own or your child’s sensory profile.

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Making Exclusion Visible – National Exclusion Tracker

Learn about the Exclusion Tracker, now available to families across Canada. Begun as a grassroots movement in BC, the tracker is a voice for families to be heard, ensuring that exclusion is not hidden but transformed into change.

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Press Release – New Mural Shines Light on Province’s Neurodivergent Students

We are tackling stigma head-on and celebrating the brilliance, resilience, and unique strengths of neurodivergent youth. Join us in celebrating #ProudMinds and uplift the contributions of neurodivergent students in our schools and communities.

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