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This document was prepared for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Central Alberta
Community Board. The authors define what person-centred planning is, list several tools like
PATH and MAPS, and tell several real stories from parents about their experience using these
tools.

Person-Centred Planning Approaches: A Literature Review 

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Ready, Willing and Able is a national partnership of the Canadian Association for Community
Living, the Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorder Alliance (CASDA), and their member
organizations. Ready, Willing and Able is designed to increase the labour force participation of
people with an intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder. They will:
• Connect and support employers, persons with an intellectual disability or ASD and local,
provincial and national community agencies
• Promote understanding and awareness among employers and the general public as to the
business value hiring people with an intellectual disability or ASD
• Complement and enhance the capacity of community employment service delivery
organizations by connecting them to new employer demand.

Ready Willing & Able (Disponible en Français)

This is a list of various resources related to COVID-19 for people with ASD and their families. It
was created by the Autism Ontario.

List of Resources to Help Us Through COVID-19

Super resource

Website offers information about anxiety and how to overcome it. The website also explains the
symptoms of anxiety and what loved ones can do to help the anxious person.

Calm Clinic

The Stan Cassidy Centre for Rehabilitation’s Autism Team provides consultative services for
school age children with autism spectrum disorder until their 16th birthday. The team serves the
province of New Brunswick and includes professionals in the fields of occupational therapy,
speech-language pathology, developmental paediatrics, applied behaviour analysis, dietetics,
social work and education. Team members act as consultants, providing assistance to caregivers,
therapists and teachers who work with the children referred in their home communities. The team
accepts referrals from therapists, schools, and families.

Stan Cassidy Centre for Rehabilitation (Disponible en Français)

A monthly magazine devoted to parenting children with autism. It deals with issues such as picky
eating, augmentative communication systems, helping your child tolerate getting a haircut and
many more practical daily issues.