Description of the Centre
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Description of the Resource Centre
The purpose of the Autism Resource Centre (ARC) is to make available and accessible social
support, self-help, public education, and a broad array of resources for persons with autism and
their families. This includes a lending library for information, books, toys, and other educational
resource materials. ARC is regularly accessed by individuals with autism of all ages; their
parents, grandparents, siblings and caregivers; speech language pathologists; occupational
therapists; psychologists; autism support workers; clinical supervisors; teachers, resource
teachers, and resource support teachers; teacher assistants; human service counsellors; group
home workers; college and university students.
You will find at the Autism Resource Centre:
1. A resource library area with books and videos, a television and computers, a workspace with a
materials preparation area, and shelves and shelves of toys.
2. A child-friendly area, both for programs, visits and for childcare during support meetings and
workshops.
ARC's location is now in Lewisville Middle School, room 301 at 45 McAuley dr. District 02 has
generously let us settle into one of their classrooms. The use of the schools theatre is also very
interesting for workshops or meetings. Please call us at 855-9032 to find out our new hours
starting September 2007.
Over the past year, ARC's volunteers have included human service counsellor students,
psychology and education students, UPS employees and middle school students, support
workers, and young adults who have autism spectrum conditions. They have donated hundreds of
hours to prepared visual supports, social stories, ABA program materials, and general educational
resources such as file folder games and task boxes. College and university students, as well as
graduates, have worked directly with children with autism both at ARC and in-home.
Newsletters keep families in touch with what's happening in and around their community, with
additional information available on our website and in printed packages available at ARC. Send us
an email at autismresourcecentre@gmail.com and we will add you on our members list. With over
250 members already on the list sending us whatever information they hear, you're sure to find out
what's going on in the <autism world> in your community.
An educational summer program This year, our summer camp operated for ten weeks starting
June through August , employing 14 university students and serving close to 20 children with
autism and related developmental disorders.
ARC works with the community to encourage public educational initiatives. A new project is
underway for family doctors, pediatricians and psychologists to assist them to accurately screen
and refer children at risk for developmental disorders. We have provided professional development
opportunities for District 2 Teacher Assistants, and hosted four weeks of the UNB Autism
Intervention Training advanced practica. ARC is working with UNB's Department of Kinesiology
which has recently received funding to conduct a gait study on children with autism. ARC has also
provided support for groups and organizations wishing to bring in autism-related conferences to
the Moncton area, such as the Autism Awareness Centre's international-calibre workshops with
Dr. Jeannette McAfee and Kevin Baskerville, and in the past our workshops have been attended by
hundreds of participants. Many more interesting projects to come in the future. Make sure to be on
our newsletter list to find out the latest or keep visiting us on our website.
The purpose of the Autism Resource Centre (ARC) is to make available and accessible social
support, self-help, public education, and a broad array of resources for persons with autism and
their families. This includes a lending library for information, books, toys, and other educational
resource materials. ARC is regularly accessed by individuals with autism of all ages; their
parents, grandparents, siblings and caregivers; speech language pathologists; occupational
therapists; psychologists; autism support workers; clinical supervisors; teachers, resource
teachers, and resource support teachers; teacher assistants; human service counsellors; group
home workers; college and university students.
You will find at the Autism Resource Centre:
1. A resource library area with books and videos, a television and computers, a workspace with a
materials preparation area, and shelves and shelves of toys.
2. A child-friendly area, both for programs, visits and for childcare during support meetings and
workshops.
ARC's location is now in Lewisville Middle School, room 301 at 45 McAuley dr. District 02 has
generously let us settle into one of their classrooms. The use of the schools theatre is also very
interesting for workshops or meetings. Please call us at 855-9032 to find out our new hours
starting September 2007.
Over the past year, ARC's volunteers have included human service counsellor students,
psychology and education students, UPS employees and middle school students, support
workers, and young adults who have autism spectrum conditions. They have donated hundreds of
hours to prepared visual supports, social stories, ABA program materials, and general educational
resources such as file folder games and task boxes. College and university students, as well as
graduates, have worked directly with children with autism both at ARC and in-home.
Newsletters keep families in touch with what's happening in and around their community, with
additional information available on our website and in printed packages available at ARC. Send us
an email at autismresourcecentre@gmail.com and we will add you on our members list. With over
250 members already on the list sending us whatever information they hear, you're sure to find out
what's going on in the <autism world> in your community.
An educational summer program This year, our summer camp operated for ten weeks starting
June through August , employing 14 university students and serving close to 20 children with
autism and related developmental disorders.
ARC works with the community to encourage public educational initiatives. A new project is
underway for family doctors, pediatricians and psychologists to assist them to accurately screen
and refer children at risk for developmental disorders. We have provided professional development
opportunities for District 2 Teacher Assistants, and hosted four weeks of the UNB Autism
Intervention Training advanced practica. ARC is working with UNB's Department of Kinesiology
which has recently received funding to conduct a gait study on children with autism. ARC has also
provided support for groups and organizations wishing to bring in autism-related conferences to
the Moncton area, such as the Autism Awareness Centre's international-calibre workshops with
Dr. Jeannette McAfee and Kevin Baskerville, and in the past our workshops have been attended by
hundreds of participants. Many more interesting projects to come in the future. Make sure to be on
our newsletter list to find out the latest or keep visiting us on our website.