Video: World Autism Awareness Day

New data released last week shows the number of children with autism is increasing dramatically and Bermuda Autism Support and Education [BASE] says the need for autism awareness has never been greater. According to new figures released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US, 1 in 88 American children has some [...]

Upcoming: Autism Awareness Day

Education Minister Dame Jennifer and Health Minister Zane DeSilva will jointly be declaring April 2 World Autism Awareness Day as Bermuda officially marks the beginning of Autism Awareness Month. Bermuda Autism Support & Education [BASE] has organised the event, which will be held at City Hall at noon. Since 2001 BASE has been dedicated to [...]

John Smith’s Bay Beach Cleanup

A group of nearly a dozen people comprised of Tomorrow’s Voices’ staff and young people from around Bermuda converged on John Smith’s Bay Beach to participate in a cleanup of the beach, with many of the young people participating in the beach cleanup were students with autism and other developmental disabilities. The beach cleanup was [...]

“Day After Tomorrow” Gives Back

Fuelled by the discussions held during the Centre on Philanthrophy’s 2011 Third Sector Conference, the Board of Tomorrow’s Voices actively pursued getting young people involved with the decision-making and fundraising of the charity. By April 2011 the advisory group, called “Day After Tomorrow” [DAT], made up of young professional twenty somethings, was born. Jenna Viera [...]

Workshop: Teaching Adaptive Behaviours

Wednesday, January 18th saw Tomorrow’s Voices Autism Centre hold its fifth monthly workshop in its year-long 2011/12 Training Institute. The 2-hour interactive workshop, titled “Teaching Adaptive Behaviours To Youth With Disabilities”, highlighted that adaptive behaviours are particularly important for youth with disabilities as these young people often do not acquire these skills through simple observation. [...]

Upcoming: BASE Autism Workshop

To help parents and professionals increase their knowledge of how individuals on the autism spectrum learn; Bermuda Autism Support and Education Society (BASE) will offer a half day autism workshop. The autism workshop, entitled Learning Styles And Autism Spectrum Disorders will be held on Saturday January 21st at Prospect Primary School Auditorium from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. E-mail [...]

Autism Expert Workshop: Over 40 Attendees

Dozens of teachers and parents convened at the Bermuda College on Wednesday, 13 April, 2011 to participate in an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) in the classroom workshop. The workshop was facilitated by Marietta N. Janecky, BCaBA of the world renowned Carbone Clinic. Ms Janecky started out as an instructor in 2004 and in 2007 began [...]

Over 100 Attend BASE Workshop

Bermuda Autism Support and Education [BASE] hosted its largest-ever workshop when more than 100 participants took part in an all-day session led by visiting consultant Dr. Paula Kluth at Mount St. Agnes Academy on Saturday. Chicago-based Dr. Kluth is a renowned autism and inclusive schooling expert and author. She works with teachers and families to [...]

Police Advisory On Alleged Charity Collection

The Police have issued an advisory which warns of an “unknown individual” who has attended at least one home falsely claiming to be collecting donations for Autism Awareness Month. A Police spokesman said, “Once again the Bermuda Police Service would like to remind members of the public to remain vigilant regarding scams. It has come [...]

BASE Autism Charity Revamps Website

To coincide with Autism Awareness Month, BASE  relaunched its website, Bermudaautism.org. The expanded site not only provides information about BASE and its services, but also links users to a wealth of information about autism. BASE consultant Susannah Cole said: “Our site is now a comprehensive online clearing house of resources for people with autism as [...]

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