Oct 24, 2018, Oshawa, ON, Durham Region: Adults with autism program expands to Pickering https://www.durhamregion.com/community-story/8971892-adults-with-autism-program-expands-to-pickering/ A charity with the goal to provide fun, active and social opportunities for adults with autism and their caregivers has expanded programming into Pickering. “Autism Home Base Durham (AHBD) is a registered charity that provides social and recreational programming for adults with autism and their family caregivers in Durham Region,” said Kristina DeLuca, program manager…. “We have three exciting programs we’re running in Pickering right now up until mid December before the holidays,” DeLuca said…. We have three exciting programs we’re running in Pickering right now up until mid December before the holidays. Kristina DeLuca, Autism Home Base Durham…. It can be hard to find programming for adults with autism once they age out of high school. …

Childhood Lost
Children today are noticeably different from previous generations, and the proof is in the news coverage we see every day. This site shows you what’s happening in schools around the world. Children are increasingly disabled and chronically ill, and the education system has to accommodate them. Things we've long associated with autism, like sensory issues, repetitive behaviors, anxiety and lack of social skills, are now problems affecting mainstream students. Blame is predictably placed on bad parenting (otherwise known as trauma from home).
Addressing mental health needs is as important as academics for modern educators. This is an unrecognized disaster. The stories here are about children who can’t learn or behave like children have always been expected to. What childhood has become is a chilling portent for the future of mankind.