Catulpa Community Support Services
165 Ferris Lane L4M 2Y1 Barrie, ON, Canada

"The history of autism is, in part, a history of myths: of myths enshrined as facts by medical experts, of myths shaping societal attitudes towards a highly complex condition, and eventually, of myths debunked by further investigation."

The Ontario government is extending the Ontario Community Support Program (OCSP) until 2022 to ensure that low-income seniors and people with disabilities have access to food, medicine and other essentials during COVID-19.

By using humor and, more specifically, improv exercises, Snow said, it frees those in the classes to simply be themselves and learn some life skills along the way.

Saturday morning musing from Catulpa Community Support Services #ProudToBeMe #GoodEnough

A 'Mohawk Sesame Street' TV program is helping revive the language. The show is called Tóta tánon Ohkwá:ri. It runs from 10 to 60 minutes per feature depending on the season, the characters all speak Kanien'kéha and it is created by a small core team of Konwatsi'tsá:wi

Healthy Mind is an online Easy Read tool designed to help people with Intellectual Disability (ID) to recognise and regulate their thoughts and feelings. Following a successful feasibility trial, with input from people with ID and a range of health experts, this program is now widely available for implementation. https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au//digita/healthy-mind/

Catulpa's 2019-20 Annual General Report is now available for viewing! "When I look back over all that has happened in 2019-20, my first impression is one of overwhelming societal change. It was a year of innovation and thinking beyond the norm as our agency planned for a community that suddenly and totally changed right before our eyes." Karen Hirstwood, Executive Director, Catulpa Community Support Services. See how Catulpa Community Support Services successfully responded to the challenge by reading our new 2019-20 Annual General Report here: https://catulpa.on.ca/annual-report/

"...young, Black disabled patients and their families are stressed. To say that 2020 has been a difficult year would be an incredible understatement."

Some easy to read information about Covid-19 and how to protect yourself and those around you.

The Autism Service Listing is a one-stop-shop where people across Ontario can search for any autism-related service for themselves and their children. The list includes: mental health professionals, physiotherapists and occupational therapists, dentists and dental hygienists, physicians, speech language pathologists and audiologists, and more.

We all wear masks. A short social story about Covid-19 and the need to cover our nose and mouth.

The Indigenous Youth Toolkit is here to help YOU feel better, and to overcome tough times especially if things are hard. You can use the Toolkit on your own, or together with a friend or family member. It’s super easy! You can download a copy of the Toolkit, and watch the videos.

On October 28, Dr. Theresa Tam, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, released her 2020 Annual Report on the State of Public Health in Canada, From Risk to Resilience: An Equity Approach to COVID-19. As Canada and the world face a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, the 2020 report examines how the first wave of the pandemic affected Canadians in different ways. https://www.canada.ca//from-risk-resilience-equity-approac