Autism Society of PEI
Video Resource List
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Roger's Place
This video follows seven-year old Roger Blancehette, who has autism, as he attends school with his friends and classmates at Cardinal Leger School in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Interviews with the principal, teachers, teacher's aides, classmates and Roger's mom describe the challenges he brings to the school, and how the school staff work together in the belief that Cardinal Leger will indeed be Roger's Place.
20 min.
Bar Code: 2365,2366
Vid-91
Location: ACL
Secretin
This January 26, 1999 segment of the Health Show on CBC TV network, describes new developments in the treatment of autism using the drug, Secretin. There are initial reports that Secretin may provide benefits in eye contact, awareness, sociability, and speech in children with autism.
10 min.
Bar Code: 3399
Vid-140
Location: ACL
Straight Talk About Autism with Parents and Kids: Childhood Issues
This video examines early childhood issues resulting from autism.
41 min
VID 618.92 STR
Location: PL
Straight Talk About Autism with Parents and Kids: Adolescent Issues
This video discusses adolescent issues and how they impact those with autism as they grow older.
38 min
VID 618.92 STR
Location: PL
Take a Giant Step
Man Alive Series. This video is about a school program in Montreal and Kamloops called Giant Steps which helps Autistic children live fuller lives.
27 min
VID 618.92 TAK
Location: PL
Teaching Children with Autism/PDD using visual Aids To Enhance Learning.
This video demonstrates a method to enhance organizational skills, behavioural control, and literary development for children with Autism/PDD. It emphasizes the use of visual aids to enhance learning.
90 min.
Bar Code: 2051
Vid-98
Location: ACL
Teaching Nontraditional Communicative Behaviours to Individuals with Autism
This video explains the rationale for teaching nontraditional communicative behaviours. It demonstrates that traditional strategies alone do not always produce appropriate functional communicative behaviour. The tape profiles three individuals ranging in age from preschool to adolescence in order to demonstrate assessment and intervention strategies.
19 min.
Bar Code: 1428
Vid-74
Location: ACL
Touching Words
1991
Fifth Estate looks into a treatment for autism that has been called a breakthrough by some and a hoax and manipulation by others. Trish Wood visits Kerry's Place, a home for autistic teenagers in Maple, Ontario where this "miracle" technique, called facilitated communication, appears to be helping autistic teens to emerge from their mysterious private worlds.
Location: PL
Transitions:The Challenge of Change for Persons with Autism
This video deals with a variety of changes which may be difficult for individuals with autism and other disabilities. It discusses small changes such as moving from one activity or room to the next one as larger transitions such as moving from one activity or room to the next one as larger transitions such as elementary to high school or school or work. Examples of individuals from preschoolers to adults effectively illustrate these scenarios.
21 min.
Bar Code: 1539
ACL Vid-75
PL 10119337
Location: ACL, PL
Where Do I Begin? A Workshop on effective intervention for preschoolers with autism or PDD. Parts one and two.
Parents who have recently received a diagnosis of autism or Pervasive Developmental Disorder for their child are often bewildered by the variety of treatment approaches applied to this disorder. Early childhood educators are sometimes equally unsure how to begin helping these children. This video is of a workshop to assist parents and educators in identifying the immediate needs of these children and to present strategies and techniques to address them. It shows how to implement the essential components of a treatment plan for a young child. Presenter: Jennifer Cantello, a Resource Consultant with the Geneva Centre in Toronto.
90 min.
Bar Code: 2037,2039,2036,2042
Vid-94
Location: ACL