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Les ministères, les sociétés d’État et les organismes du gouvernement de la Saskatchewan travaillent à réduire au minimum les répercussions de l’interruption des services postaux.
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Released on April 2, 2013
Duncan Congratulates Autism Resource Centre on Grand Opening of New Regina Facility
The Government of Saskatchewan today recognized World Autism Day and congratulated Regina’s Autism Resource Centre (ARC) on its grand opening.
The new facility will allow ARC to expand its services and programs to adults between ages of 19 and 35 with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
“I am pleased to congratulate the Autism Resource Centre on the opening of its new facility, which will allow for better delivery of important vocational and life skills training to adults with autism in the Regina area,” Health Minister Dustin Duncan said. “I commend ARC staff on the important work they do.”
The Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region, through financial support received from the province, provides funding to ARC annually. The region will provide more than $335,000 this year to ARC to support adult programming, including programming offered at the new centre. This includes a cooking program, social drop-in program, and the Practical Assessment Exploration System (PAES) designed to discover the vocational strengths of persons with ASD.The province provides $7.55 million annually to improving targeted autism services and supports in Saskatchewan.
“Our government is working with regional health authorities, community-based agencies and other organizations to build comprehensive service systems for individuals with autism spectrum disorder in Saskatchewan,” Duncan said. “We have made and continue to make progress in helping people with ASD; however we know there is more that can be done. Government ministries are working together to enhance our collective human services capacity to provide services to individuals with ASD.”
Efforts include:
World Autism Awareness Day raises awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorder. ASD is a neurological disorder which affects how a person interacts with people, experiences the environment and processes information. ASD can affect individuals of all races, ethnicities, and socio-economic backgrounds.
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For more information, contact:
Tyler McMurchy
Health
Regina
Phone: 306-787-4083
Email: tmcmurchy@health.gov.sk.ca.
Cell: 306-537-3594
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