Autism Society Alberta

06/04/2026

📢 Presentation Announcement!
🗓 Monday, June 29
🕡 6:30 PM

Join us for a FREE virtual presentation hosted by Dr. Melanie Noel, Clinical Psychologist and Professor, and Dr. Nicole George, Post-doctoral Fellow, both from the University of Calgary.

Medical and dental procedures can be challenging experiences for autistic children and for the caregivers who support them. These moments can become overwhelming and even traumatic. And we also know there are effective strategies we can use to make it better in the future!

This session will share what we are learning from research and practical strategies you can use right away that can make a meaningful difference.

We will include opportunities to share your lived experiences, ask questions, and identify what matters most to you moving forward.

Register at: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/gPb18CV3SKq3bWug9NOoVQ

Can’t join the conversation? The Healing Children’s Pain Together community survey is another way to share your priorities: https://survey.ucalgary.ca/jfe/form/SV_7VV1GniebV92B3E

05/31/2026

05/28/2026

05/27/2026

Attention Medicine Hat!

⚠️ UPDATED TIME ⚠️
Please note our earlier calendar listed this support as 4–6 PM, but the time has been updated to 1–3 PM for this Thursday.

Looking for support with navigating available resources in the community? Drop in and connect with Stephanie from Autism Society Alberta, who is here to help you get connected in a welcoming and supportive space.

🗓 Thursday
🕐 UPDATED TIME: 1–3 PM
📍 Kickstand Centre
✨ Free drop-in support

05/21/2026

Have you discovered AUTISM AROUND ALBERTA? It's our quarterly newsletter, highlighting updates, articles, and resources. It's FREE! The next edition will be emailed out on June 1st. Go to the following link to SUBSCRIBE and check out past issues. https://autismalberta.ca/autism-around-alberta/

05/15/2026

Just a friendly reminder that our offices will be closed on Monday, May 18th, for the long weekend. We’ll be back on Tuesday and ready to help!

Wishing everyone a safe, relaxing, and enjoyable long weekend!

05/13/2026

We’re so excited about our partnership with Kickstand Medicine Hat !

Join us for the first of our young adult peer-led groups tonight at 5 PM at Kickstand MH! This is a great opportunity to connect, build community, and be part of a supportive space built for youth and young adults.

Learn more about the partnership and what’s available here:
autismalberta.ca/kickstand-medicine-hat

05/09/2026

Attention those in Medicine Hat! We have a new, in-person group!

📌Looking for a space where you can just be yourself? Come check out our new Neurodivergent Peer Chat Group.

This peer-led group is for neurodivergent young adults to connect, share experiences, and build community in a welcoming, low-pressure space.
Supported by our friends from Autism Society Alberta

Whether you’re talkative, quiet, curious, awkward, passionate, masked, unmasked, or somewhere in between, you belong here 🫶

05/05/2026

Red Dress Day 2026

Held every May 5, Red Dress Day honours Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirited People (MMIWG2S+). Inspired by the REDress Project by Métis artist Jaime Black (2010), people across Canada hang red dresses, wear red, attend rallies, and gather in ceremony to remember loved ones and demand justice.

Learn more & take action:
https://amnesty.ca/red-dress-day/
https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/52964.html