Balance Support & Self Care Studios

A Hamilton-based not-for-profit created for parents and caregivers of individuals with diverse needs 🇨🇦

This replaces our old account @SupportBalance

[Balance Support & Self Care Studios @BalanceSSCS]

Read about some of the things that you can do & apply for while waiting for #OAP Core Clinical Services funding on our website

Link https://t.co/an5j84pDfw

#HamOnt #autism #OntarioAutism #OntarioAutismProgram #MCCSS @ChildrenON

[Balance Support & Self Care Studios @BalanceSSCS]

We have a list of resources to help explain:

- the Special Education process
- IEPs/IPRCs
- what to do should you disagree with an educational placement

There are also website links, govt documents & more!

https://t.co/LKPnp3heoB

#HamOnt #OntEd #autism #SpecEd #EduSky

[Gerry🧠🌱 @gerrydiamond71]

Pupils behaviour doesn’t change when they are told to behave better,it changes when their nervous system feels safe. Safety allows the prefrontal cortex to come back online again.
Educational settings often try to control behaviour,while missing the body underneath it.

[The Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint @endseclusion]

ICYMI “Building a Trauma-Informed School: What to do When All Your Students Are Traumatized” with Kathleen Hilchey is now available on the podcast. #EndSeclusion

https://t.co/bUDuLaeAOu

[Peel Autism Resource 🇨🇦 @PeelAutism]

Telling Your Child They Are Autistic: An Affirming Guide for Parents & Carers

https://t.co/i8qINQmzav

#autism #neurodiversity

[Dyslexia Canada @dyslexia_canada]

Celebrate Inclusion with National AccessAbility Week with disabilities with these ONlit Learning Through Literacy Resources!

English : https://t.co/65orAfsMfR

French : https://t.co/eVSjUBap2T

[Ontario Accessibility @ONAccessibility]

People who have developmental disabilities want to be socially, economically, and politically active in our communities.

Find practical ways to remove barriers and create spaces where everyone can thrive:

https://t.co/28aqK4aeFA

#NAAW

[March of Dimes CA @marchofdimescda]

Frances Sinclair-Kaspick is a Cree author, advocate, and quadrilateral amputee who has spent years raising awareness of the experiences of Indigenous people with disabilities and helping build stronger community support. More at https://t.co/mVYIhRz57G

[DAWN Canada @DAWNRAFHCanada]

As we mark #NAAW2026, we share our annual AccessAbility Report Card series beginning with Sexual & Reproductive Health. 51.1% of women & gender-diverse people with disabilities report unmet healthcare needs. Follow, share & join the conversation throughout #NAAW
#Accessibility

[Canadian Nurses Association @canadanurses]

Help reduce red tape for Canadians living with disabilities.

CNA is calling on the federal government to allow all regulated nurses to certify Disability Tax Credit applications. This change would mean faster, easier access to critical financial supports for individuals and families across Canada.

👉 Take action today: https://t.co/vpCxD2Xiu9

Aidez à réduire la paperasse pour les personnes vivant avec un handicap.

L'AIIC demande au gouvernement fédéral de permettre à toutes les infirmières et à tous les infirmiers réglementés de certifier les demandes de crédit d'impôt pour personnes handicapées (CIPH).

Ce changement se traduirait par un accès plus rapide et plus facile à des soutiens financiers essentiels pour les personnes et les familles partout au Canada.

👉 Agissez dès aujourd'hui : https://t.co/lR1onxPWR0

#CNA2026 #PowerOfNurses #NursingLeadership #HealthPolicy #DisabilityTaxCredit #DisabilityAccess #DisabilityRights #CdnPoli

#AIIC2026 #PouvoirDesInfirmières #LeadershipInfirmier #PolitiqueDeSanté #CréditImpôtPersonnesHandicapées #Accessibilité #DroitsPersonnesHandicapées #polcan

[Empowered Kids Ontario @EmpoweredKidsON]

@CBCNews covers how @HBKidsHospital's Brain Computer Interface (BCI) program is helping kids with disabilities connect and interact with the world around them.

#BCI #HealthTech #EmpowerKids #KidsHealth
https://t.co/J0FMCaUoNC

[Dyslexia Canada @dyslexia_canada]

On May 21, 2026, two Winnipeg students brought their advocacy for dyslexia awareness and the right to read to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights as part of the annual Upstander Showcase.

Find out more on our blog : https://t.co/s5NgHaJzs7

[Ontario Accessibility @ONAccessibility]

Looking for programs and services for people with disabilities?

Visit Ontario’s People with Disabilities webpage for information on employment, education, travel, caregiving, tax credits and more:

https://t.co/PzqVYkbnAt

#NAAW

[Balance Support & Self Care Studios @BalanceSSCS]

Do schools need more EAs?

Yes but more adults won't fix a misaligned system

Change the SYSTEM

#OntEd #ONpoli #autism #neurodiversity #disability

[Balance Support & Self Care Studios @BalanceSSCS]

@globeandmail Attendance policies tied to grades are ineffective, ableist, punitive, archaic & irrelevant to success

They rarely bolster meaningful student engagement. Instead, they compromise student health & act as an unnecessary stressor

#OntEd #ONpoli

[March of Dimes CA @marchofdimescda]

Social connections couldn’t be easier! Together with @HBKidsHospital, we're bringing the HIVE to life, a six-week online hangout where young adults can meet new people and build connection in a welcoming space. Register by June 22 2026: https://t.co/AuBmQCAEXj

[kelly @kellytheboss7]

A college student with ADHD once explained why their essays end up filled with so many parentheses:
“Neurotypical people think in straight lines. My brain thinks in a giant web where every single concept is physically holding hands with twelve other concepts.”
In other words, their thoughts don’t unfold in a neat, step-by-step sequence. Instead, one idea immediately triggers several related ideas at once. While writing, it can feel impossible to ignore those connections because they all feel relevant and important, even if they branch off from the main point. Parentheses become a way to temporarily “park” those side thoughts without losing them.
So the essay ends up reflecting the actual structure of their thinking: layered, branching, and constantly interlinked. What looks messy on the page is really an attempt to capture a mind that doesn’t move in a straight line, but in a network where everything is connected to everything else.

[Peel Autism Resource 🇨🇦 @PeelAutism]

@PaulCalandra @ONeducation @ChildrenON Absenteeism is NOT "bad behaviour"

Often students miss school due to anxiety, medical appointments, illness, etc

What an ABLEIST take. Shame on you

#OntEd #autism #neurodiversity #disability

[Balance Support & Self Care Studios @BalanceSSCS]

June is #NationalIndigenousHistoryMonth

During this month, we all need to recognize the rich history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit & Métis Peoples across Canada.

#HamOnt #NIMH2026

[Accessible Canada @AccessibleGC]

Have a project idea that could help raise awareness of the importance of accessibility and disability inclusion in Canada? Apply for funding today: https://t.co/1PPxJPVYiL

#NAAW2026

[CityNews Toronto @CityNewsTO]

Ontario eyes boost to protections in school for kids with medical conditions. https://t.co/DGcZcH8GOx