CTV Montreal Published Saturday, October 4, 2014 5:53PM EDT Last Updated Saturday, October 4, 2014 6:43PM EDT
Parents whose children have autism spectrum disorder say theyre happy to see so many resources available to them in one place at Quebec's first autism convention in Laval this weekend.
Held at the Cosmodome in Laval, the Salon de lAutisme features different services and numerous speakers, including adults with autism.
We want people to talk about certain things, because autism is complex, said Brigitte Harrisson, founder of Saccade, an autism spectrum intervention group.
Harrisson was diagnosed with autism in her 30s and holds talks to help parents understand their children's behaviour.
Also at the convention are devices to help parents, such as a GPS tracking device designed for people with ASD. Tony Fama, president of iLOC Technologies, who came up with the idea after he lost his son in Disney World.
I got him back and everything was fine, thank God, but that doesn't work out the same way with a lot of wandering instances. In autism over 50 per cent will end up wandering, said Fama.
The convention is the brainchild of Salon de lAutisme president Johanne Leduc, whose two sons were diagnosed with different levels of ASD.
Her goal was to have all of the treatment options in one place.
There is a lot of service, otherwise there wouldn't be any people around here. The problem as a parent is we have an impression that there are no services, said Leduc.
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