Since 2021, The Erika Legacy Foundation has been generously supporting a range of innovative mental health research projects through Brain Canada. Their giving is inspired by Erika, who died by suicide in 2015. The unexpected death rocked her family—and galvanized them.
Team detects signs of early autism in at-risk infants
Autism is often perceived on a linear scale, or spectrum. Those touched by the condition know this is an over-simplification. A multi-dimensional structure influenced by differences in language, motor skills, executive functioning and sensory perceptions would perhaps be a better way to describe this complex condition, which affects nearly one million people in Canada.
