Our animated video series is designed to help children and families understand ALS in an accessible and age-appropriate way. Through colourful shape characters and simple storytelling, the video series explains what ALS is, how it affects the body, how children and their families can navigate the challenges of the disease, and dying, death, and grief.
ALS Canada children’s video series
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Chapter 1: What is ALS?
This video provides an overview of what ALS is, how it impacts the body, and how it can impact children when someone close to them has ALS.
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Chapter 2: What happens when someone you know has ALS?
Learn about how ALS impacts the body, daily life, and the tools and supports available to help people living with ALS.
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Chapter 3: Helping you and your person with ALS
This video explores caregiving, balancing responsibilities and self-care, and finding support to help children and the person living with ALS.
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Chapter 4: Death, dying, and grief
This video addresses the challenges of losing a family member to ALS, explains grief, and the importance of seeking support during challenging times.
Children’s activity sheets
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Activity sheet: All about ALS
This fun activity sheet includes a glossary of ALS terms, a word search, and colouring images to help children learn more about ALS in an engaging and easy-to-understand way.
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Activity sheet: About you, the person you know with ALS, and changes
This activity sheet helps children explore their feelings, recognize changes in their family and lives, and discover helpful ways they can cope when a loved one is living with ALS.
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Activity sheet and fundraiser template: Helping others and making a difference
Children can learn how they can help people with ALS including how to create their own fundraiser to help raise money to support people living with ALS.
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Activity: Creating your own memory box
A guide on how to create a cherished keepsake to help children celebrate and remember the person in their life with ALS.
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