Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Last night, Mike was honoured to speak to over 800 guests at the annual Elpida Gala in Toronto. The Elpida Autism Foundation is a not-for-profit charitable organization that was established…

This week, Mike and Jaden met with world leaders in the UK for the first ever Global Disability Summit. The event was co-hosted by the UK Department for International Development, the International Disability Alliance…

Yesterday afternoon, Mike gave his annual one-minute World Autism Awareness Day statement in the Canadian House of Commons, with his son, Jaden, watching from the gallery. Mike's statement read: "Mr.…

Yesterday evening, Mike and his son, Jaden, were featured on CTV's Alberta Primetime to shine a spotlight on their global autism advocacy.  During the 10-minute story, Mike talked about Jaden's…

This past weekend, Mike and his kids, Jaden and Jenae, were invited to be guest speakers to over 700 campers and staff at Camp Manitou, north of Toronto, on the…

Mike and Jaden did a TEDx Talk! You don't see too many two-person TEDx Talks, but this one was so much better for having a very enthusiastic Jaden play a role.…

Last night on TVO's 'The Agenda with Steve Paikin', Mike and his son, Jaden, joined Steve for their annual conversation about autism. Steve has always welcomed the Lakes with open…

Thursday April 2, 2015 was World Autism Awareness Day, and hundreds of Canadians gathered to celebrate autism awareness and appreciation on Parliament Hill last Wednesday. Mike, Hon. Candice Bergen, Minister…

Autism Ontario recently released a new feature on its website- Raise the Flag, which highlights stories of Canadians dealing with autism. This goal of the stories is to shine the light on autism…