Children’s Friendship Training is an evidence based interactive program delivered in module sessions in which children and families develop and practice social skills necessary to initiate and maintain meaningful peer relationships.

Through ten modules, children will learn to make phone calls, host play-dates, maintain play, share in the interests of others’, and respond appropriately to bullying/teasing. During these sessions, families will learn how to support their children in the exciting new world of social opportunities.

his presentation will help parents learn easy and simple ways to introduce the use of symbols for functional communication into their everyday activities at home. Parents will also learn about beneficial aided language strategies to help their child learn to communicate using symbols. There will also be some demonstration of various types of communication devices and communication apps that are designed to help children with their communication. This presentation is intended for children of all ages, who may be non-verbal or have communication abilities that are not meeting their communication needs (less verbal).

Communication is an ongoing, evolving part of parenting a child with ASD. This workshop stresses the importance of functional communication and introduces naturalistic communication strategies that can easily be incorporated into everyday family routines. The facilitator will assist caregivers to identify a developmentally appropriate communication goal.

Caregivers who attend this workshop are eligible for a follow-up, remote consultation (via ZOOM).

Facilitator will lead a series of online workshops for parents of children and youth with ASD regarding AAC. Parents will learn what AAC is, different options for AAC, what is aided language stimulation, modelling language and introduction to the core word program.

Come together and prepare a meal! Cooking is a basic life skill that can lead to greater independence and possibly a job within the food industry. It can also be a way to make community and family connections by meaningfully contributing to bake sales, pot lucks, or get-togethers. People are also more apt to try a new dish they’ve made themselves, so through exposure, your child may be interested in trying new foods and expanding their food repertoire!

Participants will work 1:1 with a Therapist to follow a recipe and contribute to a meal that is prepared by the group. Participants will be taught basic cooking techniques and kitchen safety considerations. Each session ends with an opportunity to practice social behaviours and mealtime etiquette while enjoying each others’ culinary creations.

In order to foster generalization of skills, participants will be asked to bring their own utensils from home so they can learn with and practice using the items they would have available to them at home.

Best suited for youth on the spectrum that are motivated to learn independence in the kitchen and interact with peers in a mealtime format.

Following brief assessment of language and play skills, child-parent dyads participate in 20 programming sessions of up to 1-hour (2 times weekly) based upon both naturalistic developmental (JASPER) and ABA principles. Sessions will increase child play and language skills, as well as caregiver confidence in teaching their child new skills. This session will be offered in partnership with Roots and Wings Psychology

Through virtual consultation, children and adolescents will have the opportunity to acquire coping strategies to help increase distress tolerance and manage challenging emotions, such as anxiety, anger, depressed mood, etc. Each session will include a brief interview with the child/adolescent (and the parent if appropriate) to determine the presenting issue, followed by the introduction of coping strategies.

Get job ready! Job P.R.E.P. is for teens ages 14-17, who are looking to develop skills to help them find and maintain a job. The 10 session individualized program will work on skills such as, resumes, interview skills, public vs private, managing stress & anxiety, hidden social rules, and much more!

The objective of this workshop is to provide an introduction to the importance of building independence in daily living routines such as getting dressed, brushing teeth, showering and more! The workshop will review how parents/caregivers can use the principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) to help their child or youth build independence in these areas.

Nothing seems to work! Understanding, Preventing and Responding to Challenging Behaviour. This workshop will review how to establish positive rapport, examine the functions of behaviour, and discuss strategies to prevent and deescalate challenging
behaviours.

Following brief assessment of language and play skills, child-parent dyads participate in 20 programming sessions of up to 1-hour (2 times weekly) based upon both naturalistic developmental (JASPER) and ABA principles. Sessions will increase child play and language skills, as well as caregiver confidence in teaching their child new skills.

So as not to overlap with OAP Early Years Services, this service is offered to caregivers and children with ASD between 4 and 8 years of age who are minimally verbal and/or who use little appropriate independent or creative play.

This workshop aims discuss strategies on reducing transition related problem behaviours. We will review guidelines for deciding when the advance notice is viable with the aim of reducing problem behaviors as a whole.

Discover and practice strategies to support your child’s learning success and to troubleshoot common challenges. We aim to help caregivers to effectively and confidently teach new skills and/or address behaviours through the application of antecedent and reinforcement-based principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA).

Caregivers participate in two 1-hour sessions receive up to two, 1-hour in person, phone or video coaching to implement individualized strategies with their child at home.

Both English and French families are welcome and will receive the consultation in their language of choice.

Children with ASD commonly face challenges in terms of developing social interactions and communication with peers. In this course, we will review some of these challenges and provide caregivers with family-centered strategies and tips aimed at the development of positive social interactions. For further guidance and support, an individualized follow-up session can also be scheduled during the following week.

The child’s individual skills will determine an appropriate form of communication: words, word approximations or using a picture exchange. Initial sessions will be with parent/caregiver then sessions include coaching the child to begin to communicate with the parent/caregiver.

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Mand training teaches learners how to engage in an effective communication exchange and how to efficiently request preferred items or activities. The communication partner is always modeling appropriate language for each request, therefore the learner is constantly exposed to the vocal language corresponding to what they want or need.

This parent and child group will focus on developing basic organizational skills for everyday life. Emphasis will be placed on organizational strategies for the school and home. Participants will learn the importance of being organized in their daily lives and strategies for how it can be maintained.

This presentation will help you make the best of your everyday interactions with your child, to support the development of their communication in their early years. The communication strategies highlighted in this presentation are easy to use and incorporate into daily routines such as snack time, bath time, etc.

Social skill learning with OT and ABA. Using Lego in a structured environment will provide the children an opportunity to learn how to collaborate, accept new ideas, develop social skills, be flexible in thinking and create friendships over a shared interest.

This virtual support group is intended for caregivers of children or adolescents who have recently received a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Sessions will cover topics such as the nature of ASD and what it means for your child(dren) and family, prognosis and planning for the future, intervention options, attachment and relationship building with your child(dren), and the importance of caregiver self-care. Half of each session will be dedicated to Q & A to support families with issues specific to wherever they are in their journey. Resources will be emailed to participants.

When providing consultative supports to childcare centres, educators are often overwhelmed by the technical jargon and seemingly ‘clinical’ approach recommended by Early Learning & Inclusion Consultants. As such, working with a Consultant can be daunting and frustrating without realizing how ABA already exists within Early Learning – approaches are often similar, just given different names between the two fields. This webinar aims to compare Early Learning pedagogy with ABA strategies to illustrate how the two fields overlap and ways that ABA may already be naturally embedded into Early Learning programming.

From this, it is the goal to enhance the relationship between ABA practitioners and Early Learning Educators to further a collaborative approach to learning and development.

Focused ABA targets one or two behavioural goals at a time as compared to comprehensive ABA treatment program which targets a wider variety of goals. To begin, you will virtually meet with our BCBA who will help develop programming based on identified goals (joint attention, transitions, communication, self-help skills, play skills, etc.). Over a 10 week period, our ABA therapists will work 1:1 with your child to help achieve the identified goals. Parents will also have the opportunity to be involved in sessions or BCBA coaching to help generalize learning to the home environment. 

Running for 8 individualized sessions, E.I.B. focuses on enhancing the independent life skills of individuals. Working with an ABA Therapist, teens will have the opportunity to work on different life skills.

Skills include:

Personal Living Skills (grooming, hygiene, dressing…),
Home Living Skills (clothing care, meal planning and cooking, home safety…),
Community Living Skills (money management, shopping, community safety…).

Targets will be decided with each individual teen, following assessment.

Consult and collaborate with an SLP to learn how to set up joint action routines during play and everyday activities so that your child is actively engaged and able to increase his social communication and language in his natural environments. (DIR framework parent-mediated therapy)

When introducing applied behaviour analysis (ABA) to new folks, the language and terminology is often overwhelming and confusing. As a result, parents receiving ABA services and ABA clinicians often have to put great deal of effort into fostering family engagement and explaining to others the ABA approach, despite ABA principles existing naturally in day-to-day routines. This webinar aims to provide ways to explain ABA terms in everyday analogies to promote engagement in our science and facilitate an applied and practical approach to behaviour analysis.

Follow-up consultations will be available to support individualized discussions about family engagement and how to translate (describe) specific ABA terms.

Virtual workshop and Q&A session designed to provide information and strategies to help parents and caregivers support their child(ren) to transition various major life events, such as changing schools, graduating from different academic levels, entering adulthood, and entering the workforce.