This program is offered during school professional development days in Algoma when school is not in session. Children participate in engaging in therapeutic activities to build skills in play, interaction and communication. Parents and caregivers have an opportunity to discuss progress and carry-over skills for home.
- Communication
- Play
- Skill Building
- Social Skills
Play.Connect.Grow. is a small-group program designed for children ages 3–8 with autism spectrum disorder. Through engaging play experiences, sensory-friendly activities, and shared routines, children are supported in developing communication, social interaction, self-advocacy, and flexible play skills. Guided by a Speech-Language Pathologist, the program creates meaningful opportunities for children to connect with peers while building confidence and authentic communication in a supportive, strengths-based environment.
This program is offered during school professional development days in Algoma when school is not in session. Children participate in engaging in therapeutic activities to build skills in play, interaction and communication. Parents and caregivers have an opportunity to discuss progress and carry-over skills for home.
- Communication
- Play
- Skill Building
- Social Skills
Play.Connect.Grow. is a small-group program designed for children ages 3–8 with autism spectrum disorder. Through engaging play experiences, sensory-friendly activities, and shared routines, children are supported in developing communication, social interaction, self-advocacy, and flexible play skills. Guided by a Speech-Language Pathologist, the program creates meaningful opportunities for children to connect with peers while building confidence and authentic communication in a supportive, strengths-based environment.
This program allows children an opportunity to engage with other peers while also offering families and caregivers an opportunity to discuss with Speech-Language Pathologist ideas for carryover for home.
CCR to
- Communication
- Early Learning
- Play
- Skill Building
The Communication Clubhouse is a welcoming group intervention program where children ages 5–8 learn alongside peers through play-based experiences. Activities are thoughtfully planned to foster communication, cooperation, imaginative play, and friendship while respecting each child's individual communication style and sensory needs. The small groups allow children to build skills in a fun, encouraging environment guided by a Speech-Language Pathologist. Parents and caregivers have an opportunity to connect with the Speech-Language Pathologist to discuss progress and home carry-over ideas for building communication and interaction skills.
Reserved for children and families who are not engaged in a similar service with another provider.
Children who engage in any of the following are not eligible for this service: self-injury, aggression, property destruction, pica, other potentially dangerous behaviour, and clients actively receiving direct ABA services, or services via telehealth, that are supervised by a Registered Behavior Analyst (Ont).
- Applied Behaviour Analysis
- Consultation
- Preschool
- Skill Building
Following a 1-hour consultation meeting with our on-site BCBA/R.B.A., your child will receive 6 hours of 1:1 follow up service/caregiver coaching with our clinical team, at our center, for up to 4 weeks. Session dates and times will be arranged with each individual family.
This service is not intended for…children younger than 3, Children/youth with aggression, self-injurious behavior, or property destruction that requires specialized interventions beyond the scope of this service.
- Applied Behaviour Analysis
- Emotional Regulation
- Resilience
- School Age
- Self-regulation
This group uses structured mindfulness activities as a foundation for building communication, social, and creative skills through art. Learners engage in guided breathing and sensory awareness exercises at the start of each session to support focus and emotional regulation, creating conditions for more independent participation throughout the activity. Within each session, learners practice following multi-step group instructions, planning and sequencing their projects, sharing materials with peers, and describing their completed work. Mindfulness-based transitions are used between activities to support flexible responding and reduce prompt dependency. Learners also build tolerance for unexpected outcomes in their art, and practice labeling emotions, themes, and visual elements as they create. Together, these experiences target meaningful functional skills across communication, peer interaction, and self-management in a naturalistic group setting.
Available to full Northern Region
- Antecedent Strategies
- Applied Behaviour Analysis
- Behaviour
- Caregiver Training
- Coaching
- Communication
- Daily Living Skills
- Daily Routine
- Independence
- Play
- Reinforcement
- Skill Building
- Social Skills
- Toileting
- Visuals
- Vocational skills
- Webinar
This service includes 2 caregiver workshops that aim to help caregivers teach their children independent skills.
Workshop 1: Review ABA strategies on teaching self-help skills
Workshop 2: Identify a self-help goal and develop a plan.
There also four consultation sessions - for caregivers to share progress with a BCBA-D
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