Programs & Services by Service Provider

This series is recommended for families who have recently received a diagnosis for their child. In the midst of receiving a diagnosis, families will navigate through a lot of information and make decisions about next steps. This series offers 3 workshops, along with 3, 1:1, 30-minute consultations with a BCBA.

Workshop 1 will provide an overview of various services recommended to families with a child with ASD.

Workshop 2 will provide an overview of Autism and Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) and why ABA is well suited to address ASD. If seeking ABA based services, this information is key for knowing what to look for in providers and how caregiver involvement is key to helping children reach their full potential.

Workshop 3 will review things to do as you wait for service that will aid in developing skills and routines in the home to maximize learning from the get-go. The initial consultation is aimed at gathering information that will be pertinent to focusing the workshops on the audience attending, with follow up consultations occurring after Workshop 3 which will focus on implementing ABA strategies in the home with coaching from a BCBA.

This skills group will aim to teach preschool and kindergarten learners prosocial skills for transitioning into the demands of a school setting. Learners will focus on school readiness skills, play skills, as well as self-awareness skills. This social skills group will provide learners with an opportunity to explore and practice social skills such as asking for help, greeting peers, turn taking, asking peers to play, and joining in on other peers’ play. Through a variety of facilitated activities, this group will also help learners identify and practice skills needed for managing their emotions and learning to cooperate with other peers.

This skills group will aim to teach school aged learners’ important social skill for engaging in social play and social interactions, building friendships with peers, as well as managing emotions in challenging social settings. Learners will have the opportunity to identify their social strengths as well as an opportunity to practice play skills, language skills, self-regulation skills and school readiness skills. This social skills group will provide a variety of facilitated activities that will encourage learners to connect with peers, enhance their self-awareness skills and practice problem solving and cooperation skills.

This social skills group will aim to teach important social skills to school aged learners at the intermediate school level. This skills group will focus on providing learners with an opportunity to explore their social strengths and identify their social challenges as they prepare for transition to high school. Through a variety of facilitated group activities, games and take-home assignments, learners will have the opportunity to work on their conversation skills, friendship building skills as well as learning to develop strategies for managing conflict with peers and coping with other peer related challenges.

This social skills group will aim to teach important social skills to early high school level learners. This skills group will focus on providing learners with an opportunity to enhance their conversation skills, explore their social skills, practice managing peer related conflict, as well as practice making and building strong friendships with peers. Through a variety of facilitated group activities, games and take-home assignments, learners will be provided with an opportunity to make peer connections, build confidence in their social abilities, and enhance their self-awareness skills.

This social skills group will aim to teach important social skills for high school learners transitioning to adulthood. It will provide the learners with an opportunity to practice skills such as conversing and cooperating with others, building, and maintaining friendships with their peers as well as coping with peer rejection and managing social conflict. Through a variety of facilitated group activities and take-home assignments, learners will have the opportunity to explore their current repertoire of social skills and identify their challenges in social settings. This social skills group includes many strategies for helping teens develop the necessary skills for coping with the demands and expectations of transitioning to adulthood.

Want to get around the city, but can’t drive? Join our group to learn how to take the bus around Sudbury!

We will check out different places around the city, learning how to safely take public transit and how it may help you get to places you’re interested in. We will talk about how to make the experience less stressful for you (or your parents) and how you’d be most comfortable exploring your community.

Fine print for caregivers:
Youth will travel around the city with a group of up to 4 other peers with 2-3 facilitators. Prior to boarding the bus, safety rules and riding etiquette will be reviewed. Youth will learn how to look up bus schedules online or on their phones and how the GOVA app works. Support will be faded across the 6 sessions so that they learn to use the Sudbury bus system to whatever level of independence they are able to demonstrate.

SibShops are events which provide 8-13 year old brothers and sisters of children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) an opportunity to meet other siblings in a relaxed, recreational setting.

SibShops intersperse information and discussion activities with high-energy games, new friends, and cooking and craft activities to get children talking, laughing, and learning. An introduction to ASD will be included to provide participants with a better understanding of the disorder and how it may impact their sibling.

The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is a method of functional communication for anyone with a language disorder, including autism. PECS can be taught by professionals and parents, in all everyday settings. The PECS is based on the motivation of the chils and aims to bring about spontaneous and autonomous communication. Its teaching is rigorous and goes through 6 learning phases. It can improves the quality of life of the person and his family to the extent that it allows effective communication. This workshop focuses on learning the 6 phases of PECS as well as the assessment and intervention of ABA strategies. Each participant will have access to 3 consultations to support implementation and the continuation through next Phases of PECS.

This workshop will discuss strategies that are proven effective when teaching toileting skills. Participants will gain knowledge of steps of toilet training, teaching strategies to implement during the toilet training journey. This is accompanied by a one-hour follow up consultation to support implementation into the home setting.

Reinforcement is an integral element of ABA, and when used effectively, can dramatically increase skills in individuals diagnosed with ASD. Throughout this 2-hour workshop, participants will explore the various types, scheduled and effects of positive reinforcement.

This workshop series will provide caregivers with introductory and foundational information about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) in addition to an understanding of strategies and behaviour. There are 5 sessions within the Foundation Caregiver Workshop series (Autism, ABA, Pairing, Teaching Skills & Reinforcement, Behaviour & Functional Behaviour Assessment, Antecedent Strategies & Visuals, Replacement Behaviours & Consequence Strategies

This workshop will introduce caregivers to effective visual strategies that will assist in promoting positive behaviours. Participants will walk away with the knowledge and rationale for using visual supports, describe one of the following visual supports: visual schedule, a first & then board or a visual task analysis. Furthermore, caregivers will have an opportunity to consult with a Therapist virtually for a one-hour follow up to support implementation of visual in the home setting

This hands on workshop will introduce caregivers to effective visual strategies that will assist in promoting positive behaviours.

Participants will walk away with the knowledge and rationale for using visual supports, describe one of the following visual supports: visual schedule, a first & then board or a visual task analysis. Participants will have an opportunity to create an individualized visual to help support their child/ youth in the home environment.

*Please note that this in-person workshop involves two 2-hour sessions across two days.

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.

In this workshop you will learn practical strategies to teach your child daily living skills such as handwashing, brushing teeth, getting dressed or taking a shower.

Strategies include learning how to break down a skill into smaller parts and how to use motivation to encourage success.

Participants will learn the strategies to apply prior to a big life change and how to cope with the change. Big transitions may include moving, going to preschool, moving to a new school, having a new sibling, death of someone close, divorce, etc.

Difficulties with transitions are common challenges associated with an ASD diagnosis. This 2-hour group workshop will involve learning opportunities to explore several evidence-based strategies to support with everyday transitions such as going to the grocery store, leaving the house for recreational activities, morning/bedtime routines

In this presentation, participants will learn how to define behaviour, including examples of appropriate and challenging behaviour. Participants will learn how to apply the Antecedent-Behaviour-Consequence (A-B-C) Model, looking at the different functions of behaviour and general teaching strategies

This hands on presentation will allow children to “walk in someone else’s shoes”, by experiencing what it may be like to have visual, hearing, fine motor, gross motor, neurological and/or speech impairment. Gives the younger participants a better understanding and awareness of different challenges some children may experience on a day-to-day basis.

This hands on presentation uses video clips, group discussions and activities to help children understand the difficulties with language, communication, and behaviour that students diagnosed with Autism face every day. The children participating will also have an opportunity to discuss strengths associated with an Autism diagnosis and will increase their awareness of the disorder.

The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) for Adolescents is an evidence-based social skills intervention for motivated adolescents Grade 6 through Grade 12 who are interested in making and keeping friends and/or handling conflict and rejection.

With this parent mediated service, you will work together with a BCBA to pick one goal. The service includes a telephone intake, an observation of the child or youth, 3 individualized parent coaching sessions on data collection (1 session) and strategy implementation (2 sessions), and a follow up meeting.

With this parent mediated service, you will work together with a BCBA to pick one goal. The service includes a telephone intake, an observation of the child or youth, 3 individualized parent coaching sessions on data collection (1 session) and strategy implementation (2 sessions), and a follow up meeting.

With this parent mediated service, you will work together with a BCBA to pick one goal. The service includes a telephone intake, an observation of the child or youth, 3 individualized parent coaching sessions on data collection(1 session) and strategy implementation(2 sessions ), and a follow up meeting.