Autism Services

This group will help your child build social communication skills with peers, such as initiating and responding to conversation, interactive play, and making verbal requests. Parents/caregivers will participate along with their child to help them respond and engage with their peers. Facilitated by Autism Therapists with supervision from an OAP Clinical Supervisor.

This workshop focuses on making activities, like getting a haircut, washing hands, going to the store, or visiting the dentist, more seamless for the entire family. You will learn strategies to help reduce your child’s interfering behaviour during these activities, such as understanding how to develop a gradual approach to increase your child’s tolerance of these activities and situations. This workshop is facilitated by a Behaviour Therapist who is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst.

This group will introduce a variety of at-home skills to participants in a fun and supportive environment with plenty of hands-on practice. Each week will cover a different life skill, including washing dishes, doing laundry, and making a bed. Other daily living tasks may be chosen based on parent/caregiver and child input. Facilitated by Autism Therapists with supervision from an OAP Clinical Supervisor. Grades 4-8.

The Making Friends group will provide children with opportunities to socialize and build skills to make friends. This group will teach children how to ask peers to play or join activities, respond to feedback from their peers, and further develop their conversational skills. Parents and caregivers will participate along with their child to help coach them to respond and engage with their peers. This group is facilitated by Autism Therapists with supervision from an OAP Clinical Supervisor.

This workshop will provide strategies for parents and caregivers to help structure the summer break so that children have a successful transition back to school in September. Topics will include building positive routines, using visuals, getting involved in the community, and considering screen time.