Autism Services

Unified Protocols is an evidence-based group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) program for youth aged 15-17 years who are struggling with emotional difficulties like worry (anxiety), fear, sadness (depression), and anger. This group is aimed at helping youth develop coping strategies to manage their emotional difficulties, and providing parents/caregivers with an understanding of the nature of their teen’s difficulties and strategies to help them. This program is co-facilitated and supervised by a Registered Psychologist. A screening will be completed in order to determine whether this group is clinically appropriate. Parents/caregivers who are interested should contact us by December 6, 2024 to book a screening appointment.

Children’s Friendship Training (CFT) is a group-based program for kids 8-12 years old. Participants learn and develop the skills needed to make and keep friends through role playing and activities. Parents/caregivers learn strategies to support their children as they develop these skills. Facilitated by Autism Therapists with supervision from an OAP Clinical Supervisor.

Meet with a clinician to address a concern about your child’s behaviour or discuss a specific skill you’d like your child to develop.  You will receive individualized tips and strategies for building skills and reducing challenging behaviours.

Cognitive-Adaptive assessments are used to examine thinking and reasoning skills (cognitive) and functional life skills (adaptive). These assessments compare a child or youth’s functioning in these areas to others their age, and may be used to identify an Intellectual Developmental Disorder (Intellectual Disability), as well as confirming eligibility for funding and services like Developmental Services of Ontario (DSO) or Community Living Ontario.

Comprehensive psychological assessments are used to investigate complex behavioural presentations that may include all or some combination of cognitive, learning, and/or social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties.  These difficulties are significantly impairing your child’s ability to cope and navigate life successfully.  These assessments may be used to make a decision as to whether their challenges can be accounted for by additional diagnoses including neurodevelopmental disorders (eg. Intellectual Disorder, Special Learning Disorder) and/or mental health disorders (eg. anxiety, mood, obsessive-compulsive disorders).  Recommendations are made to inform treatment planning and enable access to appropriate supports at school, home, and in the community.