Education Programs

Our education offerings ensure families and community members have access to the knowledge and information they need to support the full participation of children with disabilities.

Education assists families to support the best quality of life and enable full participation in all areas of life, as clients and their families see fit. 

Education Programs

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Paperwork & Funding - General Information

(Virtual, Feb-Nov dates) Do you know what financial resources are available for your child or youth with a disability? Do you have funding paperwork that you need to complete for your child or youth with a disability?
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Paperwork & Funding - Transitioning to Adulthood

(Virtual, quarterly dates until Dec 2025) Do you know what financial resources are available for your youth with a disability transitioning to adulthood?
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Emotional Regulation in Autism

(Virtual, July 16) for parents of children/youth with autism. We will focus on what emotional regulation means as well as learning some proven techniques to cope in a variety of settings.
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Chat and Create - Parent Social (Stratford)

(In-person, Jul 21) We will also be sharing exciting updates about upcoming events, programs, and activities for families—so you’ll leave not only with great connections and helpful resources, but also with a head start on planning for the season ahead.
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Autism Diagnosis - Now What?

(Virtual, Jul 23) Did your child or youth recently received a diagnosis of autism? Although autism doesn’t define your child, you probably want to know how you can support your child/youth to be successful.
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Diagnostique d'autisme : et maintenant?

(Virtuel, 24 juillet) Votre enfant ou adolescent a-t-il récemment reçu un diagnostic d'autisme ? Bien que l'autisme ne définisse pas votre enfant, vous souhaitez probablement savoir comment l'aider à réussir.
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Sensory 101 Parent Education

(Virtual, Aug 12, Oct 7, Dec 2) An introduction to what the sensory systems are and how they work. The goal is to understand your child better. This understanding will assist families in developing strategies to help make life easier.
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Safety and Sexuality

(Virtual, Aug 12) Join us to discover how to create opportunities and safe spaces for learning about sexuality. We will provide examples of skills that can be taught and tools that can be used to support learning. We will also provide valuable resources to support you in this journey.
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Cooperation 101

(Virtual, Aug 13) Does your child say "NO!" or ignore your simple requests? Join us for a live webinar and learn how to turn "no!" into "yes!".
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Comprendre les comportements difficiles partie 1

(Virtuel, 19 août) Pour les parents, les aidants, les intervenants communautaires et les thérapeutes qui accompagnent les enfants et les jeunes autistes de tous âges. Les enfants et les jeunes autistes ont parfois des comportements difficiles et, en tant que parent, il peut être difficile de savoir comment réagir.
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Back to School Prep for Parents of Teens and Tweens

(In-person, Aug 19) This group is hosted by Parent Mentors, Andrea Orsini and Sue-Ann Collins and Social Worker Derek Neeb, and will give you the opportunity to hear from other caregivers about their experiences, learn tips and tricks for managing stress, as well as provide your own perspective on school years from the past.
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What is Applied Behaviour Analysis?

(Virtual, Aug 19) So, you’ve heard about this thing called “ABA” – with that you may have started to hear about what it is, how it works and why or why not it might be helpful for you and/or your child. 
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