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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It Takes A Village

(Virtual, Jan 7-May 13) Connect with other families and gather resources. Get organized, gain knowledge, talk about advocacy and plan for today, tomorrow and the future.
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Parents Talking Across the Spectrum

(Virtual, Jan 14-June 11) During this guided discussion, we focus on autism and behavioural strategies and provide helpful resources to parents of children with autism.
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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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Feeding 101 Parent Workshops

(Virtual, monthly until June) Parents/caregivers of preschool age children, with special needs can learn about making mealtimes positive, reducing power struggles, defining parent and child feeding roles, the role of sensory processing in eating challenges.
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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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Talking Autism Together Series

(Virtual, Mar 20 & Apr 24) "Back to Basics of Behaviour" and "Summertime Social Skills" Each session is facilitated by a Family & Community Consultant and will focus on a specific topic, offering practical advice and a space to share experiences and strategies.
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Understanding Challenging Behaviour (Part 1)

(Virtual, Apr 3 or 10) For parents/caregivers, community and therapists supporting children/youth, of all ages, with autism. Sometimes children and youth with autism have challenging behaviours and, as a parent, it can be hard to know what to do about it.
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Safety and Sexuality

(Virtual, Apr 7) 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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Sensory 101 Parent Education

(Virtual, Apr, June dates) 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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Emotional Regulation in Autism

(Virtual, Apr 14) for parents of children/youth with autism and 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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Autism Diagnosis - Now What?

(Virtual, Apr 15) 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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Using Visual Supports for Transitions! (745 Fanshawe)

(In-person, Apr 15) You will learn about the strategies, practice using the visual supports and then take them home with you! The support strategies will include First/Then boards, teaching wait, using visual schedules and count down boards.
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