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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Talking Autism Together Series (Monthly topics)

(Virtual, May 28) "Summertime Social Skills" and "Exploring Food". 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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Sensory 101 Parent Education

(Virtual, Jun 3) 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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Successful Social Skills and Autism

(Virtual, Jun 11) Join us for Successful Social Skills and Autism, which will provide practical ways to teach and practice social skills with your child or youth with autism, even when our social circles are smaller than usual.
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Making Difficult Events Easier

(Virtual, Jun 12 or 18) We know that "difficult events" can happen at any time and can be stressful for children as well as parents and caregivers!
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Building Skills Through Play (IN-PERSON)

(In-person, June 17) In this presentation, parents and caregivers will learn about the different stages of play, as well as how to model and prompt play skills.
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Communication Across the Day

(Virtual, Jun 17) Learn practical ways to practice and strengthen communication, how to find the best starting point, and how to set realistic goals for children.
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Feeding 101 Parent Workshops

(Virtual, Jun 23) 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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What is Going On? An Introduction to Puberty

(Virtual, Jul 3) This presentation will teach you how to use behavioural strategies to prepare for, and minimize, the challenges associated with puberty for teens with autism.
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Understanding Challenging Behaviour (Part 1)

(Virtual, July 8) 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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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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