Canada Archives - Autism Awareness

Autism Resources in Canada

Our list of best links, tools, and resources in Canada to help support Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder (Asperger’s), and related disorders.

ABA Academy

ABA Academy provides individualized, one-to-one services for special needs children in home-based and community-based settings. Additionally, they offer parent training, behavioural assessments, and consultations. ABA Therapy is offered across the Greater Toronto Area including North York, Markham, Thornhill, Toronto, Ajax, Pickering, Whitby and Richmond Hill.

Given that autism and developmental disabilities impact various aspects of life, our ABA experts provide a range of treatment and support services to help children reach their full potential.

ABA Educational Resources

This site is devoted to providing ABA resource materials to children involved in an ABA program.

ABA Program – University of Manitoba

The ABA admissions area was formed in the spring of 2001. ABA involves the systematic application of learning principles and techniques to assess and improve individuals. covert and overt behaviors in order to help them function more fully in society.

ABC Kids OT

An Occupational Therapy clinic, featuring a large sensory integration gym in a unique home-setting.  The home-setting offers comfort to both the caregiver and the child, as well as a big backyard with a trampoline and ample room for outdoor fun.

About Kids Health – The Hospital for Sick Children

Resource centre created to give some information about autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It is a concise, hopeful resource for parents to consult after receiving a diagnosis of ASD for their child.

ACIS Children’s Intervention Services

An organization devoted to providing information, workshops, training and holistic intervention to families and children with Autism/PDD and other developmental disorders.

ACSLPA

Alberta College of Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists

ACT (Autism Community Training)

A province-wide information and referral service created to support families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. We offer families (and professionals) a wide range of positive and practical information on everything from sleep problems and diet, to core issues such as diagnosis and aspects of intervention, including information on setting up programs for their children.

Advance OT – Medicine Hat

Provides consultation, assessment, and treatment to help children to succeed with their everyday activities. The Advance OT team currently consists of four Occupational Therapists and two Occupational Therapy Assistants.

Alberta AdaptAbilities Association

AdaptAbilities strives to provide exceptional motor development and life skills programming for children with special needs. We are dedicated to establishing long-term relationships with our families through high quality services that build life-long skills.

Alberta Association for Community Living

A family based, non-profit organization representing the interests of children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families from across Alberta.

Alberta Government – Education – Special Needs

Under the School Act, school boards are required to provide every resident student with an education. That includes providing access to special education programs for students with special needs.

Alexander Society

Provides arts-based educational programs to children and teens with special needs, resources for people working with special needs populations, organizes workshops and special guest speakers, produces materials such as videos and workbooks, and promotes the inclusion of people with special needs into their communities.