Video Learning
Behaviour 101: Presented in 4 parts, the workshop begins by looking at various aspects of autism, its definition, function, and how to promote or reduce a target behaviour. We provide parents with a framework for understanding the basic principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA). Parents will gain information and strategies to feel confident in addressing behaviours across many settings and situations.
Behaviour 101
Anxiety & ASD: Designed for parents of children 7 to 12 years old who are looking to gain a better understanding of stress in children with autism and to learn practical strategies for teaching awareness & coping skills.
Anxiety and ASD (ages 7+)
Toileting Strategies: Explores the challenges of toilet training autistic children. Strategies (based on Applied Behaviour Analysis) to improve your child’s toileting skills are presented like modelling, prompting, shaping, reinforcement, visual cues, and scripting.
Toileting Strategies
Sexuality & ASD: For parents of children/youth 8 to 17 years old to understand typical sexual development. Helpful topics such as how characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can impact sexuality, common concerns regarding ‘sexualized’ behaviours, strategies for intervening with inappropriate or high-risk sexual behaviour, and resources for additional support.
Sexuality and ASD (ages 8+)
Eating Strategies: Focuses on the relationship between autism and difficulties with eating and feeding. Parents will be provided with strategies to address common eating challenges such as food selectivity and refusal, as well as problem behaviour during meal times.
Eating Strategies
Sleep Strategies: Taught are common sleep challenges, the various components of successful sleep, navigating challenging behaviours around sleep, sleep routines and the benefits of using and fading out reinforcement.
Sleep Strategies
Teach a Skill: A train-the-trainer format for those who want to teach their child a new skill. Learn how to identify and prioritize skills to teach and different strategies that are helpful to assist the learner to generalize and maintain the skills.
Skill Building