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If you have questions, please contact Jason Warga, Manager, Options Services at 416.322.7877 ext. 249.
Individualized Intensive Programs for Children Top
This service will deliver a customized in-home program that features
respite, skill-building, and consultation. A team of Geneva Centre for
Autism’s Skill-Building Interveners will implement a program to
establish routines, introduce new skills and build on existing ones.
The goal is to enable the family to utilize the skills and strategies
introduced by the team of Interveners, and managed by Geneva Centre for
Autism.
Behaviour / Communication Consultation Top
This service offers consultation and parent training to assist families in better understanding the functions of behaviour. Intervention strategies to teach new desired behaviours while reducing undesirable ones are introduced through consultation either at a family’s home, or at Geneva Centre for Autism.
Counselling Top
Counselling is available on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis to
support individuals with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, and / or their
families. The need for counseling will be determined in collaboration
with a member of Options Services.
Assessments - Speech / Language, Occupational Therapy Top
Comprehensive Assessments are administered by a Speech / Language
Pathologist and / or Occupational Therapist, to identify intricate
communication, motor and sensory needs or difficulties experienced by a
child. Assessments typically include a meeting with the parents,
direct assessment of the individual with an Autism Spectrum Disorder,
and formal report at the conclusion of the service.
Consultation to Existing Intensive Behavioural Intervention Programs Top
This service will offer support and consultation to an existing
Intensive Behavioural Intervention Program (I.B.I.), overseeing and
providing training and direction to a team of Instructor Therapists
already employed by a family. Please contact Options Services for more
details.
Designing Visual Teaching Materials Top
Visual Teaching Materials are vital in teaching many individuals with
an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Visuals may be designed and customized
for your child’s individual needs and learning style. First---Then
Boards, Stories, Schedules, Engine Speed boards, Stop Signs,
Emotion-Meters, Relaxation Boards, and others are professionally
designed, and tailored to the child’s needs.
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