Speech and Language Therapy

A Speech-Language Pathologist is a skilled professional trained to assess and treat speech and language disorders. Although a Speech-Language Pathologist cannot provide a diagnosis, he or she is able to provide valuable information about your child's communication skills, one of the core deficit areas in ASD and other learning disabilities. With this information, a Speech-Language Pathologist can work with you and your treatment team to develop an understanding of how your child is communicating and help set appropriate goals to encourage further development of his or her communication skills.

The treatment plan a Speech-Language Pathologist will develop often consists of direct work with your child as well as training to teach you and others how to facilitate ongoing development of his or her communication skills

True to our holistic philosophy, language and social communication programs are developed with the expertise of clinical speech pathologists. The speech pathologists assist in designing individualized goals and objectives for social and pragmatic communication for each child.

For more information regarding Speech sessions or to book a session with a speech pathologist. Call our administrator at (416)219-2316 or email us.

Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapists (OTs) examine activity levels and how a child “occupies” himself or herself. He or she will assess and determine whether the activity a child is engaged in is meaningful and/or functional. Once the OT has determined the purpose of a function, he or she will establish whether or not the method in which the action is being pursued by the child is socially appropriate. He or she may then develop a sensory plan to help the child meet his or her needs in an appropriate manner. Domains which may be explored and developed include sensory needs, self-help skills, gross and fine motor skills as well as motor planning awareness.

Some areas in which OTs help may be beneficial:

• Cutting;
• Printing;
• Skipping;
• Riding a Bike;
• Toileting;
• Reducing Oral defensiveness to foods;
• Reducing defensiveness to having hair cut.

Upon completion of formal and/or informal assessments, the OT will determine why a child may seek or avoid certain sensory input from the environment. He/She will also form an understanding for why specific tasks may be more difficult for a child to complete. Based on the results a service plan will be designed to help develop the child's skills.

For OT services please contact our administrator or send an email.

Please indicate you child’s schedule of availability throughout the day. Make sure to include nap times, school times and any other activity in which your son/daughter may be involved.