ABA Summer Programs

Is your child ready to increase vocabulary, group readiness skills and social interaction while experiencing the joy and adventure of summer camp? If yes, ABA Adventure Camp is for you! Get the delights of summer camp with the clinical support to help your child thrive!

Funding options: OAP/AccessOAP funding (Childhood Budgets, Interim One-Time Funding, Core Clinical Services Funding), insurance, charitable funds, out-of-pocket

Unsure which service to choose?

Our programs cater to a variety of skill levels, ensuring there’s a perfect fit for your child’s unique talents. To discover the right programs, please download our Summer Program Map.

This camp is at a similar skill level to school-year offerings like Social Stars, Getting Ready for Group and Getting Ready for School.

Sample Goals

The types of goals that your child may target in this group include:

• Independently ask for 5-10 different items using single words, picture or sign
• Transition between group activities with 1 prompt
• Tolerate sitting in a circle for 5 minutes
• Follow a visual schedule using First-Then
• Demonstrate turn taking with a peer

Prerequisite Skills

Who should register?

Your child meets the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Can request 5 or more items using single words, pictures or sign.
• Can be understood by a new person.
• Respond to their name.
• Use words in context and with intent. Example: Saying the word “fork” when sitting at the table or saying “dog” when they see a dog.
• Can repeat single words at least 80% of the time.
• Can follow simple instructions such as “Sit down”, “Come here” or “Stop”.
• Can participate in a group lesson for at least 5 minutes.

Who is not a fit?

Your child may not meet the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Do not communicate using single words, pictures or sign.
• Communicate fluently using back and forth conversation. Example: “My favourite colours are blue and purple. What about you?”
• Speak in full sentences. Example: “I don’t want to go to the park today because we were there last week.”
• Can ask “wh-” questions (who, what, where, when and why) independently.
• Have dangerous behaviours towards themselves, teachers or peers that result in cuts, bruises, emergency calls or hospital visits. For behaviours that prevent group participation, consider 1-to-1 FBI or Full Day ABA. For new or escalating, high-risk behaviour, Urgent Response Services may be appropriate.

Schedule

Is your child ready to increase vocabulary, group readiness skills and social interaction while experiencing the joy and adventure of summer camp? If yes, ABA Adventure Camp is for you! Get the delights of summer camp with the clinical support to help your child thrive!

Funding options: OAP/AccessOAP funding (Childhood Budgets, Interim One-Time Funding, Core Clinical Services Funding), insurance, charitable funds, out-of-pocket

Unsure which service to choose?

Our programs cater to a variety of skill levels, ensuring there’s a perfect fit for your child’s unique talents. To discover the right programs, please download our Summer Program Map.

This camp is at a similar skill level to Early to Intermediate Communication and school-year offerings like Social Stars, Getting Ready for Group and Getting Ready for School.

Sample Goals

The types of goals that your child may target in this group include:

• Independently make short sentences (2-3 word) requests for 5-10 different items
• Follow instructions that are directed towards a group (e.g. “everybody stand up”)
• Respond to a request from a peer during naturally occurring opportunities
• Engage in turn-taking with peers
• Sit group snack for 10 minutes

Prerequisite Skills

Who should register?

Your child meets the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Can request 5 or more items using single words, pictures or sign.
• Can be understood by a new person.
• Respond to their name.
• Use words in context and with intent. Example: Saying the word “fork” when sitting at the table or saying “dog” when they see a dog.
• Can repeat single words at least 80% of the time.
• Can follow simple instructions such as “Sit down”, “Come here” or “Stop”.
• Can participate in a group lesson for at least 5 minutes.

Who is not a fit?

Your child may not meet the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Do not communicate using single words, pictures or sign.
• Communicate fluently using back and forth conversation. Example: “My favourite colours are blue and purple. What about you?”
• Speak in full sentences. Example: “I don’t want to go to the park today because we were there last week.”
• Can ask “wh-” questions (who, what, where, when and why) independently.
• Have dangerous behaviours towards themselves, teachers or peers that result in cuts, bruises, emergency calls or hospital visits. For behaviours that prevent group participation, consider 1-to-1 FBI or Full Day ABA. For new or escalating, high-risk behaviour, Urgent Response Services may be appropriate.

Schedule

Is your child ready to increase vocabulary through fun activities in an engaging and supportive environment? If yes, Early to Intermediate Communication is right for you! In Early to Intermediate Communication, children with autism learn to request new activities or items, respond to gestures, label objects, comment on their environment, ask for help when they need it and answer simple questions.

Funding options: OAP/AccessOAP funding (Childhood Budgets, Interim One-Time Funding, Core Clinical Services Funding), insurance, charitable funds, out-of-pocket

Unsure which service to choose?

Our programs cater to a variety of skill levels, ensuring there’s a perfect fit for your child’s unique talents. To discover the right programs, please download our Summer Program Map.

This group is at a similar skill level to ABA Adventure Camp and school-year offerings like Social Stars, Getting Ready for Group and Getting Ready for School.

Sample Goals

The types of goals that your child may target in this group include:

• Selecting 15-20 different items or pictures
• Learning to request missing items without being prompted
• Following two-step instructions
• Speaking 10 two-part requests like “Go fast,” or “Pour juice”
• Making 10 two-part observations about their environment like “Ball rolling,” or “Toy spinning”
• Requesting others’ attention by saying things like “Look at this,” or “Listen to me”

Prerequisite Skills

Who should register?

Your child meets the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Can request 5 or more items using single words, pictures or sign.
• Can be understood by a new person.
• Respond to their name.
• Use words in context and with intent. Example: Saying the word “fork” when sitting at the table or saying “dog” when they see a dog.
• Can repeat single words at least 80% of the time.
• Can follow simple instructions such as “Sit down”, “Come here” or “Stop”.
• Can participate in a group lesson for at least 5 minutes.

Who is not a fit?

Your child may not meet the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Do not communicate using single words, pictures or sign.
• Communicate fluently using back and forth conversation. Example: “My favourite colours are blue and purple. What about you?”
• Speak in full sentences. Example: “I don’t want to go to the park today because we were there last week.”
• Can ask “wh-” questions (who, what, where, when and why) independently.
• Have dangerous behaviours towards themselves, teachers or peers that result in cuts, bruises, emergency calls or hospital visits. For behaviours that prevent group participation, consider 1-to-1 FBI or Full Day ABA. For new or escalating, high-risk behaviour, Urgent Response Services may be appropriate.

Schedule

Is your child ready to learn and practice elements of conversation in a fun interactive group environment? If yes, Conversation Club is right for you! In this program, participants practise initiating and maintaining conversations, taking turns speaking, staying on topic, reading non-verbal cues, and ending conversations.

Funding options: OAP/AccessOAP funding (Childhood Budgets, Interim One-Time Funding, Core Clinical Services Funding), insurance, charitable funds, out-of-pocket

Unsure which service to choose?

Our programs cater to a variety of skill levels, ensuring there’s a perfect fit for your child’s unique talents. To discover the right programs, please download our Summer Program Map.

This group is at a similar skill level to Coding & Robotics Foundations, Friendship Zone Camp and Social Time.

Sample Goals

The types of goals that your child may target in this group include:

• Make comments throughout conversation
• Take turns acting as listener and observing appropriate cues
• Take turns speaking and following appropriate cues
• Learn to discuss a variety of topics
• Gauge when listener is bored, and when to change the topic

Prerequisite Skills

Who should register?

Your child meets the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Speak in full sentences of five words or more. Example: “Let’s go to the park.”
• Can ask and answer simple “wh-” questions (who, what, where, when and why) independently. Example: What is your name?
• Can follow one and two-step instructions independently. Example: Go get your water bottle and come sit down.
• Can participate in a group lesson for at least 15 minutes.

Who is not a fit?

Your child may not meet the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Require assistance to use full sentences.
• Often do not ask questions or do not provide answers when asked a question.
• Persistant refusal of social interaction with peers.
• Have dangerous behaviours towards themselves, teachers or peers that result in cuts, bruises, emergency calls or hospital visits. For behaviours that prevent group participation, consider 1-to-1 FBI or Full Day ABA. For new or escalating, high-risk behaviour, Urgent Response Services may be appropriate.

Schedule

Is your child ready to enhance their problem-solving and presentation skills through STEM-based projects? If yes, Coding & Robotics Foundations is for you! Learn early skills in coding and robotics, practice computer skills and take the next steps towards becoming a science wizard!

Funding options: OAP/AccessOAP funding (Childhood Budgets, Interim One-Time Funding, Core Clinical Services Funding), insurance, charitable funds, out-of-pocket

Unsure which service to choose?

Our programs cater to a variety of skill levels, ensuring there’s a perfect fit for your child’s unique talents. To discover the right programs, please download our Summer Program Map.

This group is at a similar skill level to Conversation Club, Friendship Zone Camp and Social Time.

Sample Goals

The types of goals that your child may target in this group include:

• Learning to independently follow a model to make a weight-bearing bridge
• Learning to follow a model to complete two science experiments
• Independently follow a visual model to complete one snap circuit
• Follow steps to plant a seed
• Use paint with point-to-point correspondence
• Letter and number recognition

Prerequisite Skills

Who should register?

Your child meets the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Can express when they need help and explain the problem they are trying to solve
• Sit in a group for 20 minutes and work independently
• Have basic computer skills (Can navigate a Windows operating system, use and track a mouse cursor, use a keyboard)
• Have emerging back-and forth conversation skills. Example: “I like blue. What colour do you like?”

Who is not a fit?

Your child may not meet the prerequisite skills if they:

• Have dangerous behaviours towards themselves, teachers or peers that result in cuts, bruises, emergency calls or hospital visits. For behaviours that prevent group participation, consider 1-to-1 FBI or Full Day ABA. For new or escalating, high-risk behaviour, Urgent Response Services may be appropriate.

Schedule

Friendship Zone Camp is an opportunity for your child (aged 6-9) to engage in outdoor activities, recreation, games and local outings while practicing skills interacting positively with peers, making and keeping friends, building good sportsmanship and navigating conflict and disappointment. Get the delights of summer camp with the clinical support to help your child thrive!

Funding options: OAP/AccessOAP funding (Childhood Budgets, Interim One-Time Funding, Core Clinical Services Funding), insurance, charitable funds, out-of-pocket

Unsure which service to choose?

Our programs cater to a variety of skill levels, ensuring there’s a perfect fit for your child’s unique talents. To discover the right programs, please download our Summer Program Map.

This group is at a similar skill level to Coding & Robotics Foundations, Conversation Club and Social Time.

Sample Goals

The types of goals that your child may target in this group include:

• Joining a group that is already at play
• Handling being turned down by others
• Taking turns as a listener in conversations
• Taking turns speaking in conversation (asking questions, waiting until the other person is finished)
• Identifying 3 good and 3 bad qualities of a friend

Prerequisite Skills

Who should register?

Your child meets the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Speak in full sentences of five words or more. Example: “Let’s go to the park.”
• Can ask and answer simple “wh-” questions (who, what, where, when and why) independently. Example: What is your name?
• Make appropriate comments in conversation with peers.
• May have one or more friend already.
• Will independently initiate and return greetings with peers. Example: Say “hi” and “bye”.
• Will transition between activities and environments without additional support. Example: Walk in a single file line.
• Can participate in a group lesson for at least 15 minutes.

Who is not a fit?

Your child may not meet the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Require assistance to use full sentences.
• Often do not ask questions or do not provide answers when asked a question.
• Persistant refusal of social interaction with peers.
• Have dangerous behaviours towards themselves, teachers or peers that result in cuts, bruises, emergency calls or hospital visits. For behaviours that prevent group participation, consider 1-to-1 FBI or Full Day ABA. For new or escalating, high-risk behaviour, Urgent Response Services may be appropriate.

Schedule

Is your child ready to increase vocabulary, group readiness skills and social interaction while experiencing the joy and adventure of summer camp? If yes, ABA Adventure Camp is for you! Get the delights of summer camp with the clinical support to help your child thrive!

Funding options: OAP/AccessOAP funding (Childhood Budgets, Interim One-Time Funding, Core Clinical Services Funding), insurance, charitable funds, out-of-pocket

Unsure which service to choose?

Our programs cater to a variety of skill levels, ensuring there’s a perfect fit for your child’s unique talents. To discover the right programs, please download our Summer Program Map.

This camp is at a similar skill level to Early to Intermediate Communication, Kitchen Plus Camp and school-year offerings like Social Stars, Getting Ready for Group and Getting Ready for School.

Sample Goals

The types of goals that your child may target in this group include:

• Independently make short sentences (2-3 word) requests for 5-10 different items
• Follow instructions that are directed towards a group (e.g. “everybody stand up”)
• Respond to a request from a peer during naturally occurring opportunities
• Engage in turn-taking with peers
• Sit group snack for 10 minutes

Prerequisite Skills

Who should register?

Your child meets the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Can request 5 or more items using single words, pictures or sign.
• Can be understood by a new person.
• Respond to their name.
• Use words in context and with intent. Example: Saying the word “fork” when sitting at the table or saying “dog” when they see a dog.
• Can repeat single words at least 80% of the time.
• Can follow simple instructions such as “Sit down”, “Come here” or “Stop”.
• Can participate in a group lesson for at least 5 minutes.

Who is not a fit?

Your child may not meet the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Do not communicate using single words, pictures or sign.
• Communicate fluently using back and forth conversation. Example: “My favourite colours are blue and purple. What about you?”
• Speak in full sentences. Example: “I don’t want to go to the park today because we were there last week.”
• Can ask “wh-” questions (who, what, where, when and why) independently.
• Have dangerous behaviours towards themselves, teachers or peers that result in cuts, bruises, emergency calls or hospital visits. For behaviours that prevent group participation, consider 1-to-1 FBI or Full Day ABA. For new or escalating, high-risk behaviour, Urgent Response Services may be appropriate.

Schedule

Is your child or teen ready to increase vocabulary through fun activities in an engaging and supportive environment? If yes, Early to Intermediate Communication is right for you! In Early to Intermediate Communication, children and teens with autism learn to request new activities or items, respond to gestures, label objects, comment on their environment, ask for help when they need it and answer simple questions.

Funding options: OAP/AccessOAP funding (Childhood Budgets, Interim One-Time Funding, Core Clinical Services Funding), insurance, charitable funds, out-of-pocket

Unsure which service to choose?

Our programs cater to a variety of skill levels, ensuring there’s a perfect fit for your child’s unique talents. To discover the right programs, please download our Summer Program Map.

This group is at a similar skill level to ABA Adventure Camp, Kitchen Plus Camp, and school-year offerings like Social Stars, Getting Ready for Group and Getting Ready for School.

Sample Goals

The types of goals that your child may target in this group include:

• Selecting 15-20 different items or pictures
• Learning to request missing items without being prompted
• Following two-step instructions
• Speaking 10 two-part requests like “Go fast” or “Pour juice”
• Making 10 two-part observations about their environment like “Ball rolling” or “Toy spinning”
• Requesting others’ attention by saying things like “Look at this” or “Listen to me”

Prerequisite Skills

Who should register?

Your child meets the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Consistently use 5 words or more (verbally or with an AAC device or signs).
• Are able to use words to communicate wants and needs.
• Use words in context.
• Use words with intent.
• Can follow simple instructions, such as “Come here” or “Stop”.

Who is not a fit?

Your child may not meet the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Do not communicate using single words, pictures or sign.
• Communicate fluently using back and forth conversation. Example: “My favourite colours are blue and purple. What about you?”
• Speak in full sentences. Example: “I don’t want to go to the park today because we were there last week.”
• Can ask “wh-” questions (who, what, where, when and why) independently.
• Have dangerous behaviours towards themselves, teachers or peers that result in cuts, bruises, emergency calls or hospital visits. For behaviours that prevent group participation, consider 1-to-1 FBI or Full Day ABA. For new or escalating, high-risk behaviour, Urgent Response Services may be appropriate.

Schedule

In this program, children and teens age 10-18 learn to prepare food, follow directions, clean up and use kitchen appliances. Your child will make nutritious snacks following step-by-step instructions from hand washing to clean-up. Participants will also learn important safety skills and demonstrate first aid protocol while making friends and achieving greater independence.

Funding options: OAP/AccessOAP funding (Childhood Budgets, Interim One-Time Funding, Core Clinical Services Funding), insurance, charitable funds, out-of-pocket

Sample Goals

The types of goals that your child may target in this group include:

• Performing the steps required to wash hands
• Cleaning up after preparing and eating a snack
• Following written directions to complete a food preparation task (e.g. pizza, fruit salad)
• Demonstrating the rules of kitchen safety when using appliances (e.g. toaster oven, microwave)
• Demonstrating the steps of first aid in a kitchen (e.g. burn, mild cut)
• Navigating a grocery store and finding items from a shopping list

Prerequisite Skills

Who Should Register?

Your child meets the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Can request 5 or more items using single words, pictures or sign.
• Can be understood by a new person.
• Respond to their name.
• Use words in context and with intent. Example: Saying the word “fork” when sitting at the table or saying “dog” when they see a dog.
• Can repeat single words at least 80% of the time.
• Can follow two-step instructions.
• Can participate in a group lesson for at least 5 minutes.

Who is Not a Fit?

Your child may not meet the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Do not communicate using single words, pictures or sign.
• Have dangerous behaviours towards themselves, teachers or peers that result in cuts, bruises, emergency calls or hospital visits. For behaviours that prevent group participation, consider 1-to-1 FBI or Full Day ABA. For new or escalating, high-risk behaviour, Urgent Response Services may be appropriate.

Schedule

Is your child ready to learn and practice elements of conversation in a fun interactive group environment? If yes, Conversation Club is right for you! In this program, participants practise initiating and maintaining conversations, taking turns speaking, staying on topic, reading non-verbal cues, and ending conversations.

Funding options: OAP/AccessOAP funding (Childhood Budgets, Interim One-Time Funding, Core Clinical Services Funding), insurance, charitable funds, out-of-pocket

This group is at a similar skill level to Kitchen Plus Camp, Friendship Zone Camp and Social Time.

Sample Goals

Your child meets the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Speak in full sentences of five words or more. Example: “Let’s go to the park.”
• Can ask and answer simple “wh-” questions (who, what, where, when and why) independently. Example: What is your name?
• Can follow one and two-step instructions independently. Example: Go get your water bottle and come sit down.
• Can participate in a group lesson for at least 15 minutes.

Prerequisite Skills

Who Should Register?

Your child meets the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Speak in full sentences of five words or more. Example: “Let’s go to the park.”
• Can ask and answer simple “wh-” questions (who, what, where, when and why) independently. Example: What is your name?
• Make appropriate comments in conversation with peers.
• May have one or more friend already.
• Will independently initiate and return greetings with peers. Example: Say “hi” and “bye”.
• Will transition between activities and environments without additional support. Example: Walk in a single file line.
• Can participate in a group lesson for at least 15 minutes.

Who is not a fit?

Your child may not meet the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Require assistance to use full sentences.
• Often do not ask questions or do not provide answers when asked a question.
• Persistant refusal of social interaction with peers.
• Have dangerous behaviours towards themselves, teachers or peers that result in cuts, bruises, emergency calls or hospital visits. For behaviours that prevent group participation, consider 1-to-1 FBI or Full Day ABA. For new or escalating, high-risk behaviour, Urgent Response Services may be appropriate.

Schedule

Is your child or teen ready to make friends and develop their social skills while experiencing the joy and adventure of summer camp? If yes, Friendship Zone Camp is right for you! 

Friendship Zone Camp is an opportunity for children and teens aged 6-18 to engage in outdoor activities, recreation, games and local outings while practicing skills interacting positively with peers, making and keeping friends, building good sportsmanship and navigating conflict and disappointment. Get the delights of summer camp with the clinical support to help your child thrive!

Funding options: OAP/AccessOAP funding (Childhood Budgets, Interim One-Time Funding, Core Clinical Services Funding), insurance, charitable funds, out-of-pocket

Unsure which service to choose?

Our programs cater to a variety of skill levels, ensuring there’s a perfect fit for your child’s unique talents. To discover the right programs, please download our Summer Program Map.

This group is at a similar skill level to Kitchen Plus Camp, Conversation Club and Social Time.

Prerequisite Skills

Who should register?

Your child meets the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Speak in full sentences of five words or more. Example: “Let’s go to the park.”
• Can ask and answer simple “wh-” questions (who, what, when, where and why) independently. Example: “What is your name?”
• Make appropriate comments in conversations with peers.
• May have one or more friend already.
• Will independently initiate greetings with peers. Example: Say “hi” and “bye”.
• Will transition between environments without additional support. Example: Walk in a single file line.
• Can participate in a group lesson for at least 15 minutes.

Who is not a fit?

Your child may not meet the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Require assistance to use full sentences.
• Often do not ask questions or do not provide answers when asked a question.
• Persistant refusal of social interaction with peers.
• Have dangerous behaviours towards themselves, teachers or peers that result in cuts, bruises, emergency calls or hospital visits. For long-standing risky behaviours, consider 1-to-1 FBI or Full Day ABA. For new or escalating, high-risk behaviour, Urgent Response Services may be appropriate.

Schedule

Is your child or teen ready to learn social cues and understand how to engage with peers in a supportive, welcoming group environment? If yes, Social Time is right for you! This program aims to help children and teens with autism practice recognizing what others are thinking and feeling, reading facial expressions and body language, engaging in conversations and responding to challenging situations.

Funding options: OAP/AccessOAP funding (Childhood Budgets, Interim One-Time Funding, Core Clinical Services Funding), insurance, charitable funds, out-of-pocket

Unsure which service to choose?

Our programs cater to a variety of skill levels, ensuring there’s a perfect fit for your child’s unique talents. To discover the right programs, please download our Summer Program Map.

This group is at a similar skill level to Kitchen Plus Camp, Conversation Club and Friendship Zone Camp.

Sample Goals

The type of goals your teen may target in this group include:

• Looking at person when starting and ending a conversation
• Describing the steps of introducing yourself
• Demonstrating the steps of initiating and responding to introductions
• Identifying non-verbal communication and corresponding emotions
• Identifying examples of teasing, bullying, rumours and gossip, and learn how to respond
• Identifying 3 good and 3 bad qualities of a friend

Prerequisite Skills

Who should register?

Your teen meets the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Speak in full sentences of five words or more. Example: “Let’s go to the park”.
• Ask and answers simple “wh-” questions (who, what, where, when and why) independently (e.g., what is your name?).
• Will independently initiate and return greets to peers (i.e., say “hi” and “bye”).
• Can sit, attend, and participate, in a group activity for 15 minutes or more.

Who is not a fit?

Your teen may not meet the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Are not speaking in full sentences of five words or more. Example: “Let’s go to the park”.
• Persistent refusal of any social interaction with peers.

Have dangerous behaviours towards themselves, teachers or peers that result in cuts, bruises, emergency calls or hospital visits. For behaviours that prevent group participation, consider 1-to-1 FBI or Full Day ABA. For new or escalating, high-risk behaviour, Urgent Response Services may be appropriate.

Schedule

Is your child or teen ready to enhance their nutrition, fitness and emotional regulation skills? If yes, Healthy Living Camp is right for you! In Healthy Living Camp, children and teens learn to improve their health while exploring new environments using the TTC. Please note that TTC fare is not included.

Funding options: OAP/AccessOAP funding (Childhood Budgets, Interim One-Time Funding, Core Clinical Services Funding), insurance, charitable funds, out-of-pocket

Unsure which service to choose?

Our programs cater to a variety of skill levels, ensuring there’s a perfect fit for your child’s unique talents. To discover the right programs, please download our Summer Program Map.

This group is at a similar skill level to Kitchen Plus Camp, Coding & Robotics Camp, TTC Club Camp, Friendship Zone Camp, Social Time, Working Together and Conversation Club, and school-year offerings like Children’s Friendship Training and Take a Deep Breath.

Sample Goals

The types of goals that your child may target in this group include:

• Following instructions to make a nutritious snack
• Identifying two relaxation strategies
• Participating in physical activities (soccer relays, freeze tag, dodgeball); following the rules, taking turns, and modelling sportsmanship
• Using the TTC with assistance

Prerequisite Skills

Who should register?

Your child meets the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Have emerging back-and-forth conversation skills
• Able to request preferred items
• Can sit in a group for 10 minutes
• Able to follow 2-step instructions

Who is not a fit?

Your child may not meet the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Use less than 20 words.
• Have dangerous behaviours towards themselves, teachers or peers that result in cuts, bruises, emergency calls or hospital visits. For behaviours that prevent group participation, consider 1-to-1 FBI or Full Day ABA. For new or escalating, high-risk behaviour, Urgent Response Services may be appropriate.

Schedule

Is your child ready to make friends while learning to collaborate, share ideas and work on group projects? If yes, Working Together is right for you! In Working Together, participants will focus on maintaining conversations, perspective-taking, negotiation, and teamwork.

Funding options: OAP/AccessOAP funding (Childhood Budgets, Interim One-Time Funding, Core Clinical Services Funding), insurance, charitable funds, out-of-pocket

Unsure which service to choose?

Our programs cater to a variety of skill levels, ensuring there’s a perfect fit for your child’s unique talents. To discover the right programs, please download our Summer Program Map.

This group is at a similar skill level to Kitchen Plus Camp, Coding & Robotics Camp, TTC Club Camp, Friendship Zone Camp, Social Time, Conversation Club and Healthy Living (Beginner) Camp, and school-year offerings like Children’s Friendship Training and Take a Deep Breath.

Sample Goals

The types of goals your child may target in this group include:

• Learning to introduce themselves including identifying personal strengths or interests
• Asking others about their interests and adapting conversations according to their communication partner
• Identifying and demonstrating respect for a peer’s point of view
• Learning to accept and give compliments and feedback to others
• Working cooperatively to complete and present a project with peers

Prerequisite Skills

Who should register?

Your child meets the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Speak in complex sentences using adjectives, adverbs and past and present tense. Example: “I don’t want to go to the park today because we were there yesterday.”
• Can identify and describe feelings of their own and others.
• Can give examples of events that may evoke specific feelings.
• Should be able to regulate their emotions when needing to compromise or not getting their “way”.
• Have established back-and-forth conversation skills. Example: “My favourite colours are yellow and orange because they remind me of a sunset. What about you?”
• Can sit, attend, and participate in a group activity for 15 minutes or more.

Who is not a fit?

Your child may not meet the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• If they speak in simple sentences without adjectives, adverbs, past and present tense, etc. or do not use rationalization Example: Question “Why do you want to go to the park?”, answer “Because.”
• Participate in conversations as primarily the “listener” or “speaker”. Example: They ask many questions without answering those asked or they answer questions without providing their own questions.
• Have dangerous behaviours towards themselves, teachers or peers that result in cuts, bruises, emergency calls or hospital visits. For behaviours that prevent group participation, consider 1-to-1 FBI or Full Day ABA. For new or escalating, high-risk behaviour, Urgent Response Services may be appropriate.

Schedule

Funding options: OAP/AccessOAP funding (Childhood Budgets, Interim One-Time Funding, Core Clinical Services Funding), insurance, charitable funds, out-of-pocket

Unsure which service to choose?

Our programs cater to a variety of skill levels, ensuring there’s a perfect fit for your child’s unique talents. To discover the right programs, please download our Summer Program Map.

This group is at a similar skill level to Kitchen Plus Camp, TTC Club Camp, Friendship Zone Camp, Social Time, Working Together, Conversation Club and Healthy Living (Beginner) Camp, and school-year offerings like Children’s Friendship Training and Take a Deep Breath.

Sample Goals

The types of goals that your child or teen may target in this group include:

• Use two types of measurement methods
• Present one arts and science activity to the group independently
• Identify a problem and verbally explain a possible solution
• Use the “Planning Short-Term Tasks” worksheet to learn to “Initiate a project”, “Monitor a project”, and “Complete a project”
• Must be able to read and write at a grade 3 level

Prerequisite Skills

Who should register?

Your child meets the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Can express when they need help and explain the problem they are trying to solve
• Sit in a group for 20 minutes and work independently
• Have basic computer skills (Can navigate a Windows operating system, use and track a mouse cursor, use a keyboard)
• Have emerging back-and forth conversation skills. Example: “I like blue. What colour do you like?”

Who is not a fit?

Your child may not meet the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Have dangerous behaviours towards themselves, teachers or peers that result in cuts, bruises, emergency calls or hospital visits. For behaviours that prevent group participation, consider 1-to-1 FBI or Full Day ABA. For new or escalating, high-risk behaviour, Urgent Response Services may be appropriate.

Schedule

Teens will identify steps for staying safe while using public transportation, and who, where and how to ask for help while in the community. Additional skills include self-advocacy, learning to follow a TTC map and problem-solving when things don’t go as planned. Please note that TTC fare is not included.

Funding options: OAP/AccessOAP funding (Childhood Budgets, Interim One-Time Funding, Core Clinical Services Funding), insurance, charitable funds, out-of-pocket

Unsure which service to choose?

Our programs cater to a variety of skill levels, ensuring there’s a perfect fit for your child’s unique talents. To discover the right programs, please download our Summer Program Map.

This group is at a similar skill level to Kitchen Plus Camp, Coding & Robotics Camp, Friendship Zone Camp, Social Time, Working Together, Conversation Club and Healthy Living (Beginner) Camp, and school-year offerings like Children’s Friendship Training and Take a Deep Breath.

Sample Goals

The types of goals that your teen may target in this group include:

• Identifying community signs and maps
• Using phone and computer applications such as Google Maps and TTC Planner to plan routes
• Identifying TTC etiquette
• Staying safe while using all forms of public transportation
• Identifying where, who, when and how to ask for help
• Advocating for oneself and making good choices

Prerequisite Skills

Who should register?

Your teen meets the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Can ask questions, make comments and understand others.
• Can participate in (up to) 20-minute group sessions without disruption.
• Are able to read and write at a grade 3 level.
• Are able to follow 3 or more step instructions.

Who is not a fit?

Your teen may not meet the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Are not speaking in full sentences.
• Have dangerous behaviours towards themselves, teachers or peers that result in cuts, bruises, emergency calls or hospital visits. For behaviours that prevent group participation, consider 1-to-1 FBI or Full Day ABA. For new or escalating, high-risk behaviour, Urgent Response Services may be appropriate.

Schedule

Is your child ready to increase vocabulary, group readiness skills and social interaction while experiencing the joy and adventure of summer camp? If yes, ABA Adventure Camp is for you! Get the delights of summer camp with the clinical support to help your child thrive!

Funding options: OAP/AccessOAP funding (Childhood Budgets, Interim One-Time Funding, Core Clinical Services Funding), insurance, charitable funds, out-of-pocket

Unsure which service to choose?

Our programs cater to a variety of skill levels, ensuring there’s a perfect fit for your child’s unique talents. To discover the right programs, please download our Summer Program Map.

This camp is at a similar skill level to Early to Intermediate Communication and school-year offerings like Social Stars, Getting Ready for Group and Getting Ready for School.

Sample Goals

The types of goals that your child may target in this group include:

• Independently make short sentences (2-3 word) requests for 5-10 different items
• Follow instructions that are directed towards a group (e.g. “everybody stand up”)
• Respond to a request from a peer during naturally occurring opportunities
• Engage in turn-taking with peers
• Sit group snack for 10 minutes

Prerequisite Skills

Who should register?

Your teen meets the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Can request 5 or more items using single words, pictures or sign.
• Can be understood by a new person.
• Respond to their name.
• Use words in context and with intent. Example: Saying the word “fork” when sitting at the table or saying “dog” when they see a dog.
• Can repeat single words at least 80% of the time.
• Can follow simple instructions such as “Sit down”, “Come here” or “Stop”.
• Can participate in a group lesson for at least 5 minutes.

Who is not a fit?

Your teen may not meet the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Do not communicate using single words, pictures or sign.
• Communicate fluently using back and forth conversation. Example: “My favourite colours are blue and purple. What about you?”
• Speak in full sentences. Example: “I don’t want to go to the park today because we were there last week.”
• Can ask “wh-” questions (who, what, where, when and why) independently.
• Have dangerous behaviours towards themselves, teachers or peers that result in cuts, bruises, emergency calls or hospital visits. For behaviours that prevent group participation, consider 1-to-1 FBI or Full Day ABA. For new or escalating, high-risk behaviour, Urgent Response Services may be appropriate.

Schedule

Is your teen ready to increase vocabulary through fun activities in an engaging and supportive environment? If yes, Early to Intermediate Communication is right for you! In Early to Intermediate Communication, teens with autism learn to request new activities or items, respond to gestures, label objects, comment on their environment, ask for help when they need it and answer simple questions.

Funding options: OAP/AccessOAP funding (Childhood Budgets, Interim One-Time Funding, Core Clinical Services Funding), insurance, charitable funds, out-of-pocket

Unsure which service to choose?

Our programs cater to a variety of skill levels, ensuring there’s a perfect fit for your child’s unique talents. To discover the right programs, please download our Summer Program Map.

This group is at a similar skill level to ABA Adventure Camp and school-year offerings like Social Stars, Getting Ready for Group and Getting Ready for School.

Sample Goals

The types of goals that your child may target in this group include:

• Selecting 15-20 different items or pictures
• Learning to request missing items without being prompted
• Following two-step instructions
• Speaking 10 two-part requests like “Go fast” or “Pour juice”
• Making 10 two-part observations about their environment like “Ball rolling” or “Toy spinning”
• Requesting others’ attention by saying things like “Look at this” or “Listen to me”

Prerequisite Skills

Who should register?

Your teen meets the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Can request 5 or more items using single words, pictures or sign.
• Can be understood by a new person.
• Respond to their name.
• Use words in context and with intent. Example: Saying the word “fork” when sitting at the table or saying “dog” when they see a dog.
• Can repeat single words at least 80% of the time.
• Can follow simple instructions such as “Sit down”, “Come here” or “Stop”.
• Can participate in a group lesson for at least 5 minutes.

Who is not a fit?

Your teen may not meet the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Do not communicate using single words, pictures or sign.
• Communicate fluently using back and forth conversation. Example: “My favourite colours are blue and purple. What about you?”
• Speak in full sentences. Example: “I don’t want to go to the park today because we were there last week.”
• Can ask “wh-” questions (who, what, where, when and why) independently.
• Have dangerous behaviours towards themselves, teachers or peers that result in cuts, bruises, emergency calls or hospital visits. For behaviours that prevent group participation, consider 1-to-1 FBI or Full Day ABA. For new or escalating, high-risk behaviour, Urgent Response Services may be appropriate.

Schedule

Is your child ready to learn and practice elements of conversation in a fun interactive group environment? If yes, Conversation Club is right for you! In this program, participants practise initiating and maintaining conversations, taking turns speaking, staying on topic, reading non-verbal cues, and ending conversations.

Funding options: OAP/AccessOAP funding (Childhood Budgets, Interim One-Time Funding, Core Clinical Services Funding), insurance, charitable funds, out-of-pocket

Unsure which service to choose?

Our programs cater to a variety of skill levels, ensuring there’s a perfect fit for your child’s unique talents. To discover the right programs, please download our Summer Program Map.

This group is at a similar skill level to Kitchen Plus Camp, Friendship Zone Camp and Social Time.

Sample Goals

Your teen meets the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Speak in full sentences of five words or more. Example: “Let’s go to the park.”
• Can ask and answer simple “wh-” questions (who, what, where, when and why) independently. Example: What is your name?
• Can follow one and two-step instructions independently. Example: Go get your water bottle and come sit down.
• Can participate in a group lesson for at least 15 minutes.

Prerequisite Skills

Who should register?

Your child might benefit from this group if they:

• Have emerging back and forth conversation skills.
• Can ask and answer questions and make comments.
• Can speak about things that interest them.
• Are interested in making friends and socializing with peers.
• Can sit and participate in a group lesson or activity for at least 15 minutes.

Who is not a fit?

Your teen may not meet the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Require assistance to use full sentences.
• Often do not ask questions or do not provide answers when asked a question.
• Persistant refusal of social interaction with peers.
• Have dangerous behaviours towards themselves, teachers or peers that result in cuts, bruises, emergency calls or hospital visits. For behaviours that prevent group participation, consider 1-to-1 FBI or Full Day ABA. For new or escalating, high-risk behaviour, Urgent Response Services may be appropriate.

Schedule

Is your child or teen ready to make friends and develop their social skills while experiencing the joy and adventure of summer camp? If yes, Friendship Zone Camp is right for you! 

Friendship Zone Camp is an opportunity for children and teens aged 6-18 to engage in outdoor activities, recreation, games and local outings while practicing skills interacting positively with peers, making and keeping friends, building good sportsmanship and navigating conflict and disappointment. Get the delights of summer camp with the clinical support to help your child thrive!

Funding options: OAP/AccessOAP funding (Childhood Budgets, Interim One-Time Funding, Core Clinical Services Funding), insurance, charitable funds, out-of-pocket

Unsure which service to choose?

Our programs cater to a variety of skill levels, ensuring there’s a perfect fit for your child’s unique talents. To discover the right programs, please download our Summer Program Map.

This group is at a similar skill level to Kitchen Plus Camp, Conversation Club and Social Time.

Prerequisite Skills

Who should register?

Your teen meets the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Speak in full sentences of five words or more. Example: “Let’s go to the park.”
• Can ask and answer simple “wh-” questions (who, what, where, when and why) independently. Example: What is your name?
• Make appropriate comments in conversation with peers.
• May have one or more friend already.
• Will independently initiate and return greetings with peers. Example: Say “hi” and “bye”.
• Will transition between activities and environments without additional support. Example: Walk in a single file line.
• Can participate in a group lesson for at least 15 minutes.

Who is not a fit?

Your teen may not meet the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Require assistance to use full sentences.
• Often do not ask questions or do not provide answers when asked a question.
• Persistant refusal of social interaction with peers.
• Have dangerous behaviours towards themselves, teachers or peers that result in cuts, bruises, emergency calls or hospital visits. For behaviours that prevent group participation, consider 1-to-1 FBI or Full Day ABA. For new or escalating, high-risk behaviour, Urgent Response Services may be appropriate.

Schedule

Is your child or teen ready to learn social cues and understand how to engage with peers in a supportive, welcoming group environment? If yes, Social Time is right for you! This program aims to help children and teens with autism practice recognizing what others are thinking and feeling, reading facial expressions and body language, engaging in conversations and responding to challenging situations.

Funding options: OAP/AccessOAP funding (Childhood Budgets, Interim One-Time Funding, Core Clinical Services Funding), insurance, charitable funds, out-of-pocket

Unsure which service to choose?

Our programs cater to a variety of skill levels, ensuring there’s a perfect fit for your child’s unique talents. To discover the right programs, please download our Summer Program Map.

This group is at a similar skill level to Kitchen Plus Camp, Conversation Club and Friendship Zone Camp.

Sample Goals

The type of goals your teen may target in this group include:

• Looking at person when starting and ending a conversation
• Describing the steps of introducing yourself
• Demonstrating the steps of initiating and responding to introductions
• Identifying non-verbal communication and corresponding emotions
• Identifying examples of teasing, bullying, rumours and gossip, and learn how to respond
• Identifying 3 good and 3 bad qualities of a friend

Prerequisite Skills

Who should register?

Your teen meets the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Speak in full sentences of five words or more. Example: “Let’s go to the park”.
• Ask and answers simple “wh-” questions (who, what, where, when and why) independently (e.g., what is your name?).
• Will independently initiate and return greets to peers (i.e., say “hi” and “bye”).
• Can sit, attend, and participate, in a group activity for 15 minutes or more.

Who is not a fit?

Your teen may not meet the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Are not speaking in full sentences of five words or more. Example: “Let’s go to the park”.
• Persistent refusal of any social interaction with peers.

Have dangerous behaviours towards themselves, teachers or peers that result in cuts, bruises, emergency calls or hospital visits. For behaviours that prevent group participation, consider 1-to-1 FBI or Full Day ABA. For new or escalating, high-risk behaviour, Urgent Response Services may be appropriate.

Schedule

Is your teen ready to make friends while learning to collaborate, share ideas and work on group projects? If yes, Working Together is right for you! In Working Together, participants will focus on maintaining conversations, perspective-taking, negotiation, and teamwork.

Funding options: OAP/AccessOAP funding (Childhood Budgets, Interim One-Time Funding, Core Clinical Services Funding), insurance, charitable funds, out-of-pocket

Unsure which service to choose?

Our programs cater to a variety of skill levels, ensuring there’s a perfect fit for your child’s unique talents. To discover the right programs, please download our Summer Program Map.

This group is at a similar skill level to Friendship Zone Camp, Social Time, Conversation Club, Healthy Living (Advanced) Camp and TTC Club Camp, and school-year offerings like PEERS and Take a Deep Breath.

Sample Goals

The type of goals your teen may target in this group include:

• Learning to introduce themselves including identifying personal strengths or interests
• Asking others about their interests and adapt conversations according to their communicative partner
• Identifying and demonstrating respect for a peer’s point of view
• Learning to accept and give compliments and feedback to others 
• Working cooperatively to complete and present a project with peers.

Prerequisite Skills

Who should register?

Your teen meets the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Speak in complex sentences using adjectives, adverbs and past and present tense. Example: “I don’t want to go to the park today because we were there yesterday.”
• Can identify and describe feelings of their own and others.
• Can give examples of events that may evoke specific feelings.
• Should be able to regulate their emotions when needing to compromise or not getting their “way”.
• Have established back-and-forth conversation skills. Example: “My favourite colours are yellow and orange because they remind me of a sunset. What about you?”
• Can sit, attend, and participate in a group activity for 15 minutes or more.

Who is not a fit?

Your teen may not meet the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• If they speak in simple sentences without adjectives, adverbs, past and present tense, etc. or do not use rationalization Example: Question “Why do you want to go to the park?”, answer “Because.”
• Participate in conversations as primarily the “listener” or “speaker” (Example, they ask many questions without answering those asked or they answer questions without providing their own questions).
• Have dangerous behaviours towards themselves, teachers or peers that result in cuts, bruises, emergency calls or hospital visits. For behaviours that prevent group participation, consider 1-to-1 FBI or Full Day ABA. For new or escalating, high-risk behaviour, Urgent Response Services may be appropriate.

Schedule

Is your child or teen ready to enhance their nutrition, fitness and emotional regulation skills? If yes, Healthy Living Camp is right for you! In Healthy Living Camp, children and teens learn to improve their health while exploring new environments using the TTC. Please note that TTC fare is not included.

Funding options: OAP/AccessOAP funding (Childhood Budgets, Interim One-Time Funding, Core Clinical Services Funding), insurance, charitable funds, out-of-pocket

Unsure which service to choose?

Our programs cater to a variety of skill levels, ensuring there’s a perfect fit for your child’s unique talents. To discover the right programs, please download our Summer Program Map.

This group is at a similar skill level to Friendship Zone Camp, Social Time, Working Together, Conversation Club and TTC Club Camp, and school-year offerings like PEERS and Take a Deep Breath.

Sample Goals

The types of goals that your teen may target in this group include:

• Following instructions to make a nutritious snack
• Identifying 2 personal values and behaviours that align with or go against those values
• Learning to use gym equipment and set goals for a healthy lifestyle
• Using the TTC with assistance and identifying 2 ways to promote safety on public transportation

Prerequisite Skills

Who should register?

Your teen meets the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Can ask questions, make comments and understand others
• Are motivated to improve their health, independence, nutrition and community safety skills
• Are able to read and write at a grade 3 level

Who is not a fit?

Your teen may not meet the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Are not speaking in full sentences.
• Have dangerous behaviours towards themselves, teachers or peers that result in cuts, bruises, emergency calls or hospital visits. For behaviours that prevent group participation, consider 1-to-1 FBI or Full Day ABA. For new or escalating, high-risk behaviour, Urgent Response Services may be appropriate.

Schedule

Teens will identify steps for staying safe while using public transportation, and who, where and how to ask for help while in the community. Additional skills include self-advocacy, learning to follow a TTC map and problem-solving when things don’t go as planned. Please note that TTC fare is not included.

Funding options: OAP/AccessOAP funding (Childhood Budgets, Interim One-Time Funding, Core Clinical Services Funding), insurance, charitable funds, out-of-pocket

Unsure which service to choose?

Our programs cater to a variety of skill levels, ensuring there’s a perfect fit for your child’s unique talents. To discover the right programs, please download our Summer Program Map.

This group is at a similar skill level to Friendship Zone Camp, Social Time, Working Together, Conversation Club and Healthy Living (Advanced) Camp, and school-year offerings like PEERS and Take a Deep Breath.

Sample Goals

The types of goals that your teen may target in this group include:

• Identifying community signs and maps
• Using phone and computer applications such as Google Maps and TTC Planner to plan routes
• Identifying TTC etiquette
• Staying safe while using all forms of public transportation
• Identifying where, who, when and how to ask for help
• Advocating for oneself and making good choices

Prerequisite Skills

Who should register?

Your teen meets the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Can ask questions, make comments and understand others.
• Can participate in (up to) 20-minute group sessions without disruption.
• Are able to read and write at a grade 3 level.
• Are able to follow 3 or more step instructions.

Who is not a fit?

Your teen may not meet the prerequisite skill requirements if they:

• Are not speaking in full sentences.
• Have dangerous behaviours towards themselves, teachers or peers that result in cuts, bruises, emergency calls or hospital visits. For behaviours that prevent group participation, consider 1-to-1 FBI or Full Day ABA. For new or escalating, high-risk behaviour, Urgent Response Services may be appropriate.

Schedule