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ABA Group Therapy

Discover our applied behaviour analysis (ABA) groups for autistic children and teens, designed to build communication, social, and emotional regulation skills. Offered on evenings and weekends at four convenient Toronto locations and available for purchase with OAP funding. Register now to secure your spot!

Select your child's age:

Ages 6-9

Ages 10-13

Early to Intermediate Communication Ages 13-15

12 Weeks | 1 Day/Week | 2 Hrs/Day

Is your child starting to use single words or picture cards to communicate? Help them grow their vocabulary and start forming two-word sentences with goals like:

  • Asking for 15-20 items using single words or picture cards
  • Following two-step instructions
  • Making requests using two-word phrases (e.g., “pour juice”)
  • Getting others' attention by saying things like “look here”

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Prerequisite Skills

Your child is a great fit if they:
  • Ask for 5+ items using single words, picture exchange, or another communication system
  • Use words meaningfully in context (e.g., say “fork” when at the table)
  • Can be understood by new people
  • Respond when their name is called
  • Follow one-step instructions like “follow me”
  • Can focus on a group activity for at least 5 minutes
This program is not suitable if your child:
  • Is not yet using single words or picture exchange to communicate
  • Speaks in full sentences (e.g., “I don’t want to go to the park”)
  • Asks “who,” “what,” “where,” “when,” and “why” questions
  • Displays behaviours that could cause injury or require emergency help

Schedule

North York

Wednesday & Thursday Ages 13-15
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Apr 08 – Jun 25, 2026
$7,680

Skill Levels 4 or 5

Boys Group

12 Weeks | 1 Day/Week | 2 Hrs/Day

Is your child ready to learn about their changing body? Dive into important conversations about fitness, puberty and consent with goals like:

  • Understanding public and private places and behaviours
  • Identifying private circles and members of their privacy circle
  • Describing examples of good, bad and confusing touch
  • Learning about private body parts, erections, and masturbation
  • Maintain a healthy body through exercise, nutrition, relaxation, sleep
  • Practicing personal hygiene and grooming routines

Ratio: 1 clinician to 3 children

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Prerequisite Skills

Your child is a great fit if they:
  • Follow complex, multi-step instructions
  • Speak in full sentences (e.g., “I don’t want to go to the park”)
  • Ask “who,” “what,” “where,” “when,” and “why” questions
  • Can focus on a group activity for up to 15 minutes
This program is not suitable if your child:
  • Does not yet speak in full sentences
  • Displays behaviours that could cause injury or require emergency help

Schedule

Scarborough

Thursday
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Apr 09 – Jun 25, 2026
$3,840

Skill Levels 4 or 5

Conversation Club

6 Weeks | 1 Day/Week | 2 Hrs/Day

Is your child comfortable chatting at home but hesitant to make back-and-forth conversations with peers? Build conversation confidence with goals like:

  • Making comments during conversations
  • Taking turns speaking, listening and watching for cues
  • Talking about different topics
  • Changing the subject if someone seems bored

Ratio: 1 clinician to 4 children

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Prerequisite Skills

Your child is a great fit if they:
  • Ask and answer questions and make comments when at home or speaking with adults
  • Enjoy talking about their interests
  • Focus on a group activity for up to 15 minutes
This program is not suitable if your child:
  • Does not yet speak in full sentences
  • Rarely asks or answers questions
  • Refuses to interact socially with peers
  • Displays behaviours that could cause injury or require emergency help

Schedule

Downtown

Tuesday & Thursday
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
May 19 – Jun 25, 2026
$3,840

Etobicoke

Tuesday & Thursday
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
May 19 – Jun 25, 2026
$3,840

Skill Level 5

Coding & Robotics

6 Weeks | 1 or 2 Days/Week | 2 Hrs/Day

Is your child interested in Scratch coding and robots? This program builds planning and problem-solving skills using fun technology, with goals like:

  • Presenting a project to peers
  • Solving problems independently by identifying issues and testing ideas
  • Planning tasks by setting goals and following steps
  • Working collaboratively while learning introductory Scratch coding skills
  • Learning to program interactive robots to act and respond

Ratio: 1 clinician to 4 children

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Prerequisite Skills

Your child is a great fit if they:
  • Ask for help when needed
  • Describe events or stories and answers questions
  • Follow 3-step instructions
  • Can join a group activity for up to 20 minutes
  • Can type short sentences or numbers and use a mouse
This program is not suitable if your child:
  • Is not yet having back-and-forth conversations or asking questions and making comments
  • Displays behaviours that could cause injury or require emergency help

Schedule

Holidays & Closures
No service on February 13, May 16, or June 12 2026.

Etobicoke

Wednesday & Friday
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
May 19 – Jun 26, 2026
$3,520

North York

Wednesday & Saturday
W: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM,
S: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
May 20 – Jun 27, 2026
$3,840
Tuesday & Thursday
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
May 19 – Jun 25, 2026
$3,840

Working Together

6 Weeks | 1 Day/Week | 2 Hrs/Day

Is your child ready to develop skills for group projects and group dynamics? Build skills in areas like negotiation and collaboration with goals like:

  • Demonstrating politeness while navigating group decisions
  • Understanding and respecting others' points of view
  • Giving and receiving compliments and feedback
  • Practicing negotiation and tolerating compromise
  • Working with peers to complete and present projects like building an escape room, designing a comic book or making a short film

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Prerequisite Skills

Your child is a great fit if they:
  • Engage in back-and-forth conversations
  • Use detailed sentences (e.g., “I don’t want to go to the park today because we went yesterday”)
  • Are beginning to recognize and describe their own feelings
  • Are developing skills to manage emotions when compromise is needed
  • Can join a group activity for up to 20 minutes
This program is not suitable if your child:
  • Primarily uses simple sentences without added details
  • Mostly listens or speaks in conversations without a balanced exchange
  • Displays behaviours that could cause injury or require emergency help

Schedule

Downtown

Tuesday & Thursday
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
May 19 – Jun 25, 2026
$3,840

Ages 14-18

Early to Intermediate Communication Ages 13-15

12 Weeks | 1 Day/Week | 2 Hrs/Day

Is your child starting to use single words or picture cards to communicate? Help them grow their vocabulary and start forming two-word sentences with goals like:

  • Asking for 15-20 items using single words or picture cards
  • Following two-step instructions
  • Making requests using two-word phrases (e.g., “pour juice”)
  • Getting others' attention by saying things like “look here”

LEARN MORE

Prerequisite Skills

Your child is a great fit if they:
  • Ask for 5+ items using single words, picture exchange, or another communication system
  • Use words meaningfully in context (e.g., say “fork” when at the table)
  • Can be understood by new people
  • Respond when their name is called
  • Follow one-step instructions like “follow me”
  • Can focus on a group activity for at least 5 minutes
This program is not suitable if your child:
  • Is not yet using single words or picture exchange to communicate
  • Speaks in full sentences (e.g., “I don’t want to go to the park”)
  • Asks “who,” “what,” “where,” “when,” and “why” questions
  • Displays behaviours that could cause injury or require emergency help

Schedule

North York

Wednesday & Thursday Ages 13-15
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Apr 08 – Jun 25, 2026
$7,680

Skill Levels 3 or 4

Social Time

6 or 12 Weeks | 1 or 2 Days/Week | 2 Hrs/Day

Is your child working on building confidence with peers and learning to make friends? This program focuses on developing non-verbal communication skills with goals like:

  • Looking at their peer when starting and ending a conversation
  • Identifying emotions through facial expressions
  • Understanding body language and corresponding emotions
  • Practicing conversation skills and introductions through roleplay

Ratio: 1 clinician to 4 teens

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Prerequisite Skills

Your child is a great fit if they:
  • Speak in full sentences (e.g., “let’s go to the park”)
  • Ask “who,” “what,” “where,” “when,” and “why” questions.
  • Will independently initiate and return greetings (e.g., say “hi” and “bye”)
  • Can focus on a group activity for up to 15 minutes
This program is not suitable if your child:
  • Does not yet speak in full sentences
  • Persistently refuse interaction with peers
  • Displays behaviours that could cause injury or require emergency help

Schedule

Holidays & Closures
No service on May 16, 2026.

Downtown

Wednesday & Saturday
W: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM,
S: 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
May 20 – Jun 27, 2026
$3,520

Etobicoke

Tuesday
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Apr 07 – Jun 23, 2026
$3,840

Skill Level 5

Working Together

6 Weeks | 1 Day/Week | 2 Hrs/Day

Is your child ready to develop skills for group projects and group dynamics? Build skills in areas like negotiation and collaboration with goals like:

  • Demonstrating politeness while navigating group decisions
  • Understanding and respecting others' points of view
  • Giving and receiving compliments and feedback
  • Practicing negotiation and tolerating compromise
  • Working with peers to complete and present projects like building an escape room, designing a comic book or making a short film

Ratio: 1 clinician to 3 teens

LEARN MORE

Prerequisite Skills

Your child is a great fit if they:
  • Engage in back-and-forth conversations
  • Use detailed sentences (e.g., “I don’t want to go to the park today because we went yesterday”)
  • Are beginning to recognize and describe their own feelings
  • Are developing skills to manage emotions when compromise is needed
  • Can join a group activity for up to 20 minutes
This program is not suitable if your child:
  • Primarily uses simple sentences without added details
  • Mostly listens or speaks in conversations without a balanced exchange
  • Displays behaviours that could cause injury or require emergency help

Schedule

Scarborough

Tuesday & Wednesday
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
May 19 – Jun 24, 2026
$3,840

Frequently Asked Questions

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By 2 months

Has your baby had their hearing screened? YES NO

By 6 months

Does the child?

Startle in response to loud noises? YES NO
Turn to where a sound is coming from? YES NO
Make different cries for different needs (hungry, tired)? YES NO
Watch your face as you talk? YES NO
Smile/laugh in response to your smiles and laughs? YES NO
Imitate coughs or other sounds such as ah, eh, buh YES NO

By 9 months

Does the child?

Respond to their name? YES NO
Respond to the telephone ringing or a knock at the door? YES NO
Understand being told no? YES NO
Get what they want through using gestures (reaching to be picked up)? YES NO
Play social games with you (Peek-a-Boo)? YES NO
Enjoy being around people? YES NO
Babble and repeat sounds such as babababa or duhduhduh? YES NO

By 12 months

Does the child?

Follow simple one-step directions (sit down)? YES NO
Look across the room to a toy when adult points at it? YES NO
Consistently use three to five words? YES NO
Use gestures to communicate (waves hi/bye, shakes head for no)? YES NO
Get your attention using sounds, gestures and pointing while looking at your eyes? YES NO
Bring you toys to show you? YES NO
Perform for social attention and praise? YES NO
Combine lots of sounds together as though talking (abada baduh abee)? YES NO
Show an interest in simple picture books? YES NO

By 18 months

Does the child?

Understand the meaning of in and out, off and on? YES NO
Point to more than 2 body parts when asked? YES NO
Use at least 20 words consistently? YES NO
Respond with words or gestures to simple questions (Where's teddy? What's that?)? YES NO
Demonstrate some pretend play with toys (gives teddy bear a drink, pretends a bowl is a hat)? YES NO
Make at least four different consonant sounds (p ,b, m, n, d, g, w, h)? YES NO
Enjoy being read to and sharing simple books with you? YES NO
Point to pictures using one finger? YES NO

By 2 years

Does the child?

Follow two-step directions (Go find your teddy bear and show it to Grandma.)? YES NO
Use 100 to 150 words? YES NO
Use at least two pronouns (you, me, mine)? YES NO
Consistently combine two to four words in short phrases (Daddy hat. Truck go down.)? YES NO
Enjoy being around other children? YES NO
Begin to offer toys to other children and imitate other children's actions and words? YES NO
Use words that are understood by others 50 to 60 per cent of the time? YES NO
Form words or sounds easily and without effort? YES NO
Hold books the right way up and turn the pages? YES NO
Read to stuffed animals or toys? YES NO
Scribble with crayons? YES NO

By 30 months

Does the child?

Understand the concepts of size (big/little) and quantity (a little/a lot, more)? YES NO
Use some adult grammar (two cookies, bird flying, I jumped)? YES NO
Use over 350 words? YES NO
Use action words such as run, spill, fall? YES NO
Participate in some turn-taking activities with peers, using both words and toys? YES NO
Demonstrate concern when another child is hurt or sad? YES NO
Combine several actions in play (puts blocks in the train and drives the train, drops the blocks off.)? YES NO
Put sounds at the beginning of most words? YES NO
Use words with two or more syllables or beats (ba-na-na, com-pu-ter, a-pple)? YES NO
Recognize familiar logos and signs involving print (Stop sign)? YES NO
Remember and understand familiar stories? YES NO

By 3 years

Does the child?

Understand who, what, where and why questions? YES NO
Create long sentences using five to eight words? YES NO
Talk about past events (trip to grandparents house, day at child care)? YES NO
Tell simple stories? YES NO
Show affection for favourite playmates? YES NO
Engage in multi-step pretend play (pretending to cook a meal, repair a car)? YES NO
Talk in a way that most people outside of the family understand what she/he is saying most of the time? YES NO
Have an understanding of the function of print (menus, lists, signs)? YES NO
Show interest in, and awareness of, rhyming words? YES NO
Read to stuffed animals or toys? YES NO
Scribble with crayons? YES NO

By 4 years

Does the child?

Follow directions involving three or more steps (First get some paper, then draw a picture and give it to Mommy)? YES NO
Use adult type grammar? YES NO
Tell stories with a beginning, middle and end? YES NO
Talk to try and solve problems with adults and with other children? YES NO
Show increasingly complex imaginary play? YES NO
Talk in a way that is understood by strangers almost all the time? YES NO
Generate simple rhymes (cat-bat)? YES NO
Match some letters with their sounds (letter b says buh, letter t says tuh)? YES NO