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Organization:
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Shining Through Centre - Educating Children with Autism
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Address:
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7365 Martin Grove Rd
Woodbridge, ON
L4L 9E4
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Map
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Intersection:
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Martin Grove Rd Steeles Ave W
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Hours:
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Full Day Program | |
| Mon | 9:30am-3:30pm | |
| Tue | 9:30am-3:30pm | |
| Wed | 9:30am-3:30pm | |
| Thu | 9:30am-3:30pm | |
| Fri | 9:30am-3:30pm | |
Half-day program: 8:30am-12:30pm or from 12noon-4pm
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Executives:
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Tara Weir - Clinical Director
905-851-7955 ext 224 * tweir@shiningthrough.ca
Patice Romeo - Business Manager
905-851-7955 ext 210 * promeo@shiningthrough.ca
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Service Description:
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The centres provide intensive behavioural programming in one to one and small group instruction. The Centre is an optimal learning environment for school aged learners with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) that may be struggling in a regular education placement
Programs
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ABA/IBA
- Full and half day programming, year-round, tailored to the developmental needs of the child
- Individual therapy as well as therapeutically goal-oriented group and social instruction
- Consistency of staffing and programming, as well as a robust supervision and training
- Opportunities for children to interact socially with each other, in a supervised, developmentally-useful program
- Therapeutically-focused parent training, both on site at one outside the centres
- For students in or graduating to the public or private school systems, the agency offers preschool integration as well as tailored transition-to-school programs
Youth Program - Learn to Live Program
- Program was created with the goal of demonstrating that adolescents and adults with ASD can learn and move towards independence and successful inclusion in the community
- Target skills are designed to provide each individual with the opportunity to acquire and advance skills in the areas of: self-advocacy and self care, mobility/transportation, community-based living, communication, general health /lifestyle, job skills/vocational training, personal resource management, community/social participation, executive functioning/planning and time management
Academic Remediation/Tutoring: Reading, writing and math support *offered after regular hours
Parent Coaching: Equip parents and family members with knowledge and strategies to foster important skills in the home and the community
Assessment and Diagnosis: Psychological and diagnostic assessments * focused ABA packages working on sleep, feeding and other important skills
Developmental Assessments - will provide answers to a variety of questions about a child’s development. As part of the assessment a child will participate in different standardized tasks and play activities so that the clinician can observe a variety of skills and behaviours
Assessments may take place either in clinic or in the community. At the end of each assessment parents will have a chance to review all of the information gathered and receive a report with next steps and clinical recommendations. The assessment will evaluate a full spectrum of potential diagnosis and is not limited to ASD
Clubs
- Social Explorers Club - An 8-week social communication and play group for children 4-7 years. This weekly, 90-minute group will match beginner and intermediate social skills explorers in order to successfully scaffold skills
- Friendship Club - An 8-week week friendship group for children 8-12 years. In this group, learners will meet to practice skills related to friendship, perspective taking, conflict resolution and social interaction in a fun and empowering way
- Master Minds Academic Club - This twice weekly, 90-minute small group will focus on academic remediation including building fluency and confidence as well as cooperation with academic tasks. School prep group for children 5-9 years
Three campus locations (Woodbridge, North York and Mississauga)
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Application:
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For more information or to set up an appointment call or email contact Shiri Bartman at sbartman@shiningthrough.ca
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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The child must have Autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorder
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