This is an informational drop-in group for parents of children 0-19 years of age who have special needs.  The group offers opportunities to build connections with other parents/caregivers within a supportive environment, access information & resources, and share experiences & ideas. Meetings are held monthly in community settings. Guest speakers, snacks, and child-minding are provided.

A physiotherapy group that uses water as a medium to promote the development of motor skills. Aquatic therapy can help pediatric clients with an assortment of neurological, genetic, developmental, and orthopedic disorders.

This is a physiotherapy group focusing on strength, balance, and coordination, using dance and music to enhance the skill building.  An occupational therapist often adds a fine motor skills component to the sessions.

All food groups are designed to promote appropriate sensory/oral sequencing to decrease children’s sensitivities to food textures and tastes.  There are two components to these groups:

1. Parent Education – to increase parents’ understanding of the steps to eating and how to help their child(ren) experience positive mealtimes, and
2. Children – to develop the appropriate individual sensory/oral motor approach to make mealtimes fun and ensure proper nutrition.

The purpose of this ‘fun’ group is to further develop the child’s fine motor skills in preparation for Kindergarten.

This physiotherapy group provides children with an opportunity to practice pre-walking and walking skills in a group setting by focusing on pre-requisite skills (weight-bearing, standing, balance, supported walking, independent walking, strengthening of trunk and lower extremities).  Sessions take place in the pool and at the Centre.

Several programs are offered to support parents and professionals in their efforts to help young children communicate effectively:

• It Takes Two To Talk This unique and exciting program focuses on working with parents to facilitate children’s expressive and/or receptive communication skills by maximizing opportunities for communication development in everyday situations.

• Learning Language and Loving It This program teaches teachers and daycare providers to make language learning a natural part of everyday conversation, play, and daily routines.

• Target Word for Parents of Children Who Are Late Talkers Parents learn to create language learning and opportunities during interactions and conversation with their child while following the child’s lead and ensuring that conversational turns are balanced.  Parents learn to use focused stimulation and to simplify their own expressive language to facilitate their child’s vocabulary growth.

• More Than Words This program was designed specifically for parents of children (5 years old and under) on the autism spectrum. Addressing the unique needs of these children, the program provides parents with the tools, strategies and support they need to help their children reach their full communication potential.

This is a play-based group designed to teach children ‘engine’ words to develop an awareness of their emotions (self-regulation).  Families will learn strategies that help their child change their reactions to match individual tasks.

Speech groups developed to build the understanding of language and concepts and how to use appropriate language in social interactions.

Speech groups designed to develop important pre-reading skills, including listening and letter recognition.

Speech groups designed to increase the awareness of specific sounds, how to make those sounds, and how to use the sounds in words.

Joint physiotherapy and occupational therapy groups.   The purpose of the Pre-K group is to provide opportunities for children to refine their gross and fine motor skills in preparation for Kindergarten.

Multi-disciplinary groups that focus on motor skills, sensory regulation, and/or communication for children 3-4 years of age.

Single discipline or multi-disciplinary groups designed to facilitate early play and social skills with peers.