Fueling Healthy Habits Mental Health Group

Ages 15-18 autism service funded by OAP and psychology insurance

Child & Caregiver Bonding Through Play

Ages 2-7 autism service funded by OAP and psychology insurance

Explore our new Respite Services

Fun & reliable group-based care for 3-12 year olds

Discover Your ABA Journey

Let us be your compass for all things autism

Urgent Response Services

Rapid autism support to reverse urgent and escalating behaviour

Your Child Has Autism – Now What?

We’re here to help at every stage in your autism journey

Share Your Story

Tell us about your experience at Surrey Place

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FASD Services

Our FASD clinical services offer diagnosis and service coordination to families and individuals living with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).

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Services for Partners & Organizations

We offer professionals, organizations and their clients access to clinical services, mental health supports, training and consultation.

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Autism Journey Blog Series: Starting from the Beginning – What Do I Do After My Child’s Autism Diagnosis?

SEPTEMBER 12, 2025

An autism diagnosis is the first step in your child’s journey. Learn what comes next — from assessments to navigating OAP.

You’ve Registered for OAP – What’s Next? Top 5 Steps for GTA Families

JULY 29, 2025

A step-by-step guide to help families get started after registering for OAP.

Meet the Kids in our ABA Group Therapy

JULY 28, 2025

Get to know four children thriving in our ABA Group Therapy and find the right program for your child’s needs.

Elisa’s Story: My New Journey as a Mom to My Son with Autism

JULY 21, 2025

Elisa, caregiver at Surrey Place, shares her honest and heartfelt journey of parenting a child with
autism.

How to Prepare Your Child with Autism for a Structured Summer?

JULY 2, 2025

Help your child with autism thrive this summer with structured routines, ABA summer camps, therapy, and skill-building activities from Surrey Place in Toronto.

Join Our In-Person ABA Autism Registration Sessions!

JUNE 24, 2025

Learn more about our in-person ABA Autism Registration Sessions!

Speak Up for FASD: A Community Conversation of Advocacy, Education and Support

JUNE 16, 2025

Join us to raise awareness, reduce stigma and advocate for stronger support systems for individuals with FASD.

Combatting Misinformation: How We Talk About Autism

JUNE 12, 2025

For caregivers and allies alike, understanding autism starts with facts. Learn how to navigate
misinformation, embrace neurodiversity, and support autistic individuals with dignity and care.

Belonging, Connection, and the Future of Care

APRIL 30, 2025

Learnings and reflections from the 2025 Empowered Kids Ontario (EKO) Spring Symposium.

60 Years of Service

Person-Centred Approach

Support Across the Lifespan

Surrey Place is proud to have been accredited by Accreditation Canada with exemplary standing through the healthcare program.

What People are Saying

“My favourite part about working here is the people – the passion they show and commitment to their work. Staff work hard in all departments to do the best they can for the individuals who access our services. Surrey Place has a unique organizational culture, and I am proud to work here.” READ MORE
Melanie R.

ALL TESTIMONIALS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fueling Healthy Habits Mental Health Group

Child & Caregiver Bonding Through Play

Explore our new Respite Services

Discover Your ABA Journey

Urgent Response Services

Your Child Has Autism – Now What?

Share Your Story

AUTISM SERVICES

WELLNESS EVENTS

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

INFANT HEARING SCREENING

CAREERS

Featured Pages

News & Stories

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60 Years of Service

Person-Centred Approach

Support Across the Lifespan

What People are Saying

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