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Autism Services

About Autism Services

Our services offer endless opportunities for children and youth to thrive at home, school, and in their community. Using a comprehensive clinical approach, we help children and youth develop skills in communication, social interaction, daily living, play and leisure, motor, problem-solving, sensory, and behaviour management – all while improving their mental health and well-being. We also support families with education and coaching to improve family interactions and engagement, and the continued growth and development of their children.

Surrey Place meets all the criteria to provide core clinical services and Foundational Family Services through the Ontario Autism Program.

Board Certified Behaviour Analysts (BCBA) clinically supervise all our programs.


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Foundational Family Services

The caregiver-child relationship is a life-long journey of learning and discovery and can be exceptionally true for caregivers raising a child with autism. Access to quality and timely information is critical for families to support their children and youth to reach their full potential.

Foundational Family Services are available to all families registered with the Ontario Autism Program (OAP) at no cost.

Foundational Family Services offer a wide range of evidence-based supports provided in various formats to build family capacity to support their child’s ongoing learning and development. They may include:

  • Family and peer mentoring
  • Caregiver workshops and follow-up coaching sessions
  • Brief targeted consultation
  • Transition supports
  • Family resource and clinic days

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Daily Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) Therapy for Young Children

Offered at All Sites

New Sessions Begin Every Month

Mon – Fri

Ages 0-6 years



Early intervention programs support a child’s development of functional skills to participate meaningfully in everyday environments. Children receive intervention support that is outcome-based and goal-focused. It can target a broad range of areas, including play and social skills, speech and language development, pre-academic development, sensory processing, fine and gross motor skills, self-care, behaviour, school readiness skills, and much more.

The service is provided by a team of trained therapists and delivered primarily in ratios of 2:1 and small groups with some 1:1 breakout sessions to target specific goals.

Essential: 12 weeks minimum, 4 days, 3 hours/day, starts at $7,920 (tax included)

Enhanced: 12 weeks minimum, 5 days, 3 hours/day, starts at $9,900 (tax included)


What are the benefits?

Our service plans use Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) to teach children the following skills:

  • Listening and communicating
  • Following routines
  • Transitioning to and from activities
  • Turn-taking and sharing
  • Identifying emotions
  • Play skills such as building blocks and figurine play
  • Fine motor skills such as pointing, holding a marker, and colouring
  • Gross motor skills such as throwing a ball and riding a tricycle
  • Early school skills such as understanding letters and numbers, retelling basic parts of a story and scribbling
  • Daily living skills such as grooming, brushing, and dressing

After an initial and thorough assessment, we will create a service plan specific to your child’s needs.

How long is a service plan?

Each cycle of Daily Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) Therapy starts at 12 weeks in length with a minimum of 12 hours per week of intervention directly with the child and family. Families can extend a service plan, complete service plans back to back, or take a break between service plans.

Do you offer one-on-one support?

We offer additional one-to-one support at an extra rate of $10 per hour. This option is suitable for children with more complex needs.

Daily ABA

Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI) for Young Children

Offered at All Sites

New Sessions Begin Every Month

Mon – Fri

Ages 0-6 years



Early intervention programs support a child’s development of functional skills to participate meaningfully in everyday environments. Children receive intervention support that is outcome-based and goal-focused. It can target a broad range of areas, including play and social skills, speech and language development, pre-academic development, sensory processing, fine and gross motor skills, self-care, behaviour, school readiness skills, and much more.

The service is provided by a team of trained therapists and delivered primarily in ratios of 2:1 and small groups with some 1:1 breakout sessions to target specific goals.

Essential: 12 weeks minimum, 4 days, 6 hours/day, starts at $18,720 (tax included)

Enhanced: 12 weeks minimum, 5 days, 6 hours/day, starts at $23,400 (tax included)


What are the benefits?

The goal of IBI is to significantly improve a child’s overall functioning and increase the rate of their learning. IBI is intensive and comprehensive, with 20 to 40 hours per week of treatment recommended for young, early learners.

Skills that may be taught by the therapist include:

  • Communication
  • Following routines
  • Transitioning to and from activities
  • Early social skills such as turn-taking and sharing
  • Imitation skills
  • Play skills such as building blocks and figurine play
  • Fine motor skills such as pointing, holding a marker, and colouring
  • Gross motor skills such as throwing a ball and riding a tricycle
  • Early school skills such as sitting and attending for group activities
  • Daily living skills such as toilet training and dressing

After an initial and thorough assessment, we will create a service plan specific to your child’s needs.

How long is a service plan?

Each cycle of Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI) starts at 12 weeks in length with a minimum of 24 hours per week of intervention directly with the child and family. Families can extend a service plan, complete service plans back to back, or take a break between service plans.

Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI) Therapy

Focus on Skill-Building Programs

These programs target specific meaningful and relevant goals within the child and youth’s school environment, at home, or within the local community. Programs focus on areas of communication, social skills, self-help skills, or behaviour management. Each program is individualized to your child, incorporates a range of evidence-based teaching methods (ABA) and includes lots of positive reinforcement to make learning fun.

These individualized programs are delivered with peers in a small group setting.

Additional one-to-one support is now available at an extra rate of $10 per hour. This option is suitable for children with more complex needs.

Please note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all our Focus on Skill-Building programs are delivered online.

Communication Skills

Effective communication helps children communicate their needs and advocate for themselves.

There are no scheduled programs for the Spring 2021 season. Subscribe to our newsletter for new program announcements.

Assessment Services

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that appears during the first three years of life and can often be diagnosed before two years. With early identification, parents can help their children receive necessary interventions sooner, leading to better outcomes.

We offer a range of psychological and psychoeducational assessments available for purchase. These can be scheduled at any time, and prices vary as diagnosis and assessments are highly individualized and based on length of time and complexity.



ASD Diagnostic Assessment

  • Measures developmental/cognitive skills, adaptive skills, and autism symptomatology
  • Assessment may result in a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, an intellectual disability, or both

Psychoeducational Assessment

  • Measures cognitive skills, academic performance, and adaptive skills
  • Identifies strengths and weaknesses across cognitive and academic areas
  • Guides treatment for educational and vocational needs
  • Outcomes may include a diagnosis of Intellectual Disability

Psychodiagnostic Assessment

  • All components of the psychoeducational assessment are included
  • Includes additional assessment required to address concerns related to learning, attention, socio-emotional functioning and mental health
  • Outcomes may include a diagnosis of learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety disorders, or depression